GTEX Energy Drink Purple Fizz

June 27th, 2026

This is the first ever energy drink I’ve seen with “Made in Wales” written on the can! Maybe I was feeling patriotic as I drank it, but it made me want to sing Calon Lân at full volume as I sipped it! The purple fizz flavour of this drink is I believe grape, so this is a nice grape soda basically. It’s also VERY high in calories for some reason so you get quite the sugar-rush from it which is unusual these days to be honest. I enjoyed it if only for the local product origin and grape soda being quite rare in the UK.

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(3.1/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 72kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Premier Superstore, UK
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Golden Eagle

June 27th, 2026

It’s a nice shiny can that’s for sure. Inside it’s VERY sweet though, like almost syrupy and it coats your tongue with sugar! It’s a clone drink and clearly on the sweet rather than sour side of things.

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(1.8/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 42.2kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Budgens, Egham
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Monster Energy Electric Blue

June 20th, 2026

It’s blue raspberry! Well, what else would it be when it’s called “electric blue”!? This is a US import drink which I discovered in Budgens in Egham, UK and cost quite a bit as a consequence. I was a bit disappointed really – it’s a very sweet  drink and doesn’t have the usual Monster taste that you’d usually expect. Just a basic blue raspberry drink on the tangy side. There are much better Monster flavours out there.

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(2.2/5)
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Caffeine: 33mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 44kCal/100ml
Size: 473ml
Sold By: Budgens, Egham
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Monster Energy Ultra Punk Punch

June 13th, 2026

This is essentially quite a light tasting tropical energy drink. It’s slightly tangy, much less full-on in taste than their original Ripper flavour. It’s not too sweet, but also a bit meh overall, sorry to disappoint! Ok as a one off, I probably wouldn’t rush to get it again, not because it’s bad, just because it’s nothing unique or new.

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(2.5/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 2kCal/100ml
Size: 473ml
Sold By: Premier Superstore, UK
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Mountain Dew: Blue Shock

June 13th, 2026

If you ever wondered what the ultimate in artificial flavouring is, this is it! It tastes of the purest blue possible 🙂 Well, blue raspberry anyway, like the most artificial and sugar blue raspberry you could possibly imagine. It’s of course smooth and moreish just like every Mountain Dew flavour and I loved it, but you definitely know it’s not good for you.

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(3.3/5)
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Caffeine: 12mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 50kCal/100ml
Size: 400ml
Sold By: Americandy, Cardiff
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Mountain Dew: Pitch Black

June 6th, 2026

I discovered this little gem in an American import shop in Cardiff… but this one is from Malaysia and bottled rather than in a can. It’s a grape soda drink but really smooth and easy to drink as you’d expect from any Mountain Dew drink. The drink contains caffeine but there’s no quantity given so I’ve made a guess… either way, I really like this drink and if I find it again I’ll be grabbing some more!

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(3.3/5)
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Caffeine: 12mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 20kCal/100ml
Size: 400ml
Sold By: Americandy, Cardiff
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Tenzing Pineapple & Passionfruit

May 30th, 2026

I really nice tropical-flavoured drink! Honestly, out of all the Tenzing flavours this is the best. There’s no bitterness, no sickliness, just a nice tangy drink with plenty of fruitiness. Very refreshing, very easy to drink.

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(2.6/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 19kCal/100ml
Size: 330ml
Sold By: Asda
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Frugo Energy Mango

May 23rd, 2026

It’s a nice smooth tropical flavoured drink in some crazy cool artwork-laden can. A bit expensive for what it is – it’s certainly not premium tasting, but there’s nothing wrong with it other than it being a bit lower in caffeine content than most other brands.

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(2/5)
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Caffeine: 15mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 9kCal/100ml
Size: 330ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Let’s Get Ready To Rumble – Sour Apple

May 9th, 2026

Yes, it’s Apple, no it’s not sour. It’s quite a mild apple flavour to be honest, nowhere near as strong as an apple squash for example – more like a watered down sweetened apple juice. Plenty of caffeine so you’ll get your kick, but probably not the most refreshing flavours in the range.

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(2.9/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 20kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Home Bargains
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