Volcaz Mojito
December 24th, 2016I reckon Mojito flavoured drinks must be quite popular in Eastern Europe or something because whenever you find a Polish brand, there’s usually a Mojito mix in the offering. I personally find the minty limey twang a little too sickly so I don’t look forward to trying these ones, but needs must and all that. Mojitos need alcohol, that’s what the mint and lime is there to mask the flavour of. Without alcohol, it’s just weird!
Volcaz
December 17th, 2016WHOOP! It’s the 400th energy drink to be reviewed on this site! Sadly, it’s not a special drink though. With a name like Volcaz and discovered in the Polish (as in the country, not the cleaning product) aisle of Tesco, this drink seems to have been made in Hungary. It’s just a clone, but a nice and sweet one with no bitter aftertaste.
Full On: Tropical and Guava
December 3rd, 2016As I always say (or do now), there just aren’t enough drink names starting with the letter F. And this one only cost me 25p (ignore the can’s printed price point!) for a massive 500ml can. This drink tastes pretty good for a tropical blend – it was sweet, not overpowering at all, and not too sickly which is an important quality for a large can of drink. I’d buy it again, which is rare for me to say about tropical drinks! I’m now keeping my eyes out for other Full On flavours – so far this is the only one spotted in the wild but I imagine there must be an original around too.
Carabao Sugar Free
November 26th, 2016Subtly different to the regular version, the sugar free edition isn’t quite so syrup-tasting but it still has that Thai tang to it.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 1kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 325ml | ||
| Sold By: | Spar | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Carabao
November 12th, 2016This is certainly different. It has a fruity and sweet flavour, nothing like that of Red Bull at all but it does have the medicated tang that you’d expect from say one of the Thai drinks such as Lipovitan, only in a longer carbonated form. Despite finding this in a regular British supermarket, on reading the label my suspicions are confirmed. This is indeed a Thai energy drink (but a British import). It’s nice, it’s different, but it was expensive. Worth a try as a one-off for a taste from the homeland of energy drinks!
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Thailand, UK |
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| Calories: | 45kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 325ml | ||
| Sold By: | Spar | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Red Bull Summer Edition (2016) Kiwismak/Kiwi-Apple
October 22nd, 2016I’ve never tried a kiwi flavoured drink before, and Red Bull have managed this really well. It’s sweet, fruity, but subtle and easy to drink. There’s no nasty aftertaste, and you still get the Red Bull kick you expect.
Monster Punch Mixxd
September 3rd, 2016Take a berry drink and mix it with a tropical drink and you end up with this. It’s an odd blend but somehow works. A large can and full of sugar but nice to drink.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Large Can, Punch, Tropical, UK |
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| Calories: | 39kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Relentless Passion Punch
July 2nd, 2016The can design is one of the boldest on the shelves and certainly doesn’t put you in mind for the flavour it contains. Passion Punch is mostly tropical, but on the sweet and smooth side of your taste buds. As usual, a 500ml can full of sugar is hard going (think fluffy teeth after drinking this!) but it’s not too sickly.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Large Can, Mixed Fruit, Punch, UK |
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| Calories: | 58kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Co-op | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Oxxo
June 18th, 2016Nope, it doesn’t taste like gravy and it isn’t thick and brown. It’s just a cheapo tasting clone with a bitter tang to it. Drinkable, but quite definitely budget.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, UK |
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| Calories: | 46kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Home Bargains | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
