Rip It Shot – Red Zone
August 3rd, 2013I like strawberry drinks, and a strawberry energy shot therefore should be ideal. Unfortunately the usual bitterness you get from energy shots was present and not masked by the strawberry flavouring which was itself a little bit on the weak side. However, the flavour wasn’t all bad and it left no long-term aftertaste, and most importantly IT’S SUGAR FREE! The drink has been coloured a bright pink so don’t let it spill on anything, but that is in tune with the Rip It range. Given the background flavouring of strawberries I’m no very much looking forward to trying its big brother Red Zone – after trying Citrus X normal and shot, the full-szied can proved to be considerably tastier.
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| Caffeine: | 166.7mg/100ml |
Tags: Low Calorie, Shots, Strawberry, UK, USA |
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| Calories: | 0kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 60ml | ||
| Sold By: | www.americanfizz.co.uk | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Lucozade Sport Elite Orange
July 31st, 2013Watery. I guess on a run it might be quite refreshing – slightly flavoured so as to not be to sickly during high exertion. But, as an energy drink, it lacks a crucial detail of taste. It’s non-carbonated, yet caffeinated for an extra kick so it slips down easily and boots you several minutes later. Well, boot is probably the wrong word as it has a comparatively low caffeine content… maybe prod is a better word.
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| Caffeine: | 16mg/100ml |
Tags: Bottle, Orange, UK |
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| Calories: | 39kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Boost Citrus
July 27th, 2013Pretty good especially for the 20p I paid for it! It basically tastes like soda and lime, sweet and refreshing. It went down pretty easy, I could have drunk a couple in succession. Quite unusual for a ‘special flavour’ version of a budget energy drink – usually you get a tropical and berry, but citrus / lime is refreshingly different.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Citrus, UK |
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| Calories: | 46kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | B&M | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Revive & Survive
July 24th, 2013A large silver can with writing on, screaming out at me as a budget drink. Yup, it’s another clone but a very sweet one. This one was so sweet it made my teeth feel fluffy which can’t be a good sign. Taste-wise I’d buy it again but I don’t think it’s that good for you!
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Large Can, UK |
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| Calories: | 43kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Hillend, Llangennith | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
M-150
July 20th, 2013Calpol for grown-ups! I *think* this is strawberry flavoured, but the label on the bottle is completely in Thai so I’ve no idea. I say completely in Thai – it does have the phrase “Devotion, Courage, Sacrifice” in English, but that doesn’t help much. It’s proper lush, sweet, sticky and moreish. It also gives you a decent buzz too but mostly from sugar – I can tell it’s lacking in caffeine because I was still craving caffeine after drinking this. Oh, and I got quite a sugar-crash.
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| Caffeine: | 10mg/100ml |
Tags: Thailand |
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| Calories: | 33kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 150ml | ||
| Sold By: | Thai Supermarket | ||
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Amp Energy Lightning
July 17th, 2013If you’ve tried Rockstar Recovery then you’ll find Amp Energy Lightning quite similar. It’s obviously tuned a lot more to the American market being sweeter, more syrupy, and stronger in flavour, but it’s a still drink with a lot of energy to give. I like this a lot and it’s my favourite of all the Amp Energy range.
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| Caffeine: | 33.3mg/100ml |
Tags: Guarana, Large Can, Lemon, USA |
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| Calories: | 45.8kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 473ml | ||
| Sold By: | Americandy, Cardiff | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Rip It – 3-Way
July 13th, 2013Putting the name aside, I’ll try to review the drink on its own merits! Looking at the picture on the front of the can I’m lead to believe that the three fruits involved in this drink are strawberry, blueberry and blackberry. It does taste quite nice mixing those together, but the overall effect is to make it taste like it should have been frozen and served in a long plastic tube on a hot summer’s day. Colour-wise it’s the same, with Rip It seemingly taking inspiration from Mountain Dew in their use of bright colourants in their drinks. 3-way is a bright blue! It’s not the best in the range, but it certainly gets high marks.
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| Caffeine: | 42.5mg/100ml |
Tags: Berry, Guarana, Large Can, UK, USA |
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| Calories: | 41.6kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 473ml | ||
| Sold By: | www.americanfizz.co.uk | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
EQ8 – Orange & Passion Fruit
July 10th, 2013This EQ8 flavour, I assume, is not as healthy as the Cranberry & Apple version. I say this only because it doesn’t have the “1 of your 5 a day” logo stamped on the front of it. However like the other one, it is packed full of fruit juices and doesn’t contained any added sugar. The combination of juices in this drink give it a tropical flavour, and is much sweeter than the other flavour. It has a refreshing taste to it but doesn’t give you much of a caffeine kick.
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| Caffeine: | 1mg/100ml |
Tags: Guarana, Natural, Tropical, UK |
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| Calories: | 42.8kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Morrisons | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
EQ8 – Cranberry & Apple
July 6th, 2013Jumping on the bandwagon of healthy drinks, EQ8 certainly has the credentials for being healthy. It contains no sugar other than that found in the medley of fruit juices it is concocted from, and the caffeine sources are guarana and green tea based too. Sadly the can gives no clue as to the actual caffeine content so I have to assume it is low. But, as energy drinks go, it does pick you up if not as forcefully as the synthetic varieties. Taste-wise, sadly it disappoints. This flavour is quite sour and could have done with added sugar to be honest!
