*Originally posted by Cliffy *

**I always thought Dr. Pepper tasted of cherries. So I guess almond it is!

Many soft drinks have secret forulae. This is primarily because you can’t patent a taste. (Any IP lawyers out there to confirm this?) Were the formula to Dr. Pepper or Coke to get out, anybody could make the stuff and sell it on the cheap, the same way Parfums de Coeur does with CK One and other scents. In fact (after some initial safety-based jitters), I’d think this would be a much greater threat than in the perfume market. Perfumes are thought to be classy, so people aren’t that likely to get the generic brand even though it’s exactly the same. Drinks, esp. non-alcoholic ones, don’t have that buffer.**