POSI+IV – Peach and Lime

October 17th, 2015

Peach and Lime should never be combined. Ever. It just doesn’t work, and what you end up with is some sort of drink that doesn’t know if it’s supposed to be sharp, sour, sweet, or bitter. It’s the taste equivalent of mixing all of your paints together to get brown.

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(2.4/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 62kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: B&M
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Spartan Original Zero

October 10th, 2015

Pretty much the same as the full fat edition, it tastes like No Fear, which is not a bad thing at all. A nice large can of a nice low calorie drink.

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(2.8/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 2kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
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Epic Energy

October 3rd, 2015

It took me ages to open this can, and I had to use a screwdriver in the end. The re-sealable opening on the can is way too difficult to open, at least it was on the can that I purchased anyway. The branding on the can is premium quality, with a matt effect label, and the drink itself is okay (a clone) but nothing special. Very sweet, but let down by the daft and fiddly opening.

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(2.5/5)
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Caffeine: 31.5mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 47.9kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Premier Stores
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Black Vitamin Energy Blueberry

September 26th, 2015

There’s no official value on the can for caffeine content, hence I’ve guessed it at being as low as possible. This is branded as being a health drink, containing natural pick-me-ups such as guarana, magnesium, vitamin B6 and others. It tastes okay too so far as health-branded drinks go, but that’ll probably be because of all the sugar (not so healthy after all!).

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(2.7/5)
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Caffeine: 1mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 48kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Tesco
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POSI+IV – Strawberry and Lime

September 12th, 2015

I had high hopes for this, but it turns out that strawberry and lime do NOT go together that well – in this instance at least. It was like a badly mixed cocktail.

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(2.4/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 62kCal/100ml
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Gangster

September 5th, 2015

Interesting branding… it’s clearly a cheap clone, and it tastes watery but very sweet by comparison to others, but the brushed silver can with black detailing does give it a premium look. I have to say though that the name ‘Gangster’ is unlikely to ever become a mainstream brand!

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(2.2/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 44kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Home Bargains
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Tropicana Energy – Mango and Guava

August 29th, 2015

It’s just a shot of caffeinated fruit juice. I don’t much like fruit juice, so I found this horrific, but if you are after a caffeine perk without the usual energy drink flavour then this is for you. I’d be surprised if you could tell the difference between this drink and a regular juice drink.

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(2.8/5)
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Caffeine: 50mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 53kCal/100ml
Size: 150ml
Sold By: Co-op
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Fist

August 15th, 2015

There’s not a lot I can say about this really, it’s a clone, it’s a large can, it’s sweet, it’s middle-of-the-road and nothing special other than the FIST on the front of the can. Full marks for an interesting brand name and can design.

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(2.8/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 43kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
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POSI+IV – Lemon and Lime

August 8th, 2015

It tastes nice, but it’s basically diabetes in a can. According to the web site it “delivers higher levels of energy than current market leaders.” which is technically correct – it packs a whopping 62 kcal per 100ml which at least rivals Lucozade, but delivering it in a 250ml can and comparing it to other similar products it really does pack a lot more energy in the form of sugar I’m guessing from looking at the carb content.

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(2.8/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 62kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: B&M
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