She

Low calorie, in a pink can, and peach flavoured. It’s aimed clearly at women, with a share of profits going to the She Charity funding projects supporting women and children. Sadly, I don’t think they’ll sell many cans unless they tweak the flavour slightly – the peach really didn’t work for me and I found it far too sharp. On the plus side it does contain things like ginseng and aloe vera… lovely.

Blue Bastard

This drink is all about the name. You take a standard Red Bull clone, wrap it with an awesome name, and you have a winning product! The taste is what you’d expect from any clone: sweet, sickly, and certainly not refreshing. It gives you a kick, and you can show off the can to your mates. It was reasonably priced too as I could purchase three of these to one Red Bull. The originality rating is boosted due to branding and not for the taste.

Go Fast

Go Fast lists honey as an ingredient, which is a first as far as I am aware – and it’s a winning combination. Very original and tastes great. I can’t say I can taste the honey specifically, but it combines to make an excellent energy drink. There’s a definite energy drink note to the product, but it’s no clone. I hope they launch this in the UK because it was excellent.

Crazy Amsterdam

A special thanks goes out to Steve C. for bringing this one back from Amsterdam for me. I’ve censored the image of the can slightly for obvious reasons… I’d like to keep the rating of this site as universal as possible. The label on the can didn’t give the caffeine strength of the product but I’ve been informed by the manufacturer that it is 32mg/100ml. A note about the manufacturer actually – Protaste Drinks produce a generic energy drink in a shiny silver can over which retailers and promoters can apply their own label. I’m assuming ‘Crazy Amsterdam’ is an attempt at cashing in on Amsterdam tourism by doing just this.

As for the flavour, well, it tastes like plastic. Very syrupy and synthetic tasting with a lingering aftertaste that I can’t recommend. This drink is all about the label and should be considered as more of a souvenir than a taste sensation.