Mixxed Up – Guave
March 19th, 2014I’ve never tried a guava (guave? the spelling seems to vary everywhere) fruit, so don’t really know what it is supposed to taste like. This drink I can tell you about though. It has a non-descript slightly fruity taste which I can’t really compare to anything. I suppose it could be a mixture of all sorts of fruits watered down, much like a generic ‘fruit’ squash. It was nice, and being in a larger than normal can (330ml) gives you quite a kick, but I can’t say it would be top of my list to buy again.
Mixxed Up – Apple
March 15th, 2014Fizzy apple squash, that’s what this tastes like. Very sweet and syrupy like it’s been made from a lot of premix. It’s also in a larger can than normal (330ml) so you get a reasonable kick from it. Good value overall.
KX Sugar Free Citrus
March 12th, 2014More or less the same as the full-fat version – I couldn’t even taste the usual chewy sweeteners. You might as well go for the sugar free version and spend the remaining calories on a chocolate bar as far as I’m concerned because the taste was almost identical.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Citrus, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 4kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Lucozade Sport Mango & Passion Fruit
March 8th, 2014It’s basically tropical… when you see mango and passion fruit, it means tropical. Still, refreshing, but I prefer non-tropical drinks. It’ll do the job of giving you a boost, but if you like tropical drinks, go for a less watery tasting one, and if you don’t like tropical drinks, don’t get this one of course!
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| Caffeine: | 16mg/100ml |
Tags: Bottle, Tropical, UK |
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| Calories: | 28kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Rip It – Red Zone
March 5th, 2014Mmm strawberries. I have to be honest and say that I was expecting a much stronger strawberry taste, but that would probably lessen the appeal to the masses making it a bit too sickly. Rip It Red Zone has struck a nice balance, it’s got the nice strawberry flavour I like but it isn’t too overpowering and sickly. The background flavour is the same as the Rip It Shot of the same variety only without the bitterness you get with energy shots. Caffeine-wise it is one of the lowest in the range at 35.4mg/100ml but it is still much higher than most UK energy drinks! The drink is obviously a bright pink colour (red food colouring?) to associate it with strawberries even further.
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| Caffeine: | 35.4mg/100ml |
Tags: Guarana, Large Can, Strawberry, UK, USA |
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| Calories: | 41.6kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 473ml | ||
| Sold By: | www.americanfizz.co.uk | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Voltz Energy Shot
March 1st, 2014Does anyone else remember those lemon and orange jelly candy slices you used to get around Christmas time? They were quite thin, about an inch wide and coated in sugar? Well, that’s what this shot tastes like. It’s a pretty decent tasting drink – not sour or bitter, but sweet and citrusy (if that’s a word).
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| Caffeine: | 90mg/100ml |
Tags: Citrus, Low Calorie, Shots, UK |
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| Calories: | 5kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 60ml | ||
| Sold By: | Home Bargains | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
LSV Juiced Tropical
February 22nd, 2014Sharp and tangy, perhaps I’m warming to the idea of tropical energy drinks after the unstoppable onslaught of them in recent months. I’d still prefer something less tropical, but it was okay I suppose. Cheap and cheerful but nothing special
XS Energy (XC Energy)
February 19th, 2014It’s a very large can of generically budget energy drink. It’s a sweet mix, but slightly watery even though it keeps a decent 31.5mg/100ml of caffeine in tow. Mega hit of energy, and a rather nice flavour. I’d buy it again. One thing you should note is that it appears to have changed its name. The can I purchased was named XS Energy, but the web site declares a name change to XC Energy, presumably because of a trademark issue or other such problem.
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| Caffeine: | 31.5mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Large Can, UK |
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| Calories: | 47.8kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Home Bargains | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Source Sugar Free Mixed Berry
February 15th, 2014Tart and sickly. I suppose it’s okay for a budget supermarket own-brand, but it brings nothing original to the energy drinks market and isn’t particularly to my taste either.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Berry, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 3kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Morrisons | ||
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