Lucozade Energy Cherry

November 23rd, 2011

I was very surprised when I drank this – going by the track record of previous Lucozade Energy products, I expected this one to also involve a subtle flavour. I was very wrong, it’s about as in-your-face cherry flavoured as you can get. It wasn’t a great cherry flavour either – far too strong and sickly. If Lucozade had carried on with their subtle flavouring techniques then this drink may have worked. As usual for Lucozade, high in calories, low in caffeine so sadly low marks all-round.

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(2.7/5)
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Caffeine: 12mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 69kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Lucozade Cola

November 19th, 2011

I’m not a big fan of colas, but I was pleasantly surprised. Lucozade’s tactic of watering down the flavours of their products actual pays off in this limited ‘black’ edition cola. It’s a mellow drink, very smooth and sweet, but avoids the pitfall of many cheap colas by not being too sweet and sickly or synthetic tasting. Grab it while you can because it’s only out for a limited time.

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(2.7/5)
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Caffeine: 12mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 58kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
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Blue Bear

November 16th, 2011

Another own-brand Red Bull clone, this time from Spar. It reminded me of old Tesco Kick, with the sour aftertaste. Other than that it’s a bit none-descript to be honest. I reckon Spar could have done better than this, pretty much just changing the word red to blue, and altering the feature ferocious animal a little isn’t the way to make a new energy drink!

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(1.8/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 48kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Spar
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Rip It Shot – Citrus X

November 12th, 2011

Yay! An energy drink brand with lots of different flavours of energy shots instead of the normal boring single flavour in full-fat and sugar-free. Rip It Shots are ALL sugar free, and they’re all based on flavours from the main Rip It line. This flavour sort of tastes like a bitter version of Rip It Citrus X – you can taste the oranges. It’s nice as energy shots go and can be downed without gagging which is good going compared to some energy shots (ahem, Target Urban…)

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(2.9/5)
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Caffeine: 166.7mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 0kCal/100ml
Size: 60ml
Sold By: www.americanfizz.co.uk
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Target Energy Shot – Urban

November 5th, 2011

When I opened the bottle up, I was immediately hit with a nasty smell. It was like someone had farted in the bottle then closed the lid. Then I tasted it and that confirmed my suspicions. I’m pretty sure someone had infused a fart with this drink – it tastes awful. Seriously, go and buy one of these because you need to taste it to believe it! It’s a double strength version of the ‘life’ Target energy shot, and also boasts only 4 calories. Personally I’d have been grateful for an extra few calories just to improve the flavour.

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(1.8/5)
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Caffeine: 140mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 6.7kCal/100ml
Size: 60ml
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Rip It – G-Force

November 2nd, 2011

A massive can yet again, but a very nice flavour somewhat similar to Crunk’s Grape-Acai flavour and had the same childhood memory restoring effects. Very moreish and refreshing especially in the hot weather but higher in caffeine and calories than the Crunk alternative. They both tasted very similar, but G-Force is also available in sugar-free so you can sample this without the sugar hit too. I’ll review the sugar free version soon, but in the meantime you need to get hold of one or both of these grape flavoured drinks – very different.

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(3.7/5)
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Caffeine: 41.6mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 54.1kCal/100ml
Size: 473ml
Sold By: www.americanfizz.co.uk
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Rockstar Energy Cola

October 29th, 2011

I expected this to taste like a very cheap cola but was pleasantly surprised. It’s quite a mild flavour which means it’s not too sickly at all. I know, it’s a cola and the rules of Fizzy Wake-Up say that colas/cokes etc can’t be reviewed on this site because they don’t officially count as an Energy Drink. Well this one is different because it contains a pumped up amount of caffeine along with guarana and taurine which basically means it’s like a cola blended with an energy drink. As colas go it’s expensive, but as premium energy drinks go it’s reasonably priced. I’m classing this as a one-off purchase as there are better tasting energy drinks and better tasting colas out there.

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(3.5/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 56kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Asda
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Rip It – F Bomb

October 26th, 2011

I love this flavour! The front of the can shows a picture of cherries, blueberries, a pineapple, and some other indistinguishable fruits, but the overall flavour that comes through is the cherry. It’s not a natural cherry flavour by any means and is very reminiscent of double-dips in the same way that the Cougar Lifestyle Shot is. The higher than average caffeine content plus the huge can size make this very awakeness inducing and that strength along with my high scores on taste will probably push this drink near the top of the ratings chart for a long time to come.

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(4.1/5)
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Caffeine: 43.75mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 54.1kCal/100ml
Size: 473ml
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Red Bull Energy Shot

October 22nd, 2011

This reminds me of the Thai drink Kratingdaeng, probably because it’s still and quite strong. There’s a slight bitterness to it not found in normal Red Bull, but this is the same of most energy shots competing in this arena. It wakes you up pretty quick due to its high caffeine content, but given the choice considering the cost of this product I’d rather have an actual can of Red Bull. In fact, I could have easily bought two cans for the cost of this shot and had change left over.

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(3.1/5)
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Caffeine: 133mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 45kCal/100ml
Size: 60ml
Sold By: Tesco
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