Noooooo! Sparks to disappear and come back unrecognizable

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This is a sad day for people who like waking up at 4 a.m. in flop sweat with their hearts going 200 miles-per-hour.

Twelve buzz-kill state attorney generals who brought claims that Sparks — the caffeinated alcoholic energy drink — was being marketed to underage drinkers and have reached an agreement with booze giant SABMiller to reformulate the recipe so as not to include caffeine or taurine or any energy-drink ingredients. 

As an of-age Sparks drinker whose enjoyed it on bike rides, at Christmas parties and before job interviews and hospital visits, this is terrible news.

How to describe Sparks to people who’ve never had it.