KX Tropical

June 9th, 2012

I’ll spare you the usual rant about tropical drinks this time. It’s not too bad to be honest but then again it is a predictable addition to the KX range. Sweet, tart, and what you’d expect… It’s a ‘tropical’ clone.

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(2.5/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 46kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Guarana Antarctica

May 26th, 2012

“O Original Do Brasil” apparently… and another apparently, it’s the second most popular soft drink in Brazil after Coca-Cola. Finally, stocked by Tesco, it is available in the UK. If you’re expecting a massive energy hit from a guarana extract beverage then you’ll be disappointed. The caffeine estimate is a generous 1mg/100ml – which I suspect is over estimated. Flavour-wise, it’s unique. There’s something slightly fruity about the taste, a bit appley with a hint of pear. Of course, those fruits aren’t actually in the drink, I’m just trying to describe the flavour of guarana itself – try it for yourself because it’s very different to any other soft drink I’ve tried..

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(3.1/5)
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Caffeine: 1mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 40kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Relentless Apple and Kiwi

May 19th, 2012

I don’t generally like the taste of apples, either the real fruit or the synthetic flavouring version…. so I tried this drink with a low opinion already formed. It actually surprised me because I now want to get another can of this. The flavour is light and sweet, but not too sweet. It’s fruity and moreish, and packs quite a punch of wake-up-ness – I really enjoyed this new Relentless variety, and it’s definitely original – there’s nothing out there I can compare it too even if I look through my list of USA drinks… This one is unique to the UK for the moment so go buy it and try it and help it stay on sale!

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(4.2/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 45kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: W. H, Smith
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Monster Rehab Rojo Tea

May 12th, 2012

After the Monster highlight that was the Lemonade + Tea version of Rehab, I expected this one to be great. Sadly, it tasted like someone had dipped an old teabag in some cranberry squash. Bleurgh. It was sweet, and could have been refreshing, but the stale taste of tea with every mouthful was sickening. Having said that, full marks for originality because no-one else has been stupid enough to make this daft combination.

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(3.3/5)
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Caffeine: 37mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 2kCal/100ml
Size: 458ml
Sold By: J D Wetherspoon
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Red Thunder Diet

May 7th, 2012

This is my favourite Red Bull Cone of all time. It has the perfect mix of  smoothness, sweetness and value for money which makes it stand out from the crowd by miles. If you want to stock up on energy drinks then buy six-packs of these in Aldi. Let’s hope they don’t try to ‘improve’ the taste in future versions.

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(2.8/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 3kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Aldi
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Crunk Mango-Peach

April 28th, 2012

This drink is very strong in flavour and caffeine. It’s not to my taste as I found it far too fruity. It’s a tropical drink really but without the pineapple twist that you usually get. Not my favourite Crunk really but I had to try it of course! It contains the usual proprietary Crunk mix of random aphrodisiac ingredients which I’m sure they’ve invented the names of (legal disclaimer: they haven’t, the names are just strange).

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(2.7/5)
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Caffeine: 40.6mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 50.7kCal/100ml
Size: 473ml
Sold By: Filco
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Kick

April 14th, 2012

Simply just another Red Bull clone. Sorry… it’s also an expensive one at that too. It tastes okay, but as the can cost £1 I personally think you’d be better off getting a more original brand, or an actual Red Bull for that price (you can still find Red Bull for a pound if you shop around).  It was nice, but really, when you’re paying premium prices you expect something a bit different!

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(2.1/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
Calories: 48kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Asda
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Rip It – Lime Wrecker

April 7th, 2012

I had been looking forward to this flavour, saving it for a special moment. I was a little disappointed. That isn’t to say that this isn’t a nice drink because it really is, but I was expecting something a little more refreshing whereas Lime Wrecker tastes more like someone has poured lime cordial in to lemonade. It was good, but not as I’d expected. It did wake me up quickly though given the high caffeine and sugar content but for me it was a little on the sickly side. If you don’t appreciate food colourings then this may be the Rip It for you – it was almost clear with only a very faint green tint to it.

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(3.1/5)
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Caffeine: 42.5mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 54.1kCal/100ml
Size: 473ml
Sold By: www.americanfizz.co.uk
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Monster Rehab: Tea + Lemonade + Energy

March 17th, 2012

This drink surprised me: it didn’t have the usual Monster flavour that I was expecting. Being non-carbonated, it shares more in common with some of the Rockstar drinks instead, but is still very nice. It mostly tasted like still lemonade, but did have a note of tea about it even if it was very faint. There’s nothing else out there on the market quite like this, so full marks for originality, but I am a little disappointed that it didn’t jump out as being a Monster Energy drink from the taste.

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(3.9/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 10kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Tesco
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