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October 8th, 2011This Morrisons own-brand drink tastes very similar to Asda/Sainsbury’s own brands, only slightly better. I’m assuming it is due to the use of carrot and stuff (“vegetable” extracts), but the Morrisons drink is smoother and more palatable than Asda/Sainsbury’s. Sadly though it’s still not the best out there and is miles behind Aldi’s own-brand Red Thunder.
Pit Bull Sugar Free
October 5th, 2011Now, I’ve not tried the full-fat version of Pit Bull at the time of writing this review, and this is my first ever taste of Pit Bull energy drink. I’m told that the sugar-free version tastes exactly the same as the regular version and I hope it does. Pit Bull’s flagship flavour is described as having “a great lemon/lime ginger ale taste”. Now, I can’t really compare it against ginger ale, but the lemon/lime flavour certainly comes through. It’s a refreshing summery drink which went down very nicely on the particularly hot day that I drank it on. Sadly, neither the can nor the web site advises the caffeine content of the product so I’ve made a guess at 10mg/100ml. It didn’t have a great kick, but it had a great flavour.
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| Caffeine: | 10mg/100ml |
Tags: Guarana, Low Calorie, UK, USA |
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| Calories: | 0kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 248ml | ||
| Sold By: | www.americanfizz.co.uk | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Red Thunder
October 1st, 2011Aldi make the best Red Bull clone I’ve ever tasted. Red Thunder is that product and it’s not only pretty cheap, but it’s also the closest drink you’ll get to Red Bull itself. The taste is sweet and very smooth with no bitterness or sourness at all. If there’s an Aldi near you, then you need to try this drink before Red Bull themselves slap Aldi with a law suit for taste copying (if that’s possible??).
Explosade Energy Orange
September 24th, 2011It’s just fizzy orange squash really. A nice drink which is low in caffeine. This is Aldi’s own-brand equivalent of Lucozade Energy Orange and compared to that drink it’s much stronger in flavour. It’s also very good value by comparison too and much better tasting than the more expensive Powerade Energy Orange. Not much of a wake-up factor to it though…
KX Sugar Free
September 21st, 2011KX Sugar Free is the low calorie version of the newly rebranded KX. In many ways it is identical, but the loss of sugar seems to have mellowed the flavour a little for the better. The harshness of the flavour is lessened making it a sweeter drink overall – quite strange considering it has no sugar. I’d recommend this over the full fat one if you are given the choice.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Guarana, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 3kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
KX
September 17th, 2011KX started out life as Tesco Kick many years ago. It rebranded to KX only a couple of years ago and more recently it has undergone a new rebranding – completely snipping the Tesco own-brand image altogether. It’s made by Cott Beverages and now contains guarana. The taste has also changed slightly due to this recent rebrand, but still retains the KX characteristic sourness. It is another Red Bull clone and is quite a nice drink overall, and given the reasonable price in Tesco it is also good value.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Guarana, UK |
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| Calories: | 44kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Blue Bolt Diet
September 14th, 2011At the risk of repeating myself… I’m going to repeat myself because Blue Bolt is Sainsbury’s own-brand energy drink. As soon as I opened the can I recognised the smell, and taking a sip confirmed it. I believe that Sainsbury’s and Asda must buy their energy drink from the same manufacturer because it is identical to Asda’s Blue Charge. You might as well just go and read that review if you want any more information… and just like the Blue Charge / Diet Blue Charge reviews, both Diet Blue Bolt and Fatty McFatFat Blue Bolt tasted identical and nasty! Come on energy drink manufacturers, I need a day drinking some nice energy drinks, where are they!??
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Clone, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 5kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Sainsbury's | ||
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Blue Bolt
September 11th, 2011Blue Bolt is Sainsbury’s own-brand energy drink. As soon as I opened the can I recognised the smell, and taking a sip confirmed it. I believe that Sainsbury’s and Asda must buy their energy drink from the same manufacturer because it is identical to Asda’s Blue Charge. You might as well just go and read that review if you want any more information…
Asda Blue Charge Diet
September 7th, 2011I tried this within hours of trying the full-fat version and to be honest I couldn’t tell the difference, so I’m going to refer you to that review for more information.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 5kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Asda | ||
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