I heard one kid describe it as being hot!
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Depends on how much of a sugar tooth you have. I don’t think you can make a comparison of Pepsi Products and Coke products. Pepsi products are extremely sweet candy like products like Pepsi or Mountain Dew. Coke products are known to be more acidic and less sweet tasting. Dr Pepper is more herbal tasting. The problem Pepsi has faced is the soda market has seen a significant decline in the past 20 years due to health concerns, price concerns and it is super bad at branding. Branding is an art. I know personally the Mountain Dew zero sugar I buy is about 12 dollars which is 1-2 dollars a soda which does not roll well compared to the 35 cans you get for cheap at Costco.
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Coke is the superior pop! I’ve gone to maybe once or twice a month max for having any pop (soda for the rest of you most likely). Usually it’s ginger ale for me… @Bradybb my daughter calls it ‘spicy’ because of the carbonation.
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Eh to me any of the Pepsi brands are best but the sweeter the better for me. I just need to wane myself out of pop. It would save me a lot of money honestly. I can never seem to do it though.
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- The peel of 4 fresh ( self harvested;)) Lemons.
- The juice from 4 lemons( set aside)
- 8 table spoons of sugar.
- 8 table spoons of water.
Put the peels with the sugar and water on the stove and boil the water away. take of the heat.
Put in the lemon juice and put it back on heat until it bubbles again and steams an acid cloud.
Put in glass jar and in refrigerator. Next day remove the peels from the slurr.
Now u have my italian family in laws’ Lemon sirup.
Add ice cold carbonated water and enjoy your summer with a drink that beats any soda;) cheers
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To each their own! I am not a purist myself but between the two I usually prefer a Coke.
To your point about waning, if it helps in your decision the book Gut Check mentions that similar symptoms to fatty liver disease from being an alcoholic can present themselves from excessive sugar intake like drinking too much pop. Apparently it was noticed decades ago back as far as my parents generation when they were teenagers.
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Fructose and Ethanol use essentially the same metabolic pathways in the liver for processing. Ia processed largely into fatty acids, which are great for fatting up for the winter but not so great when overloading the livers storage and creating fatty liver.
Fructose: it’s “alcohol without the buzz” - PubMed (nih.gov)
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you can pry my birch beer from my cold dead hands
I know Dr pepper has to have prune in it, I can taste it. spicebush I’ve had before and yea, I can see it. could be
about sugar: I like the cane sugar taste better than the corn syrup, it has a different texture almost? I rarely drink any soda other than birch beer but coke from Mexico in the glass bottle is pretty good.
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I almost never drink soda, but when I do…it’s usually Maine Root ginger brew. It has a sharp ginger bite that I love.
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That’s the only way I can come up with to decscribe it, too, and I concur; it is far better. I still need to drink less of it either way, but cane sugar is the way to go.
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Yes, a few people I know used to put peanuts in Dr Pepper when they would drink it. I remember this from back in the 60’s.
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I currently have some spicebush fruit/seeds in my fridge and when I open the jar it smells EXACTLY like Dr. Pepper, so I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re right on the money there.
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I know, right?!?! 
Thx for chiming in.
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If they are using spicebush, there must be a commercial orchard(s) of spicebush to supply the demand. Is anyone aware of commercial spice bush production?
Naw, I’m sure it’s factory produced, not grown. Synthetic everything!
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This is very interesting, but I’m curious how good the human palate really is at analyzing. Y’all ever read a wine review? Ferment grape juice and stick a nice label and large price tag on it and folks will taste every fruit, vegetable, and aroma know to man! Black currant, berries of various kinds, tobacco, and even “earthiness” (how many of them ate dirt recently enough to make that call I don’t know)
Really makes me distrust my ability to analyze for content. Especially since it is alleged that the perceived price tag and even bottle weight have a great effect on how complex the flavor is perceived as being. I didn’t personally read the study alleging this, only heard a famous marketer refer to its existence.
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Is it a$$ sweat? Seriously, never saw the attraction to the brand. Tastes like bad cough syrup to me. 
Right.
Though Spicebush to me is so great, I think there should/could be commercial growing operations
To your other point, I agree most humans are lousy at discerning flavors. Some may be genetically advantaged and/or professionally trained and thus have a leg up. I also agree suggestion is powerful.
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I should try using spice bush. I’ve never known anyone to put it to use beyond a twig to chew when hunting. I’m sure there’s much here if I were to do a search.