Faxe Kondi Booster Free
October 5th, 2019Really similar to the ‘Original’ version, only much less sickly and in my opinion a whole lot better. The lower (zero) sugar content seems to be the key to that improvement in drinkability. I still can’t quite put my finger on what the flavour of the drink is, but it certainly is refreshingly different to the vast array of other copy-cat energy drinks out there.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Denmark, Low Calorie, Sports |
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| Calories: | 0kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 330ml | ||
| Sold By: | Skagen | ||
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Faxe Kondi Booster Original
September 28th, 2019For those of you who are not of a Danish persuasion, Faxe Kondi is a Danish soft drink brand, generally marketed as a sports drink. ’Booster’ is their caffeine enhanced range and with this Original flavour they have taken their flagship product and given it an enhanced makeover. Taste-wise it’s very sweet and fruity, but unspecific in the particular fruit used. It’s pretty good, but quite sickly after a while. All of the varieties were available in 500ml cans, but I chose the smaller 330ml for testing and I think even that serving size is too much. I’d suggest this is better suited to an occasional treat rather than a general pick-me-up. Note: I did also see a number of other flavours, but due to the storage limitations of my backpack I had to take just the essentials!
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Denmark, Sports |
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| Calories: | 49kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 330ml | ||
| Sold By: | Skagen | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Cult Sugar Free
September 14th, 2019As with the ‘original’ flavour, it’s a clone and sadly nothing more special than that. Taste-wise, it’s actually difficult to tell that’s it’s sugar-free and it really does taste very similar to its full-fat version. It’s quite a watered down flavour to start with anyway.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Denmark, Large Can, Low Calorie |
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| Calories: | 4kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Skagen | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Cult
September 7th, 2019A great can design and brand name, but sadly it’s just a façade for a generic clone drink. It’s easy to drink and not bitter or sickly, but there’s not too much else to say about this one unfortunately.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Denmark, Large Can |
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| Calories: | 42kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Skagen | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Mutant: Red Dawn
August 17th, 2019I discovered this range of Mutant drinks in a confectionary import shop in Cardiff. I thought at first it was a Monster rip-off, but it turns out it is actually a genuine Monster brand. The drink has been imported from Vietnam, and there’s very little English on the label so it’s quite difficult to make out any information about it from there. However, remembering when I tried a bottle of Mutant a while back, this spin-off brand is Monster’s attempt to get in on the Mountain Dew market. Where the Gold Strike flavour of Mutant was attempting to copy the Mountain Dew White Out, I thought that obviously Red Dawn must be trying to copy Code Red. But, Code Red was a cherry drink, and I couldn’t detect any cherry flavouring in Red Dawn. I think it’s a lot more similar to Monster Assault – a harsh and slightly bitter-sweet flavour. It certainly wasn’t the smooth Mountain-Dew-like experience that I was expecting. Not as nice as Gold Strike, but drinkable never-the-less.
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| Caffeine: | 20mg/100ml |
Tags: Mixed Fruit, Vietnam |
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| Calories: | 69kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 330ml | ||
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Mutant: Gold Strike
August 10th, 2019I discovered this range of Mutant drinks in a confectionary import shop in Cardiff. I thought at first it was a Monster rip-off, but it turns out it is actually a genuine Monster brand. The drink has been imported from Vietnam, and there’s very little English on the label so it’s quite difficult to make out any information about it from there. However, remembering when I tried a bottle of Mutant a while back, this spin-off brand is Monster’s attempt to get in on the Mountain Dew market. The Gold Strike flavour here is very similar to Mountain Dew White Out. It’s smooth and creamy (!?), I guess a bit like a citrus cream soda. Very nice, but very sweet and not that refreshing if that’s what you’re looking for.
Boost Energy – Cherry Burst
August 3rd, 2019I was a little bit disappointed with this drink. It started off great, a nice and sweet fix cherry flavour that was a bit different to the norm. But, after only a few sips it became quite sickly to drink. That’s a shame really because they really have tried something different, so maybe it’s just not to my taste.
Moose Juice Energy Shot Rainbow Candy
May 25th, 2019This is a flavour first – I’ve never seen a ‘rainbow candy’ drink before, energy or otherwise. As a shot, you do get a very slight bitterness, but it’s tempered a lot by the sweetness. Yes… an energy shot that tastes sweet! I’d really like to try a regular energy drink of this flavour as I’d reckon it’d be quite a treat. This shot also has added BCAAs for the gym-goers.
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| Caffeine: | 333mg/100ml |
Tags: Low Calorie, Rainbow Candy, Shot, UK |
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| Calories: | 29kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 60ml | ||
| Sold By: | B&M Bargains | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Coca-Cola Energy
May 18th, 2019What can I say other than it’s a potent version of Coca Cola? I’m not much of a Coke drinker to be honest, but to me it didn’t taste any different to regular Coke. It’s got a much higher caffeine content, and doesn’t appear to be suffering from a lack of sugar either.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Cola, UK |
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| Calories: | 42kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Asda | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
