Red Bull Summer Edition (2026) Citrus Zest
April 18th, 2026I honestly don’t know how they keep coming up with new flavours. This is the summer flavour for 2026 and as you’d expect it’s very refreshing! I was expecting it to be mostly lemon, but it’s actually a nice mixture of lemon, lime and orange (or some sort of orange-like fruit). It’s in no way tropical, just pure tangy refreshing citrus fruits. An absolute hit and one of my favourite limited editions that they’ve done. This is full-fat, I’m hoping they do a sugar-free version too so I’m keeping a look-out for it.
LT Energy Services
April 18th, 2026This is not available to buy in the shops, sorry! It was a promotional can from a company called LT Energy Services and given away on their stand at the Solar and Storage Show UK 2025 (NEC, Birmingham) in exchange for doing a few laps on their Scalextric set. As energy drinks go it’s a bog standard clone of course. It’s sweet (not sour) and very sugary. Does the job, nothing special but a nice generic energy drink.
Rubicon Raw Energy Wave Edition Berry and Grape
April 11th, 2026I stumbled across a whole new bunch of Rubicon Raw Energy flavours in Home Bargains and this is the first of that bunch that I decided to try. I was hoping for a grape soda style of flavour but pretty much the only flavour I could get from this drink is the berry. It’s basically a mixed berry drink, I can’t taste any grape at all. It’s nice, don’t get be wrong, it just wasn’t quite what I was expecting. It’s very sweet, full of flavour, and hits the spot. I do wish that companies would limit the can sizes to 250ml though – any more than that is just too much to drink! I blame Monster for starting the trend of 500ml can many years ago.
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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