Focus Energy Shot
January 19th, 2013This tastes okay really… still a tad on the bitter side but mostly it tastes like strawberries and sweet fruits of an unknown origin. It packs quite a punch but is also on the expensive side… quite why energy shots cost a lot more than their carbonated more voluminous canned cousins I don’t know. Anyway, touted as ‘fruity’ flavoured, you can certainly buy a lot worse, but it doesn’t make the top half of the list either.
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| Caffeine: | 90mg/100ml |
Tags: Low Calorie, Shots, UK |
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| Calories: | 6.7kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 60ml | ||
| Sold By: | Holland and Barrett | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Quick Energy – Orange
January 12th, 2013Another nasty tasting bitter orange energy shot! It works well because I was at maximum alertness for a good few hours, but I also couldn’t get rid of the taste during that time either.
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| Caffeine: | 297mg/100ml |
Tags: Low Calorie, Orange, Shots, UK |
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| Calories: | 8.5kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 59ml | ||
| Sold By: | Holland and Barrett | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Red Rooster Light
December 29th, 2012An impromptue (and my first ever) visit to Farmfoods as I passed it in Bridgend led to the discovery of the light version of Red Rooster. It’s an improvement (as I find the sugar free versions usually are) on the full fat version as far as taste goes, and the can designers have gone with a minimalist silver design which makes it appear cheaper than it tastes. Incidentally, Farmfoods also sell Mountain Dew Energy in cans too which is the first place I’ve seen it outside of a bottle.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 3kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Farmfoods | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Asda Blue Charge Orange Twist
December 22nd, 2012Don’t believe the can… orange indeed. There’s probably some orange in there somewhere but it tastes much more like passionfruit than orange. There’s quite a sharp tropical fruit taste that comes through and it wasn’t as nice as I’d hoped… which is especially annoying given that I was expecting it to be orange! It has a decent kick though given it is full of sugar and caffeine, and it’s not a clone – but I do think it’s false advertising!
Neuro Trim
December 15th, 2012This non-carbonated caffeinated drink tastes strange. Not in a bad way I must add, but in an unusual way. It’s very nice but I can’t easily describe the flavour – I’d say it’s slightly fruity, possible citrus of some variety. It’s very smooth and mild in taste but it’s main selling feature is weight loss. The special fibre in the drink apparently swells up once ingested to make you feel full, whilst some other magical compound starts to absorb fat. Honestly, I can’t say I felt full after it because I still managed a burger, hot dog, and fries a couple of hours later. Most importantly though, it tastes good, is low in calories, and wakes you up with a mixture of added caffeine and green tea extract.
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| Caffeine: | 11.6mg/100ml |
Tags: Bottle, Low Calorie, Natural, UK |
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| Calories: | 8.5kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 430ml | ||
| Sold By: | Boots | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Emerge Juiced – Mixed Berry
December 8th, 2012Whenever a product includes blackcurrant, it instantly gets overwhelmed with that particular strong flavour. and sadly this has happened here. It tastes like a watered down Ribena which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. You can detect other flavours in there, and there’s no sense of this tasting like an energy drink either which for some is a bonus. Extra points for something a bit different, especially in such a budget brand of drinks.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Berry, UK |
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| Calories: | 44kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Home Bargains | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Vitamin Water – Spark
December 1st, 2012The clue is in the name… water. It tastes like water with a dash of flavouring. Now, at first I didn’t enjoy it because of that wateriness, but about halfway through I realised it was actually quite nice. The tropical flavour is very mild and because of that it’s very refreshing and easy to drink. As for wakey-wakeyness, it isn’t very strong, but it’s certainly original.
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| Caffeine: | 14.2mg/100ml |
Tags: Bottle, Guarana, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 19kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Boots | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Rockstar Xdurance – Blueberry, Pomegranate, Acai
November 27th, 2012Exactly the same as the can, but in a bottle! See this review.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Blueberry, Bottle, Pomegranate, UK |
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| Calories: | 57kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Road Chef | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Emerge Juiced – Tropical
November 24th, 2012Nooo, another tropical drink! Nope, I didn’t like this much. It was sour, sharp, and everything I don’t like about tropical flavoured drinks. It was very cheap though, but even that doesn’t make up for the taste. Stick with their bog standard energy drink or if you must go for tropical, splash out on something a little more expensive.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Tropical, UK |
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| Calories: | 46kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Home Bargains | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
