Thisrepresents something new for Soda Tasting: our first blind tasting. \r
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What is a blind tasting? Well, basically, I set myself up to look foolish. I select an assortment of similar sodas, have someone pour them for me and, without knowing which is which and without tasting them immediately beforehand, I taste them and try to guess which is which. Inevitably, I miss the mark.\r
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For this , I am tasting a selection of peppers. The pepper soda genre, pioneered by Dr Pepper, is full of competitors and store brands. There is even a blog, Not Quite What the Doctor Ordered (), that has chronicled many of them. Here is todays lineup:\r
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Dr Pepper (Dr Pepper Snapple Group)\r
Pibb Xtra (The Coca-Cola Company)\r
Dr Thunder (Wal-Mart Stores)\r
Dr. Perky (Food Lion)\r
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Disclosure: I am a Wal-Mart shareholder.\r
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