Rockstar Pure Zero Guava

May 21st, 2016

A fruity and almost tropical tasting drink with zero* (read that as 4kcal/100ml) calories. It’s nice but pretty sickly even when straight out of the fridge. At the time of writing this, Rockstar Energy still haven’t acknowledged any of their Pure Zero products on their UK web site, but if you look at the international US version you can get a taste of other flavours they may be releasing under this label.

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(3.2/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 4kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Premier Stores
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Spar Original Energy

May 14th, 2016

It’s fake Lucozade! Not orange flavoured, but a generic mix of lemonylimeyoraneycitrussy stuff. Nice, but very high in sugar/calories as you’d expect from this type of beverage.

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(2.3/5)
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Caffeine: 12mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 67kCal/100ml
Size: 380ml
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Emerge – Juicy Berry

May 7th, 2016

Yeah I’m pretty sure that Emerge re-brand every week. I can’t keep up with their ‘Dual’ or not ‘Dual’ or whatever branding, and now it appears they have taken their berry flavour and just called it Juicy Berry. I don’t think this is a new drink, but it’s got a new name.

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(2.1/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 43kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: One Stop
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ESTAR – Lemon and Lime

April 30th, 2016

A very nice lemon and lime flavoured energy drink. Quite often with the lemon/lime flavours, they taste like someone has used way too much cordial. But, this one is balanced just right. This is the first ESTAR drink I’ve discovered and looking at their web site they seem to have many flavour varieties. If I come across any others I’ll be sure to grab and review them quickly.

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(2.8/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 46kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: 99p Stores
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Red Bull – The Orange Edition (2016)

March 26th, 2016

It’s certainly a different take on orange flavoured energy drinks. It’s sweet but not strong or sickly. The taste is quite definitely orange, but not watered down either. I think they’ve struck a good balance of flavour. When compared to something like Lucozade, it’s not as sharp, fizzy, or sickly. When compared to one of the other ‘own-brand’ orange energy drinks, it’s much smoother and refined. You can’t taste that it’s a Red Bull product, but you can certainly tell that it’s a premium product.

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(3.5/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 45kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Premier Stores
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Monster Energy Ultra

March 12th, 2016

This is a strange one, it’s citrusy and smooth, yet quite sickly. But, it was low calorie so that’s a bonus. I did really enjoy it overall and would have it again if I ever see it. Definitely not like the usual Monster drinks.

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(3.5/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 2kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Shell
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E-ON – Citrus Punch

March 5th, 2016

I expected a lemon flavour, but it’s actually a tropical drink. High in caffeine and calorie content, it was disappointing.

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(2.2/5)
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Caffeine: 40mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 43kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
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E-ON – Apricot Rush

February 27th, 2016

There is a slight taste of apricot in this drink, but to be honest the most overwhelming flavour I detected was almond. It was like drinking marzipan! A bit of Googling turned up that apricot kernels and almonds are similar in taste, so that is probably what’s been used to make this drink. It’s very different, but probably not for everyone!

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(3.2/5)
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Caffeine: 40mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 43kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
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E-ON – Pomegranate Blast

February 20th, 2016

Nah, pomegranate doesn’t work in an energy drink

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(2.6/5)
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Caffeine: 40mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 44kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
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