Lucozade Revive – Orange with Acai

June 12th, 2013

Better than the cranberry version, but not as good as the lemongrass. It really just tasted like orange Lucozade and not that special at all. I had high hopes for the new range of Lucozades, but to be honest there’s only the one of them which stands out. Go for the lemongrass flavour instead as it’s refreshing and different – if you want an orange Lucozade, get the original orange flavour instead

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(1.7/5)
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Caffeine: 1mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 13kCal/100ml
Size: 380ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Lucozade Energy Tropical

June 5th, 2013

I generally hate tropical energy drinks. I hated this one too. It’s not as bad as some, with the usual Lucozade watered down flavour helping considerably! As for the caffeine kick, it doesn’t offer much to be honest, but the elevated sugar levels help you crash in style. Ouch. Sorry Lucozade, I’m just not a big fan.

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(2.3/5)
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Caffeine: 12mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 70kCal/100ml
Size: 380ml
Sold By: Premier Stores, UK
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Lucozade Energy Lemon

May 18th, 2013

Wow! This makes a change to the usually watery tasting Lucozade Energy products. The taste of lemon is sweet, strong, tangy and refreshing making this possibly the best tasting Lucozade in the range. The lemon flavour is similar to the taste of a traditional lemonade – possibly on the synthetic side, but pretty much nailing an ideal balance. Strength-wise, most of the kick in this drink comes from the sugar, as you can see from the very high calorie content but low caffeine content. This does mean that you may end up with a head-ache and feeling a bit groggy a few hours later but I reckon it’s worth the downer for the occasional treat…

Overall Rating:
(3/5)
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Caffeine: 12mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 70kCal/100ml
Size: 380ml
Sold By: Premiere Stores
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Lucozade Sport Elite Citrus

May 1st, 2013

Brilliant! I have missed this drink – it used to be called Lucozade Fuel+Focus and it was my running drink of choice. Non-carbonated, sweet lemon flavour, and caffeine too, it was brilliant to keep you going. Thankfully they’ve brought it back and rebranded it as Lucozade Sport Elite (Citrus… there’s also an Orange version).

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(3.8/5)
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Caffeine: 16mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 38kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Rockstar Xdurance – Orange

April 24th, 2013

Pretty good actually! As opposed to the Tropical Orange flavour of the canned Rockstar Xdurance, this bottle is a normal orange flavour, much like Lucozade Energy Orange. Refreshing and sweet. I’d prefer it in a can to be honest because I find drinks keep cooler for longer like that, but otherwise it’s more convenient as a 500ml option as you can seal it up and save some for later.

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(3.5/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 55kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Road Chef
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Neuro Trim

December 15th, 2012

This non-carbonated caffeinated drink tastes strange. Not in a bad way I must add, but in an unusual way. It’s very nice but I can’t easily describe the flavour – I’d say it’s slightly fruity, possible citrus of some variety. It’s very smooth and mild in taste but it’s main selling feature is weight loss. The special fibre in the drink apparently swells up once ingested to make you feel full, whilst some other magical compound starts to absorb fat. Honestly, I can’t say I felt full after it because I still managed a burger, hot dog, and fries a couple of hours later. Most importantly though, it tastes good, is low in calories, and wakes you up with a mixture of added caffeine and green tea extract.

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(3.3/5)
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Caffeine: 11.6mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 8.5kCal/100ml
Size: 430ml
Sold By: Boots
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Vitamin Water – Spark

December 1st, 2012

The clue is in the name… water. It tastes like water with a dash of flavouring. Now, at first I didn’t enjoy it because of that wateriness, but about halfway through I realised it was actually quite nice. The tropical flavour is very mild and because of that it’s very refreshing and easy to drink. As for wakey-wakeyness, it isn’t very strong, but it’s certainly original.

Overall Rating:
(3.1/5)
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Caffeine: 14.2mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 19kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Boots
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Rockstar Xdurance – Blueberry, Pomegranate, Acai

November 27th, 2012

Exactly the same as the can, but in a bottle! See this review.

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(4.2/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 57kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Road Chef
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Watervit – Refresh & Revive

November 23rd, 2012

Watervit is Boot’s own-brand range of juice mixed drinks under the ‘shapers’ banner of products which appear to be aimed at the health conscious female lunchtime buyers. Refresh & Revive is lemon and lime flavoured but in my opinion tastes like lemon-meringue flavoured Muller Crunch Corner yoghurts – it’s amazing! This is a brilliant drink with average caffeine content that I’d be happy to buy again.

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(3.8/5)
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Caffeine: 15.2mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 2kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Boots
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