Rubicon Raw Energy Wave Edition Berry and Grape
April 11th, 2026I stumbled across a whole new bunch of Rubicon Raw Energy flavours in Home Bargains and this is the first of that bunch that I decided to try. I was hoping for a grape soda style of flavour but pretty much the only flavour I could get from this drink is the berry. It’s basically a mixed berry drink, I can’t taste any grape at all. It’s nice, don’t get be wrong, it just wasn’t quite what I was expecting. It’s very sweet, full of flavour, and hits the spot. I do wish that companies would limit the can sizes to 250ml though – any more than that is just too much to drink! I blame Monster for starting the trend of 500ml can many years ago.
Best-in Energy Drink Classic
March 21st, 2026This is sort-of an own-brand from Spar. It is most definitely a clone but there is something slightly less usual about the flavour. It’s on the sweet side of things really but it does still taste pretty cheap – and it is at only 45p for a can! You get what you pay for I guess…
Boost Energy Blue Raspberry
March 14th, 2026Very sweet! It is unmistakably blue raspberry but it’s a highly sweet version although the blue raspberry flavouring is quite muted and masked by the sweetness. It’s not a standout drink at all, but for 75p, that’s not a bad price for a branded product really. There are better choices out there in my opinion.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Blue Raspberry, UK |
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| Calories: | 19kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Spar | ||
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X Energy Drink
March 13th, 2026Possibly taking inspiration from Mr Musk’s obsession with the letter X, this drink also suffers from similar over-hype and eventual disappointment. Lots of flashy branding, a single-letter product name, but inside it’s a watery yet sugary nondescript energy drink. It’s very sweet, but there’s not really much flavour to it… it just tastes of ‘being sweet’.
X Energy Drink Sugar Free
March 7th, 2026Pick a letter, X will do, that looks cool, and stick the words “Energy Drink” after it. That’s a winning brand name of course! The drink is a clone of course, but a very light and delicate one. It’s carbonated, but there wasn’t much of a hiss when I opened the can and the carbonation is very slight. The flavour isn’t strong, but it is quite nice and sweet. Worth a try for certain, but it might not become a staple of your diet! (which reminds me, it’s low calorie too!)
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 4kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
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FruttaMax Thunder Max Energy Drink Syrup Original Zero
February 21st, 2026This is another concentrated energy drink for use with SodaStream machine and is the sugar-free version of the already lower-than-normal in calories full fat version I reviewed previously. Make it up in a ratio of 1:23 with fizzy water and you should get an energy drink with 32mg/100ml. Compared to the full fat version, this version is slightly tangy in flavour, slightly more sour, but still a very nice bog standard energy drink – refreshing and drinkable!
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Concentrate, Low Calorie, SodaStream, UK |
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| Calories: | 1kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Amazon UK | ||
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Red Bull Spring Edition (2026) Cherry Sakura
February 14th, 2026I know what cherry is, but I had to Google “sakura”. Turns out sakura is cherry blossom – the actual flowers of the cherry tree. Well, I would describe this drink as a delicate cherry flavoured beverage. It’s certainly not “Haribo” cherry, not synthetic cherry like you get in sweets and most cherry flavoured drinks, but if I had to actually describe the flavour then I’d say it’s something in between Burn and Red Devil. It’s not your typical Red Bull flavour that’s for sure, although there is still that trademark smoothness.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Cherry, Cherry Blossom, Sakura, UK |
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| Calories: | 45kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Local store | ||
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Body Fuel Energy Shot: Orange
February 8th, 2026Normally energy shots are quite bitter and unpleasant, but this one is surprisingly sweet. As always with shots though, it is jam-packed with caffeine – 200mg which is more than two cans of Red Bulls contains so just be warned that it’ll hit hard! As far as flavour goes, I’d say this is probably one of my favourite shots that I’ve ever had.
Lucozade Alert Blue Rush
February 7th, 2026It’s WKD Blue! Pretty much exactly the same flavour spot on… so that’s blue raspberry I believe. It’s really nice when cold, refreshing and of course overly sweet as you’d expect.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Blue Raspberry, Large Can, UK |
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| Calories: | 17kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Local Shop | ||
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