Red Bull Energy Shot
October 22nd, 2011This 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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| Caffeine: | 133mg/100ml |
Tags: Shots, UK |
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| Calories: | 45kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 60ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Mountain Dew Supernova
October 19th, 2011I love Mountain Dew, so it’ll come as no suprise that I like Supernova. This variety is pale pink, as all Mountain Dews need a unique colouring, and tastes of strawberry. It also has melon flavouring but I couldn’t notice that coming through the strawberry. It’s a light and refreshing flavour, perfect for the summer and only available imported from the US as a limited edition so grab it quick!
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| Caffeine: | 15.2mg/100ml |
Tags: Strawberry, UK, USA |
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| Calories: | 47.9kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 355ml | ||
| Sold By: | www.americanfizz.co.uk | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Source Sugar Free
October 15th, 2011It tastes no different to the full-fat Source (click here for that review). Obviously because it is sugar free, I preferred it, but taste-wise it was exactly the same.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 2kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Morrisons | ||
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Rip It – Citrus X
October 12th, 2011This drink definitely has orange in it. Probably loads of other citrus fruits too, but I’m sure it uses Orange as its base flavour. It’s very slightly sharp tasting, but mostly sweet and sickly. I wouldn’t suggest this drink if you’re after something refreshing, but it’s certainly filling and substantial! The taste is pleasant and the kick is decent so drink very early on in the day. This is only the second Rip It variety I have tasted so far and it was always going to be a downer from the superb Power flavour, but this is still a decent drink in its own right even if it can’t match up to its bigger brother.
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| Caffeine: | 41.6mg/100ml |
Tags: Citrus, Guarana, Large Can, UK, USA |
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| Calories: | 54.1kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 473ml | ||
| Sold By: | www.americanfizz.co.uk | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Source
October 8th, 2011This Morrisons own-brand drink tastes very similar to Asda/Sainsbury’s own brands, only slightly better. I’m assuming it is due to the use of carrot and stuff (“vegetable” extracts), but the Morrisons drink is smoother and more palatable than Asda/Sainsbury’s. Sadly though it’s still not the best out there and is miles behind Aldi’s own-brand Red Thunder.
Pit Bull Sugar Free
October 5th, 2011Now, I’ve not tried the full-fat version of Pit Bull at the time of writing this review, and this is my first ever taste of Pit Bull energy drink. I’m told that the sugar-free version tastes exactly the same as the regular version and I hope it does. Pit Bull’s flagship flavour is described as having “a great lemon/lime ginger ale taste”. Now, I can’t really compare it against ginger ale, but the lemon/lime flavour certainly comes through. It’s a refreshing summery drink which went down very nicely on the particularly hot day that I drank it on. Sadly, neither the can nor the web site advises the caffeine content of the product so I’ve made a guess at 10mg/100ml. It didn’t have a great kick, but it had a great flavour.
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| Caffeine: | 10mg/100ml |
Tags: Guarana, Low Calorie, UK, USA |
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| Calories: | 0kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 248ml | ||
| Sold By: | www.americanfizz.co.uk | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Red Thunder
October 1st, 2011Aldi make the best Red Bull clone I’ve ever tasted. Red Thunder is that product and it’s not only pretty cheap, but it’s also the closest drink you’ll get to Red Bull itself. The taste is sweet and very smooth with no bitterness or sourness at all. If there’s an Aldi near you, then you need to try this drink before Red Bull themselves slap Aldi with a law suit for taste copying (if that’s possible??).
Rip It – Power
September 28th, 2011Very interesting… Rip It Power is my first taste of the Rip It range of energy drinks. I believe that this particular one is the ‘original’ flavour, but I can’t quite put my finger on what that flavour is. The web site doesn’t enlighten me either so we’re going to have to rely on my taste-buds. So, I thought at first there may be raspberry in it, but the colour is a cloudy dark yellow (more on the orange side than Mountain Dew style). I think it’s probably raspberry and a citrus fruit like orange mixed together but it’s certainly a combination that works well. The caffeine content is pretty high so don’t drink too many at once because it does pack a punch. Right, there’s literally loads more flavours of Rip It to try and I’m really hoping that it hasn’t peaked early – I’ve never seen a brand with so many varieties before which includes different flavours of energy shots too and several low calories options.
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| Caffeine: | 41.6mg/100ml |
Tags: Guarana, Large Can, UK, USA |
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| Calories: | 54.1kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 473ml | ||
| Sold By: | www.americanfizz.co.uk | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Explosade Energy Orange
September 24th, 2011It’s just fizzy orange squash really. A nice drink which is low in caffeine. This is Aldi’s own-brand equivalent of Lucozade Energy Orange and compared to that drink it’s much stronger in flavour. It’s also very good value by comparison too and much better tasting than the more expensive Powerade Energy Orange. Not much of a wake-up factor to it though…
