Lucozade Sport Elite Orange

July 31st, 2013

Watery. 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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(2.5/5)
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Caffeine: 16mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 39kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Boost Citrus

July 27th, 2013

Pretty 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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(3.4/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 46kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: B&M
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Revive & Survive

July 24th, 2013

A 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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(2.8/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 43kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Hillend, Llangennith
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M-150

July 20th, 2013

Calpol 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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(3.5/5)
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Caffeine: 10mg/100ml Tags:
Calories: 33kCal/100ml
Size: 150ml
Sold By: Thai Supermarket
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Amp Energy Lightning

July 17th, 2013

If 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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(4.2/5)
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Caffeine: 33.3mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 45.8kCal/100ml
Size: 473ml
Sold By: Americandy, Cardiff
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Rip It – 3-Way

July 13th, 2013

Putting 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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(3.8/5)
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Caffeine: 42.5mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 41.6kCal/100ml
Size: 473ml
Sold By: www.americanfizz.co.uk
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EQ8 – Orange & Passion Fruit

July 10th, 2013

This 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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(2.1/5)
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Caffeine: 1mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 42.8kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Morrisons
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EQ8 – Cranberry & Apple

July 6th, 2013

Jumping 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!

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(2.4/5)
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Caffeine: 1mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 38.8kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Morrisons
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Pit Bull Cherry and Lime

July 3rd, 2013

I’m really not convinced on the combination of cherry and lime in this drink. The cherry flavour comes through, but it someone severely soured by the lime making it quite a bitter experience. Having tried the original Pit Bull, I could sense a theme as the underlying taste of the original was evident in this drink too, however I don’think it works as a mixer with other ingredients. Still, there are other Pit Bull cocktails to try and they could turn out to be wonderful so I shall withhold my judgement on this brand until then. Personally, I won’t be trying this again because there are many more nicer tasting drinks out there.

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(3.2/5)
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Caffeine: 33.3mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 45.8kCal/100ml
Size: 473ml
Sold By: www.americanfizz.co.uk
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