C4 Orange Slice
April 8th, 2023It’s not a stand-out amazing drink, but as orange flavoured energy drinks go it’s quite smooth and refreshing. More of a orangey citrus drink really, but quite easy to drink. Not as nice as the Frozen Bombsicle variety but I won’t turn my nose up at it!
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Large Can, Low Calorie, Orange, UK |
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| Calories: | 4kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | B&M | ||
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C4 Frozen Bombsicle
April 1st, 2023Well, I’m not too sure about the branding choice with C4… should a drink being explosive really be celebrated? But it is anyway, and they’re making the most of the bomb-based associations by calling this ‘Frozen Bombsicle’ flavour and claiming it’s an ‘explosive energy drink’. Still, it tastes amazing! It turns out the flavour is actually cherry-citrus, and those two are a great combination. Really smooth and refreshing. It also contains something called BetaPower/Betaine which is some sort of mystery ingredient license by DuPont. I’ve no idea what it is but there is a warning on the can saying “This product should not be used if food supplements containing betaine are consumed the same day”. I can’t help but think that they should make that warning clearer and also point out wtf betaine is if it’s so portion-limitingly critical!
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Cherry, Citrus, Large Can, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 3kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | B&M | ||
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Monster Ultra Rosa
March 11th, 2023I don’t know where to place this really. It doesn’t stand out as something special, but I can’t quite figure out the fruits involved either! The can talks about grapefruit, but I’m getting berries, maybe strawberry and other mixed red berries. It’s ok, maybe a bit of a summer drink, but not that refreshing really.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Grapefruit, Large Can, Low Calorie, Rose, UK |
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| Calories: | 3kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
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Monster Energy Lewis Hamilton Zero Sugar
December 10th, 2022A new Monster drink! I was quite excited to try this one as the description on the can said it was flavoured with ‘stone fruits’ but sadly the excitement was short lived… it tastes like a tropical energy drink, possibly passion fruit too. I was expecting peach or cherry flavour, but nope, not that I could detect. Still, it’s a perfectly drinkable energy drink, just nothing original.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Large Can, Low Calorie, Stone Fruits |
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| Calories: | 3kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Morrisons | ||
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Sparkling Ice + Caffeine: Apple Raspberry
September 3rd, 2022Another excellent variety from the Sparkling Ice+Caffeine range (three-for-a-pound don’t you know!). Refreshing, not too strong in flavour but certainly not watery. I’d 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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Sparkling Ice + Caffeine: Citrus Twist
August 27th, 2022Brilliantly refreshing and just the right balance of flavour and sweetness. I could drink loads of this, and even though it’s not that caffeinated I’m going to give it top marks for taste and originality.
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| Caffeine: | 12.7mg/100ml |
Tags: Citrus, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 1kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 355ml | ||
| Sold By: | Home Bargains | ||
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Sparkling Ice + Caffeine: Mixed Berry
August 20th, 2022Normally when I see a flavoured water style energy drink I expect quite a watered down experience with not much flavour. Maybe it was because it was the hottest day so far of 2022 when I tried this, but I found it to be a perfect balance of flavour, sweetness and refreshingness (is that a word??).
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| Caffeine: | 12.7mg/100ml |
Tags: Berry, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 1kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 355ml | ||
| Sold By: | Home Bargains | ||
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Reign: Peach Fizz
July 23rd, 2022Sorry Reign / Coca-Cola (who own this brand…), I’m not a fan of peach. Yes, therefore, I’m biased here with this review… I didn’t like it. Peach is just too tart to use in a drink in my opinion. If you’re going to grab a can of Reign, go for one of the many other flavours instead and you’ll (probably) avoid disappointment.
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| Caffeine: | 40mg/100ml |
Tags: Large Can, Low Calorie, Peach, UK |
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| Calories: | 4kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Spar | ||
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Braw Energy Blue Raspberry
July 16th, 2022I always find it odd when a brand chooses a sticker-labelled can over printing on the aluminium itself. It tends to be what marketing companies do for promotional cans for businesses who are giving them away at trade shows, so when you see them on the shelves of shops then they look a bit odd. But still, a black can with a mostly black label looks quite smart – the matt effect of the label does give the drink a premium look. It’s a blue raspberry flavoured drink too which is nice, but not stand-out amazing. It’s certainly better than your average clone though.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Large Can, Low Calorie, Raspberry, UK |
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| Calories: | 1kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 440ml | ||
| Sold By: | Home Bargains | ||
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