GTEX Energy Drink Purple Fizz
June 27th, 2026This is the first ever energy drink I’ve seen with “Made in Wales” written on the can! Maybe I was feeling patriotic as I drank it, but it made me want to sing Calon Lân at full volume as I sipped it! The purple fizz flavour of this drink is I believe grape, so this is a nice grape soda basically. It’s also VERY high in calories for some reason so you get quite the sugar-rush from it which is unusual these days to be honest. I enjoyed it if only for the local product origin and grape soda being quite rare in the UK.
Golden Eagle
June 27th, 2026It’s a nice shiny can that’s for sure. Inside it’s VERY sweet though, like almost syrupy and it coats your tongue with sugar! It’s a clone drink and clearly on the sweet rather than sour side of things.
Monster Energy Electric Blue
June 20th, 2026It’s blue raspberry! Well, what else would it be when it’s called “electric blue”!? This is a US import drink which I discovered in Budgens in Egham, UK and cost quite a bit as a consequence. I was a bit disappointed really – it’s a very sweet drink and doesn’t have the usual Monster taste that you’d usually expect. Just a basic blue raspberry drink on the tangy side. There are much better Monster flavours out there.
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| Caffeine: | 33mg/100ml |
Tags: Blue Raspberry, Large Can, US |
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| Calories: | 44kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 473ml | ||
| Sold By: | Budgens, Egham | ||
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Monster Energy Ultra Punk Punch
June 13th, 2026This is essentially quite a light tasting tropical energy drink. It’s slightly tangy, much less full-on in taste than their original Ripper flavour. It’s not too sweet, but also a bit meh overall, sorry to disappoint! Ok as a one off, I probably wouldn’t rush to get it again, not because it’s bad, just because it’s nothing unique or new.
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| Caffeine: | 32mg/100ml |
Tags: Large Can, Low Calorie, US |
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| Calories: | 2kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 473ml | ||
| Sold By: | Premier Superstore, UK | ||
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Mountain Dew: Blue Shock
June 13th, 2026If you ever wondered what the ultimate in artificial flavouring is, this is it! It tastes of the purest blue possible 🙂 Well, blue raspberry anyway, like the most artificial and sugar blue raspberry you could possibly imagine. It’s of course smooth and moreish just like every Mountain Dew flavour and I loved it, but you definitely know it’s not good for you.
Mountain Dew: Pitch Black
June 6th, 2026I discovered this little gem in an American import shop in Cardiff… but this one is from Malaysia and bottled rather than in a can. It’s a grape soda drink but really smooth and easy to drink as you’d expect from any Mountain Dew drink. The drink contains caffeine but there’s no quantity given so I’ve made a guess… either way, I really like this drink and if I find it again I’ll be grabbing some more!
Frugo Energy Mango
May 23rd, 2026It’s a nice smooth tropical flavoured drink in some crazy cool artwork-laden can. A bit expensive for what it is – it’s certainly not premium tasting, but there’s nothing wrong with it other than it being a bit lower in caffeine content than most other brands.
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| Caffeine: | 15mg/100ml |
Tags: Low Calorie, Mango, UK |
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| Calories: | 9kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 330ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
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Frugo Energy Watermelon and Strawberry
May 16th, 2026Pretty nice! You can taste the watermelon, but it’s subtly against the much stronger strawberry. Sweet, no bitterness at all, and smooth. I’d be happy getting this one again that’s for sure but it is on the lower side of strength in terms of caffeine content.
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| Caffeine: | 14mg/100ml |
Tags: Low Calorie, Strawberry, UK, Watermelon |
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| Calories: | 10kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 330ml | ||
| Sold By: | Tesco | ||
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Let’s Get Ready To Rumble – Sour Apple
May 9th, 2026Yes, it’s Apple, no it’s not sour. It’s quite a mild apple flavour to be honest, nowhere near as strong as an apple squash for example – more like a watered down sweetened apple juice. Plenty of caffeine so you’ll get your kick, but probably not the most refreshing flavours in the range.
