Sunsoul Sicilian Lemon and Lime
March 30th, 2019Here it is, No. 22. I think that this replaces the Kaffir Lemon and Lime Sunsoul drink which I reviewed back at the end of 2017 because I haven’t seen that recently. Anyhow, if my memory serves me correctly then I found the old version quite nice and refreshing – a very summery drink despite finding it in Winter. Sadly, this new version is a bit more tart and not as smooth as the old one. It’s still nice, but disappointing when I had such good memories of its predecessor.
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| Caffeine: | 26mg/100ml |
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| Calories: | 34kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Sainsbury’s | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
USN Spike Energy Shot Cola
March 23rd, 2019Imagine if you can that you have managed to liquidise or juice a whole bunch of sour fizzy cola bottle sweets. And then you downed it in one go. That’s pretty much what you have with this cola flavoured energy shot. It gets full marks for originality because I have never tasted anything like this before! It needs to be sweeter though to be perfect because you still get the expected very bitter and sour taste that you get with every other energy shot. Worth a go if you manage to find one because it’s one of a kind.
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| Caffeine: | 300mg/100ml |
Tags: Cola, Shot, UK |
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| Calories: | 14kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 60ml | ||
| Sold By: | Aldi | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
USN Spike Energy Shot Berry
March 16th, 2019You don’t tend to see many energy shots anymore. There was a time several years ago when every brand had a ‘shot’ version. As I expected though, these Spike shots have the familiar extreme bitterness that the shots of old use to provide. This berry flavoured shot was sadly masked by that aforementioned bitterness, so all you really taste is a sour burst of liquid that makes you draw your lips back over your teeth and inhale sharply.
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| Caffeine: | 300mg/100ml |
Tags: Berry, Low Calorie, Shot, UK |
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| Calories: | 14kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 60ml | ||
| Sold By: | Aldi | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Sunsoul Wild Blackberry and Pear
March 9th, 2019No.17 in the Sunsoul collection, which means only No.3 to find according to their web site -which is bizarre at time of review… check it out. All black+white, moody, with three girls dressed in evening wear holding cans of Sunsoul whilst posing in some country house surroundings. It seems at odds with the 100% natural energy vibe. I was expecting fields and forests and things, oh well. Taste-wise it’s really nice – I don’t like pear flavourings at all, but I can’t taste it in this drink. It’s very fruity and perhaps the cocktail of pear with blackberry has made it palatable for me. It’s slightly lower in caffeine than most energy drinks, and is definitely not low calorie, but it’s a good drink all the same.
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| Caffeine: | 26mg/100ml |
Tags: Blackberry, Natural, Pear, UK |
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| Calories: | 34kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Aldi | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Dark Thunder Original
March 2nd, 2019I had high hopes for this drink after trying the sugar free version. It’s nice tasting, but it’s just a clone. Although I’m not classing this as low calorie because it’s the full fat version in the range, it’s actually not that calorific. At about 91kcals per can, it’s lower in calories than some of the low calorie ones I’ve reviewed in the past. That’s in part to the addition of sweeteners to compensate for a lower sugar content, which is necessary to avoid the UK sugar tax. You can’t tell that’s it’s reduced sugar at all. Flavour-wise it’s mellow and sweet with no bitter aftertaste and pleasant to drink, but it’s nothing special.
Dark Thunder Tropical Storm
February 23rd, 2019I have to hand it to Aldi, their Dark Thunder range is going down well with me. This tropical flavour drink is much closer to orange in my opinion, but that’s no bad thing. It’s slightly on the sickly side after a large can has been downed, but it’s still tasty and refreshing over all.
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Large Can, Low Calorie, Tropical, UK |
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| Calories: | 3kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Aldi | ||
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Dark Thunder Zero Blast
February 9th, 2019This is the first in a bunch of reviews for Aldi’s new own brand ‘large can’ range of energy drinks. It’s not regular clone, but it is unmistakably an energy drink. It has a slightly tart and aniseed flavour to it which is pretty good to my taste buds. With a large ‘T’ on the front of the can, it’s obvious whose customers they are targeting. If given the choice, I’d go for this T over M though 🙂
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| Caffeine: | 30mg/100ml |
Tags: Large Can, Low Calorie, UK |
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| Calories: | 4kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 500ml | ||
| Sold By: | Aldi | ||
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SuperFit Diet Fresh Mixed Berry
February 2nd, 2019Well, not as bad as I had expected given that this is aimed at a healthier consumer. There’s no caffeine content on the can which means it’s low, like at least Cola-Cola low, but there must be some caffeine in there because it contains green tea. I didn’t get much of a kick from it, but it was refreshing and not sickly at all.
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| Caffeine: | 0.1mg/100ml |
Tags: Berry, UK |
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| Calories: | 2kCal/100ml | ||
| Size: | 250ml | ||
| Sold By: | Poundland | ||
| Web Site: | Click here | ||
Kicker
December 1st, 2018This drink has two things going for it: quantity and price. I could only find it in litre bottles, and for the bargain price of 89p. It’s a definite clone, but quite mild and watered down in flavour. I didn’t get much of a kick from kicker, but it did the job I suppose!
