The blurb on the can has a nice little story: “Hey, I’m Marisa! I have ADHD and anxiety. I wanted to feel energised without the jitters or crashes, so I created a brain-boosting energy drink…” and so it continues. I am by no means an expert in ADHD or anxiety but a little bit of reading suggests that caffeine and other stimulants can help with ADHD symptoms. Every day is a school day it turns out! This drink it a tea-based drink, and I’m not a fan of tea at all – I find it too bitter, but as it’s one of the most popular drinks worldwide I am clearly in the minority. This drink as I say is mostly tea-flavoured, it’s very lightly carbonated, and has a fruity apple/raspberry flavour. Mostly it tastes of tea to me though and I’m sorry, Marisa, I couldn’t finish it because of that ๐
New for 2025 it’s the now regular special edition for Winter – this year Red Bull have gone with Fuji Apple and Ginger. Now I was very apprehensive about this one because I dislike both apple and ginger drinks usually, but I was pleasantly surprised here. You can certainly taste both the apple and the ginger, but neither are overpowering. It’s quite a smooth tasting drink, very sweet and the ginger does not attack the back of your throat at all but it does give the drink a slight warmth. Totally original and not what I was expecting, even the apple is subtle.
Am I starting to warm to Apple flavoured drinks or are they just making them less horrible? I wasn’t looking forward to trying it to be honest but it’s nice! A smooth apple flavour, not really tangy like you’d expect from Millions, but very sweet and tasty.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Apple, Large Can, Low Calorie, Sour, UK |
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| Calories: | 4kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
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I don’t like apple, luckily the kiwi flavour has toned down the appleness and this is an ok drink for the summer. Fresh and fruity without being sickly.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Apple, Kiwi, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 8kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 355ml | ||
| Sold By: | Morrisons | ||
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This is Monster’s take on an apple flavoured drink. The flavour is so subtle though that I totally forgot I was drinking an apple drink! It’s basically like normal Monster energy but with a subtle apple tint to it. Quite drinkable as usual!
I’m still not that keen on apple-flavoured drinks. I guess this one isn’t too bad, but it is quite sickly after a while. It’s basically fizzy apple squash, I’m not sure what the ‘candy’ part is, perhaps that’s just marketing. On the other hand, it’s pretty potent for caffeine so it’ll definitely wake you up!
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| Caffeine: | 40mg/100ml |
Tags: Apple, Large Can, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 3kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | B&M | ||
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The strawberry’s not only going to be wild, it’ll be livid ๐ Not as bitter tasting as I thought it would be – usually shots are very sour and bitter. This one, whilst still on the sour side, mostly tasted of concentrated apple. There was a slight strawberry aftertaste but it’s pretty much apple all the way down. Not as highly caffeinated as many other shots, which is a good thing because a lot of them are trying to pack 200mg into a 60ml drink and that’s ridiculous. This is a more sensible 100mg dose, so only slightly more than a regular 250ml can of energy drink would contain.
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| Caffeine: | 100mg/100ml |
Tags: Apple, Shot, Strawberry, UK |
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| Calories: | 17kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 100ml | ||
| Sold By: | Home Bargains | ||
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Regular readers will know that I’m not a fan of apple flavoured drinks. Even combined with melon didn’t improve it for me. It wasn’t too strong or artificial though, but be warned that this drink packs a punch in terms of caffeine. Not only does it have a high 55mg/100ml content, it’s also a slightly larger can than normal at 330ml which means there’s 181.5mg of caffeine in this can compared to the 80mg in a regular 250ml can. So be careful, assume you are drinking more than two cans when you consume this!
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| Caffeine: | 55mg/100ml |
Tags: Apple, Low Calorie, Melon, UK |
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| Calories: | 2kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 330ml | ||
| Sold By: | Home Bargains | ||
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Another excellent variety from the Sparkling Ice+Caffeine range (three-for-a-pound donโt you know!). Refreshing, not too strong in flavour but certainly not watery. Iโd say the raspberry is the dominant flavour here rather than the apple.
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| Caffeine: | 12.7mg/100ml |
Tags: Apple, Low Calorie, Raspberry, UK |
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| Calories: | 1kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 355ml | ||
| Sold By: | Home Bargains | ||
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