KX Tropical

June 9th, 2012

I’ll spare you the usual rant about tropical drinks this time. It’s not too bad to be honest but then again it is a predictable addition to the KX range. Sweet, tart, and what you’d expect… It’s a ‘tropical’ clone.

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(2.5/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 46kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Mountain Dew White Out

June 2nd, 2012

Yummy! Another imported can purchased at Americandy. This drink tastes like a very smooth lemonade. There’s no sharpness to it and the balance of carbonation, citrus flavouring, sweetness and sickliness is just right. Not the best Mountain Dew but certainly near the top. It’s also the first Mountain Dew which doesn’t seem to contain a radioactive colouring. This drink is just a cloudy  white colour (as the name suggests) which makes it similar in appearance to a traditional lemonade.

Overall Rating:
(3.7/5)
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Caffeine: 15.2mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 47.9kCal/100ml
Size: 355ml
Sold By: Americandy, Leicester
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Guarana Antarctica

May 26th, 2012

“O Original Do Brasil” apparently… and another apparently, it’s the second most popular soft drink in Brazil after Coca-Cola. Finally, stocked by Tesco, it is available in the UK. If you’re expecting a massive energy hit from a guarana extract beverage then you’ll be disappointed. The caffeine estimate is a generous 1mg/100ml – which I suspect is over estimated. Flavour-wise, it’s unique. There’s something slightly fruity about the taste, a bit appley with a hint of pear. Of course, those fruits aren’t actually in the drink, I’m just trying to describe the flavour of guarana itself – try it for yourself because it’s very different to any other soft drink I’ve tried..

Overall Rating:
(3.1/5)
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Caffeine: 1mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 40kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Monster Rehab Rojo Tea

May 12th, 2012

After the Monster highlight that was the Lemonade + Tea version of Rehab, I expected this one to be great. Sadly, it tasted like someone had dipped an old teabag in some cranberry squash. Bleurgh. It was sweet, and could have been refreshing, but the stale taste of tea with every mouthful was sickening. Having said that, full marks for originality because no-one else has been stupid enough to make this daft combination.

Overall Rating:
(3.3/5)
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Caffeine: 37mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 2kCal/100ml
Size: 458ml
Sold By: J D Wetherspoon
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Red Thunder Diet

May 7th, 2012

This is my favourite Red Bull Cone of all time. It has the perfect mix of  smoothness, sweetness and value for money which makes it stand out from the crowd by miles. If you want to stock up on energy drinks then buy six-packs of these in Aldi. Let’s hope they don’t try to ‘improve’ the taste in future versions.

Overall Rating:
(2.8/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 3kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Aldi
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Crunk Mango-Peach

April 28th, 2012

This drink is very strong in flavour and caffeine. It’s not to my taste as I found it far too fruity. It’s a tropical drink really but without the pineapple twist that you usually get. Not my favourite Crunk really but I had to try it of course! It contains the usual proprietary Crunk mix of random aphrodisiac ingredients which I’m sure they’ve invented the names of (legal disclaimer: they haven’t, the names are just strange).

Overall Rating:
(2.7/5)
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Caffeine: 40.6mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 50.7kCal/100ml
Size: 473ml
Sold By: Filco
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Mountain Dew Throwback

April 21st, 2012

Mountain Dew how it used to be apparently. The can says it is “made with real sugar”, I guess that is as opposed to the corn syrup that the Americans usually use in their soft drinks. The design of the can is completely different to the design and branding off all the other Mountain Dew products, the design of which is based loosely on the original Mountain Dew logo from the 1970s. The actual flavour of the drink is a lot smoother and lighter than regular Mountain Dew, and if you pour it from the can you’ll also notice it isn’t bright yellow either – just a paler yellow instead. I’d have to say I enjoyed it just as much as regular Mountain Dew and I’d hazard a guess that due to the fewer ingredients used it’ll be *slighter* better for you.

Overall Rating:
(3.7/5)
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Caffeine: 15.2mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 47.8kCal/100ml
Size: 355ml
Sold By: Americandy, Leicester
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Kick

April 14th, 2012

Simply just another Red Bull clone. Sorry… it’s also an expensive one at that too. It tastes okay, but as the can cost £1 I personally think you’d be better off getting a more original brand, or an actual Red Bull for that price (you can still find Red Bull for a pound if you shop around).  It was nice, but really, when you’re paying premium prices you expect something a bit different!

Overall Rating:
(2.1/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
Calories: 48kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Asda
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Rip It – Lime Wrecker

April 7th, 2012

I had been looking forward to this flavour, saving it for a special moment. I was a little disappointed. That isn’t to say that this isn’t a nice drink because it really is, but I was expecting something a little more refreshing whereas Lime Wrecker tastes more like someone has poured lime cordial in to lemonade. It was good, but not as I’d expected. It did wake me up quickly though given the high caffeine and sugar content but for me it was a little on the sickly side. If you don’t appreciate food colourings then this may be the Rip It for you – it was almost clear with only a very faint green tint to it.

Overall Rating:
(3.1/5)
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Caffeine: 42.5mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 54.1kCal/100ml
Size: 473ml
Sold By: www.americanfizz.co.uk
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