Rubicon Raw Energy Wave Edition Peach and Apricot
April 25th, 2026It does the job. A large can of caffeinated tropical flavoured drink… it’s sugary tasting, quite artificial, but really very nice and not too sickly despite that. Difficult to say much more about it really, it doesn’t stand out – very middle-of-the-road, inoffensive but not extraordinary.
Red Bull Summer Edition (2026) Citrus Zest
April 18th, 2026I honestly don’t know how they keep coming up with new flavours. This is the summer flavour for 2026 and as you’d expect it’s very refreshing! I was expecting it to be mostly lemon, but it’s actually a nice mixture of lemon, lime and orange (or some sort of orange-like fruit). It’s in no way tropical, just pure tangy refreshing citrus fruits. An absolute hit and one of my favourite limited editions that they’ve done. This is full-fat, I’m hoping they do a sugar-free version too so I’m keeping a look-out for it.
LT Energy Services
April 18th, 2026This is not available to buy in the shops, sorry! It was a promotional can from a company called LT Energy Services and given away on their stand at the Solar and Storage Show UK 2025 (NEC, Birmingham) in exchange for doing a few laps on their Scalextric set. As energy drinks go it’s a bog standard clone of course. It’s sweet (not sour) and very sugary. Does the job, nothing special but a nice generic energy drink.
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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Monster Juiced Viking Berry
March 10th, 2026A very interesting mix of berries. The blackberry and blackcurrant being the predominant flavours here giving an unusually sharp edge to this Monster drink – not in a bad way at all, it’s a really nice drink, it’s just more tangy than most Monster drinks. A great additional to their portfolio!
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Berry, Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Cherry, Large Can, UK |
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| Calories: | 35kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Sainsbury's | ||
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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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