Stamina Energy
April 4th, 2026Transported all the way from Trinidad this is a local Trinidadian-made energy drink. It’s very sweet, but, the taste is very familiar – it’s Monster Energy! No kidding, I don’t think I could tell the difference in a blind taste test. So this drink is going down as a clone, but it’s not a normal clone, they’ve just chosen a different target! Obviously it’s great tasting, but so is Monster.
Sting Energy
March 28th, 2026This was discovered in Trinidad by a family member and brought home for me to try. It’s made by PepsiCo in Vietnam by the looks of the blurb on the can and the nutritional information is, well, relaxed to say the least. There’s no indication of caffeine content although it is declared as an ingredient so I’m making a guess that it’s a standard 32mg/100ml strength. The calorie content is also declared to be between 166-256 calories per can! This is the first time I’ve ever seen calorie content declared as a range. Taste-wise though the drink is a definite clone, it’s sweet and a bit sickly, but does the job.
Best-in Energy Drink Classic
March 21st, 2026This is sort-of an own-brand from Spar. It is most definitely a clone but there is something slightly less usual about the flavour. It’s on the sweet side of things really but it does still taste pretty cheap – and it is at only 45p for a can! You get what you pay for I guess…
Boost Energy Blue Raspberry
March 14th, 2026Very sweet! It is unmistakably blue raspberry but it’s a highly sweet version although the blue raspberry flavouring is quite muted and masked by the sweetness. It’s not a standout drink at all, but for 75p, that’s not a bad price for a branded product really. There are better choices out there in my opinion.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Blue Raspberry, UK |
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| Calories: | 19kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Spar | ||
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X Energy Drink
March 13th, 2026Possibly taking inspiration from Mr Musk’s obsession with the letter X, this drink also suffers from similar over-hype and eventual disappointment. Lots of flashy branding, a single-letter product name, but inside it’s a watery yet sugary nondescript energy drink. It’s very sweet, but there’s not really much flavour to it… it just tastes of ‘being sweet’.
Monster Juiced Viking Berry
March 10th, 2026A very interesting mix of berries. The blackberry and blackcurrant being the predominant flavours here giving an unusually sharp edge to this Monster drink – not in a bad way at all, it’s a really nice drink, it’s just more tangy than most Monster drinks. A great additional to their portfolio!
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Berry, Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Cherry, Large Can, UK |
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| Calories: | 35kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Sainsbury's | ||
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X Energy Drink Sugar Free
March 7th, 2026Pick a letter, X will do, that looks cool, and stick the words “Energy Drink” after it. That’s a winning brand name of course! The drink is a clone of course, but a very light and delicate one. It’s carbonated, but there wasn’t much of a hiss when I opened the can and the carbonation is very slight. The flavour isn’t strong, but it is quite nice and sweet. Worth a try for certain, but it might not become a staple of your diet! (which reminds me, it’s low calorie too!)
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 4kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
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Shilajit Energy Strawberry
February 28th, 2026Just like the mixed berry flavour, this strawberry one is also unpleasantly medical tasting. Nope, I can only deal with a few sips of this just to give me enough of a taste to be able to review it. The strawberry flavouring is nicer than the mixed berry one, but over all it’s like trying to choose between which urinal you are going to lick… one might look slightly cleaner than another but, well, you’re still about to lick a urinal. Anyway, sorry… you might quite like it – they wouldn’t be selling it if it wasn’t to at least someone’s taste I guess so don’t just take my word for it. Again, like the mixed berry flavour, this strawberry one is infused with the gunky resin of Himalayan Shilajit, green tea, saffron and water from the holy Meccan Zamzam well.
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| Caffeine: | 42mg/100ml |
Tags: Saffron, Strawberry, USA, ZamZam Water |
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| Calories: | 42.25kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 355ml | ||
| Sold By: | Local Shop | ||
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FruttaMax Thunder Max Energy Drink Syrup Original Zero
February 21st, 2026This is another concentrated energy drink for use with SodaStream machine and is the sugar-free version of the already lower-than-normal in calories full fat version I reviewed previously. Make it up in a ratio of 1:23 with fizzy water and you should get an energy drink with 32mg/100ml. Compared to the full fat version, this version is slightly tangy in flavour, slightly more sour, but still a very nice bog standard energy drink – refreshing and drinkable!
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Concentrate, Low Calorie, SodaStream, UK |
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| Calories: | 1kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Amazon UK | ||
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