EQ8 – Cranberry & Apple

July 6th, 2013

Jumping on the bandwagon of healthy drinks, EQ8 certainly has the credentials for being healthy. It contains no sugar other than that found in the medley of fruit juices it is concocted from, and the caffeine sources are guarana and green tea based too. Sadly the can gives no clue as to the actual caffeine content so I have to assume it is low. But, as energy drinks go, it does pick you up if not as forcefully as the synthetic varieties. Taste-wise, sadly it disappoints. This flavour is quite sour and could have done with added sugar to be honest!

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(2.4/5)
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Caffeine: 1mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 38.8kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Morrisons
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Pit Bull Cherry and Lime

July 3rd, 2013

I’m really not convinced on the combination of cherry and lime in this drink. The cherry flavour comes through, but it someone severely soured by the lime making it quite a bitter experience. Having tried the original Pit Bull, I could sense a theme as the underlying taste of the original was evident in this drink too, however I don’think it works as a mixer with other ingredients. Still, there are other Pit Bull cocktails to try and they could turn out to be wonderful so I shall withhold my judgement on this brand until then. Personally, I won’t be trying this again because there are many more nicer tasting drinks out there.

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(3.2/5)
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Caffeine: 33.3mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 45.8kCal/100ml
Size: 473ml
Sold By: www.americanfizz.co.uk
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Dark Dog Light

June 26th, 2013

Breaking the tradition of me preferring the taste of sugar-free versions over their full-fat counterparts, Dark Dog Light tastes exactly the same as ordinary boring Dark Dog. It has the same caramelly taste and no chewy artificial sweetener aftertaste either. The only thing it lacks is the sugar rush and crash. This is my last French energy drink for a while due to low stocks… unless anyone wants to post me some more?? 🙂

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(3.4/5)
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Caffeine: 25mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 5kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Carrefour, France
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Dark Dog

June 15th, 2013

This delicacy, also from France but seen in Spain and Germany too, has a distinctive energy drink taste but is not a Red Bull clone at all. It’s a much more earthy taste, quite caramelized but nice nonetheless. Dark Dog is different and successfully so, but it’s not as sickly and sweet as most energy drinks, or as artificial as Monster.

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(3.5/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 52kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Carrefour, France
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Relentless Lemon Ice

May 11th, 2013

A really smooth a refreshing lemon drink. Not too sharp or sweet but just right. It’s like the posh cloudy lemonade you can buy in posh supermarkets… Nothing at all like the brewed tasting original Relentless flavour. It does have quite a kick to it, possibly because it is so smooth and moreish that you drink it very quickly.

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(3.9/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 48kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Tesco
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Rockstar Xdurance Tropical Orange

April 27th, 2013

Bleurgh, another tropical drink. As expected, it’s sharp and sickly. Sorry Rockstar, I don’t like it.

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(2.5/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 56kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Asda
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Rockstar Xdurance – Orange

April 24th, 2013

Pretty good actually! As opposed to the Tropical Orange flavour of the canned Rockstar Xdurance, this bottle is a normal orange flavour, much like Lucozade Energy Orange. Refreshing and sweet. I’d prefer it in a can to be honest because I find drinks keep cooler for longer like that, but otherwise it’s more convenient as a 500ml option as you can seal it up and save some for later.

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(3.5/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 55kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Road Chef
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Burn

April 3rd, 2013

Another French energy drink, which I believe I have also seen in Spain, Germany, Italy and Croatia but NOT the UK! It’s really nice and very different so gains points on originality. The colour is bright red and the taste, I think, is raspberry. I say ‘I think’ because I’m not 100% sure – I didn’t get the raspberry breakthrough until I took a sip after munching a double chocolate cookie and suddenly had a chocolate and raspberry moment (those two flavours go together very well FYI and create quite a memorable lasting taste). Wake-up-wise it packs a standard 32mg/100ml caffeine punch plus Guarana so you’ll know you’ve had one. Top marks and I hope they bring it to the UK soon – I’ll post a news article if I hear anything.

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(3.8/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 57.1kCal/100ml
Size: 250ml
Sold By: Carrefour, France
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Rockstar Super Sours Bubbleburst

March 23rd, 2013

Hmm… I was concerned that it would taste like those cheap tubs of bright blue ‘drink’ you get from corner shops everywhere, and I wasn’t far wrong. It tastes of bubblegum, and is not very sour either which was disappointing. Having said that, I did enjoy it though! Given the name ‘super sour’, both this and the green apple flavour are far too tame in my opinion. Rockstar should have gone all out and made them proper sour so as your lips and gums peel back over your teeth. Then I’d have been really impressed.

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(3.9/5)
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Caffeine: 32mg/100ml Tags:
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Calories: 59kCal/100ml
Size: 500ml
Sold By: Lifestyle Stores
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