Radnor Energy: Cranberry and Raspberry

June 20th, 2020

I’m not a fan of cranberry usually, I find it quite bitter. But, this cranberry and raspberry drink is very moreish. It’s lightly carbonated fruity water with a splattering of caffeine. Actually, it’s not caffeine, it’s Coffeine (Caffeine anhydrous from coffee bean) – with a big trademark symbol after it. This is certainly an interesting take on fancy bottled water, but if you want the best flavour then go for the Lemon and Lime one.

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(3.1/5)
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Caffeine: 14mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 1kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Aldi
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Kicker

December 1st, 2018

This 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!

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(3/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 46kCal/100ml
Size: 1000ml
Sold By: Poundstretcher
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Monster Hydro Manic Melon

October 7th, 2017

Not a fan of this one sorry Monster. It tastes to me like a really weak melon squash. I mean seriously weak and watery. Perhaps the weather needed to be warmer to enjoy it, but all I could think about was, this needs more pre-mix in it! Probably would be nicer if the flavour was stronger.

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(2.8/5)
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Caffeine: 25mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 36kCal/100ml
Size: 550ml
Sold By: Premier Stores
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Monster Hydro Mean Green

September 16th, 2017

Not sure I liked this much. It was still and very refreshing, but quite tart and tropical. I’d have preferred something a bit more lemonade-like, but having said that it was a change from the usual fizzy energy drinks.

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(3.1/5)
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Caffeine: 25mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 37kCal/100ml
Size: 550ml
Sold By: Londis, Dublin
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Uptime

July 1st, 2017

This drink has a real premium feel to it. It’s presented in a tall metal canister-style bottle, almost like a thermal flask. Flavour-wise there’s nothing I can think of to compare it to. It’s lightly carbonated and very smooth and sweet, yet not really flavoured at all. It’s slightly more caffeinated than Red Bull, but other than that it’s near identical in its statistics. There’s also a sugar free version available but due to airline luggage weight restrictions I had to be more selective in which drinks I sampled whilst in the US!

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(3.8/5)
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Caffeine: 40mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 45kCal/100ml
Size: 355ml
Sold By: 7-Eleven, San Francisco
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Spar Original Energy

May 14th, 2016

It’s fake Lucozade! Not orange flavoured, but a generic mix of lemonylimeyoraneycitrussy stuff. Nice, but very high in sugar/calories as you’d expect from this type of beverage.

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(2.3/5)
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Caffeine: 12mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 67kCal/100ml
Size: 380ml
Sold By: Spar
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Tropicana Energy – Mango and Guava

August 29th, 2015

It’s just a shot of caffeinated fruit juice. I don’t much like fruit juice, so I found this horrific, but if you are after a caffeine perk without the usual energy drink flavour then this is for you. I’d be surprised if you could tell the difference between this drink and a regular juice drink.

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(2.8/5)
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Caffeine: 50mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 53kCal/100ml
Size: 150ml
Sold By: Co-op
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Boost Energy – Exotic Fruits

June 27th, 2015

If you’re going for a bottle of energy drink, then you’re probably better off going for this than Lucozade. It’s less sickly and pumped with a lot more caffeine. I’d classify it as a tropical drink, but on the milder and sweeter side.

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(3.2/5)
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Caffeine: 30mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 46kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Lifestyle Express
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Red Kick

May 16th, 2015

I found this in a health food store, and as per usual any drink I get from a health food store tastes like cr..ubbish. I didn’t even finish the whole bottle because it tasted so naff. It didn’t give me much of a boost either even given the normal levels of caffeine.

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(2.3/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 17kCal/100ml
Size: 330ml
Sold By: Holland and Barratt
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