Red Bull: Zero Calories

April 9th, 2014

There are two things I need to say about this drink. Firstly, it doesn’t really taste like Red Bull, and Secondly it is not zero calories! It’s close, at 1.8 calories/100ml, but that’s not ZERO in my opinion. It tastes sharp and tart, but not like the usual smooth Red Bull flavour in the regular or sugar free varieties. I’d go so far to say that I’d class this as a bad clone if I didn’t know better! They’ve chosen a dark grey colour for the can which looks pretty cool, but to be honest for the difference in calorific value of about 6 calories, you’re much better off going for good old sugar free – it tastes like actual Red Bull for starters!

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(2.5/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 1.8kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Auchan, Val d'Europe
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Jaguar Energy Drink

April 5th, 2014

Awesome name, plain drink. It’s a clone to be sure, on the sweet side and quite nice, but nothing original. At 99p for a can, it’s also not cheap. At the time of writing, the official web site as printed on the can just redirects to a parked page, but the can is current and in date so I guess they’re still working on the branding.

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(2.5/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
Calories: 45kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Nash News, Surrey
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KX Red Berry Sugar Free

April 2nd, 2014

Just as with the ordinary KX Red Berry, it’s very strong and overpowering. Not to my taste but it is pretty original.

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(2.8/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 4kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Crazy Devil

March 29th, 2014

It’s a clone, and not a particularly interesting one. It’s nice tasting and as a bonus sugar-free by default (I’m assuming there’s no full fat version.) Discovered on the (German??) island of Majorca, this is a German energy drink.

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(2.5/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 5kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Majorca, Spain
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Source Tropical

March 22nd, 2014

Meh… just a bland tropical tasting drink really. It’s inoffensive and that’s about as complimentary as I can be. To be honest, Morrison’s have just included this flavour to complete their band-wagon jumping range.

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(2.2/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 45kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Morrison's
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Mixxed Up – Guave

March 19th, 2014

I’ve never tried a guava (guave? the spelling seems to vary everywhere) fruit, so don’t really know what it is supposed to taste like. This drink I can tell you about though. It has a non-descript slightly fruity taste which I can’t really compare to anything. I suppose it could be a mixture of all sorts of fruits watered down, much like a generic ‘fruit’ squash. It was nice, and being in a larger than normal can (330ml) gives you quite a kick, but I can’t say it would be top of my list to buy again.

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(3.2/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 46kCal/100ml
Size: 330ml
Sold By: Lidl
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Mixxed Up – Apple

March 15th, 2014

Fizzy apple squash, that’s what this tastes like. Very sweet and syrupy like it’s been made from a lot of premix. It’s also in a larger can than normal (330ml) so you get a reasonable kick from it. Good value overall.

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(2.9/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 45kCal/100ml
Size: 330ml
Sold By: Lidl
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KX Sugar Free Citrus

March 12th, 2014

More or less the same as the full-fat version – I couldn’t even taste the usual chewy sweeteners. You might as well go for the sugar free version and spend the remaining calories on a chocolate bar as far as I’m concerned because the taste was almost identical.

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(2.5/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 4kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Lucozade Sport Mango & Passion Fruit

March 8th, 2014

It’s basically tropical… when you see mango and passion fruit, it means tropical. Still, refreshing, but I prefer non-tropical drinks. It’ll do the job of giving you a boost, but if you like tropical drinks, go for a less watery tasting one, and if you don’t like tropical drinks, don’t get this one of course!

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(2.1/5)
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Caffeine: 16mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 28kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Tesco
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