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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Lucozade Alert Ultimate Energy
January 17th, 2026I was expecting just some sort of bog standard clone energy drink and I was very wrong. There’s no clue on the can really as to what the flavour is, it doesn’t even say “mixed fruit flavour” or anything similar. All it says is it’s a “Sparkling guarana energy drink” and when I opened the can I caught a sudden whiff of what I think is blackcurrant. The colour of the drink is the usual expected yellow-tint, but I’m pretty certain this is a blackcurrant flavoured drink, along the lines of Ribena. That might make sense actually because the manufacturing company is called “Lucozade Ribena Suntory Ltd” so perhaps they have plenty of blackcurrant flavouring to spare. It has a bit of a tang to it compared to a blackcurrant squash, so you do get a slightly more bitter note at the back of your throat by comparison so perhaps that’s the guarana doing that.
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| Caffeine: | 31mg/100ml |
Tags: Blackcurrant, UK |
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| Calories: | 22kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
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Body Fuel Energy Shot: Berry Blast
January 10th, 2026Yup, berries. It’s the usual deal with an energy shot – you take a decent gulp and then a deep breath as the bitter flavour kicks in. It was on the sweeter side of things, but still pretty synthetic tasting. So far I’d say the blue raspberry one tasted nicer.
Perfect Ted Energy Juicy Peach
January 3rd, 2026The second flavour of Perfect Ted “Healthy Energy” I have discovered, this time it’s peach as opposed to Apple Raspberry before. I honestly couldn’t drink much of the Apple Raspberry one, it was basically like a slightly fruity but very bitter tea and I didn’t like it. The peach flavour is a little bit better. It’s still very bitter and leaves a strange taste at the back of your throat. You can still taste the tea but it’s not as potent with the peach masking it more.
Monster Energy M-3 Extra Strength
December 27th, 2025Take the unmistakable taste of Monster Energy, concentrate it slightly into a syrup, reduce the carbonation, and you have M-3! This is a Japanese imported energy drink in a funky little glass bottle and it’s superb! As usual with Asian imported energy drinks, I’ve had to rely on Google Translate for the nutritional information. The bottle also has a little blurb on the label which the translator struggled with. It might say “Drink MP and Smash It” or it might say “Drink M and have a little snack” amongst many other suggestions… either way it’s a smooth and enjoyable energy drink.
Body Fuel Energy Shot: Blue Raspberry
December 20th, 2025I was expecting this to be pretty bitter but I was very surprised! It’s actually very sweet – ok, it’s an energy shot, it doesn’t taste great, but in the world of energy shots this one isn’t too bad. The blue raspberry flavouring is strong but there’s no nasty aftertaste or drawing back of your lips over your teeth in shock at the flavour. Honestly, I’d probably try this one again.
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| Caffeine: | 333.4mg/100ml |
Tags: Blue Raspberry, Shot, UK |
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| Calories: | 0kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 60ml | ||
| Sold By: | B&M | ||
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Kick Energy Drink
December 6th, 2025I found this at a local pub and got strange looks when I asked them not to open the can because I wanted to take it home… anyway, this Kick Energy Drink brand is a sub-brand of “Globalbrands” who are better known as the distributors of Hooch – the alcoholic lemonade loved by teenagers from the 1990s everywhere, Reef – the alcoholic orange drink, and VK, which is like totally not a WKD rip-off. Anyway back to Kick… it’s not bad at all. It’s a Red Bull clone of course, but it’s sweet although on the watery side. It’s essentially designed as a mixer I guess and in that respect it’ll work perfectly. Not sugar-free or low calorie, but slightly reduced in sugar I guess to avoid the sugar tax, but to be honest it tastes nice as a basic energy drink.
