Heavy Water

October 12th, 2013

A black can with white designed writing on gives this drink a premium look. It is, however, just another Red Bull clone although a nice one at that. It has a smooth flavour not too dissimilar to Red Bull, contains the same amount of caffeine, and even comes from Austria. Sadly, it was priced the same as Red Bull – and given the choice, I’d go for the original!

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(2.1/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 51kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Train station, Amsterdam
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Bullit

September 25th, 2013

Very cheap and widely available in Amsterdam – this tastes pretty good. It is a Red Bull clone, but it’s neither too sweet, too sickly, or too sour. I enjoyed it a lot and consider it nice enough to try again especially as it’s a lot cheaper than Red Bull itself. I would tell you more, but I’m afraid I couldn’t read the Dutch blurb on the can – so I’ll just leave you to try it for yourselves.

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(2.1/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 48kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Albert Heijn, Amsterdam
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Blue Bastard

September 18th, 2013

This drink is all about the name. You take a standard Red Bull clone, wrap it with an awesome name, and you have a winning product! The taste is what you’d expect from any clone: sweet, sickly, and certainly not refreshing. It gives you a kick, and you can show off the can to your mates. It was reasonably priced too as I could purchase three of these to one Red Bull. The originality rating is boosted due to branding and not for the taste.

Overall Rating:
(2.4/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 46kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Dirk, Amsterdam
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Evolve

September 14th, 2013

Too sweet, metallic tasting, and leaves a nasty taste in the mouth. I can’t recommend this brand unfortunately – it’s just a bad Red Bull clone and as it’s supplied in a large can, there’s also a lot of it to get through. Too sickly to be enjoyable.

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(1.9/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 45kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Bargain Booze
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Inca (Createam Promotion)

September 7th, 2013

You won’t find this drink with this label in any shops. It was a promotional can which was produced by the marketing agency CreateamPromotion. You can effectively package a can of energy drink in any label you like, so you may come across cans of this energy drink with a different label. The flavour was a cloned Red Bull, but with a slightly burnt caramel taste poking through.

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(1.8/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 50kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Not for sale
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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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Carrefour Taurine Light Force

June 22nd, 2013

Is it called Psychik, or is is called Taurine Light Force? I don’t know.. but I do know that this is a very good Red Bull clone. Nice and sweet getting the balance just right especially as this is a supermarket own brand. Sadly though, it’s a supermarket own brand in France so unless you live over that way, you’ll either have to take my word for it or find yourself a French-based contact to send you one.

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(2.1/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 3kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Carrefour, France
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Blue Spark

April 30th, 2013

Tesco Energy Drink has been rebranded as Blue Spark… see that review here.

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(1.8/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 44kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Blue Spark Sugar Free

April 25th, 2013

Tesco Energy Drink Sugar Free has been rebranded as Blue Spark Sugar Free. See that review here…

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(1.8/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 4kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Tesco
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