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February 25, 2008
By: Enery Drink Guru
Category: Caffeine, Energy Drinks, Ginseng, Insoitol, Sugar free, Taurine, Vitamins
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Recoil Energy will grab your attention with the military inspired can and the long set of legs shown on this can! The can shows a tall girl with camo hot pants, holding a SKS rifle and wearing some belt fed ammo over her shoulder! I give credit to the marketing team for this design!
Here is a quick blurb from the distributors website:
“How are you going to get through a long day of work, soccer practices, and bedtime stories? Samantha’s RECOIL ENERGY is specifically formulated to give that needed boost. RECOIL ENERGY reinvigorates you with L-Carnitine, Taurine, Ginseng, and B Vitamins with only five calories per can (8.3 FL OZ). RECOIL ENERGY gives you that extra boost without the diet busting sugar. At the office or on-the-go, RECOIL ENERGY will help you outlast the competition. RECOIL ENERGY is an integral part of the Samantha Lyle Fitness Plan.”
Lets crack this can open and see what we get…. the aroma is very faint and cant really describe but maybe a slight Red Bull smell.
Recoil has a yellowish gold color that is pretty similar to multiple other energy drinks we have sampled.
The first sip of Recoil is very sweet, I think this may be due to the artificial sweeteners (this is the same for almost all sugar free energy drinks) but it is only 5 calories for those of you interested. There are very tiny carbonation bubbles that attack your tongue to produce a nice effervescent feel. The taste that recoil offers is similar to a citrus Jello, not lemon but something in that range. Unfortunately Recoil has a very forgettable taste that really stand out… Some people may like that feature but I personally like a more robust tasting energy drink.
I would rate the energy boost of Recoil similar to a Red Bull, no niacin flush feel and it doesn’t give you the shakes which is good! Recoil normally sells for $2.49/can but I want to say thanks to Adam for sending me this sample to review!
December 19, 2007
By: Enery Drink Guru
Category: Caffeine, Ginseng, Guarana, Insoitol, Milk Thistle, Taurine, Vitamins
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I am going to get straight to the point! THIS STUFF ROCKS! (no pun intended)
I was a huge Rockstar Guava fan but it looks like Punched is going to give it a run for the money! RS tropical punch makes Hawaiian Punch taste like water!
I really enjoy this drink, its refreshing, crisp, good robust flavor, nice inviting red/pink color, mild carbonation and the best part is that it finishes cleans and no dry aftertaste! If you are trying to decided between BooKoo Punch and RSP there is no contest, put that bookoo down and go straight for the RSP unless you enjoy cottonmouth!
RSP comes in a 16 oz can and also includes the red pull tab with the etched in RR on it.
The goodies include: 2000mg taurine, 300mg ginkgo, 240mg caffeine, 50mg guarana, 50mg inositol, 50mg ginseng and 40mg milk thistle.
December 12, 2007
By: Enery Drink Guru
Category: Caffeine, Ginseng, Guarana, Insoitol, Taurine, Vitamins
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December 04, 2007
By: Enery Drink Guru
Category: Caffeine, Energy Drinks, Ginseng, Insoitol, Taurine, Vitamins
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NOS Grape offers an eye catching can with colors similar to Rockstar Guava. This high performance energy drink delivers that trademark artificial grape smell… snow cones, gum, suckers, candy or kool-aid. If there was dictionary with smells, this is what would be listed for grape.
Now that we are done sniffing that artificial grape aroma let take a swig of this drink…..WOW, artificial grape flavor to match that aroma! If I blindfolded you and had you sample this you would think it was grape soda. There is no energy taste at all, just lots or robust artificial grape flavor. I happen to like grape soda so this drink taste good to me, but I don’t wanna pay $2 to drink pop.
NOS grape offers the usual suspects: 2000mg taurine, 400mg L-carnitine, 250mg caffeine, 200mg inositol, 100mg panax ginseng and B vitamins.
If you like expensive grape pop/soda… I got the perfect drink for you!
November 28, 2007
By: Enery Drink Guru
Category: Caffeine, Energy Drinks, Horny Goat Weed, Insoitol, Taurine, Vitamins
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Today we have a Dickens Energy Cider (DEC) on the sample table! Dickens is distributed by DC Brands. The marketing department decided to go for a black hair chic with red thigh highs and a skimpy red skirt holding a pitch fork! I think they did a good job, too bad the label is better than the drink. DC Brands has all kinds of marketing, they have a model search competition, has promo events at Hooters ect… DEC has a lot of T&A associated with it which is fine by me.
DEC comes in a 16 oz can, offers a fruity aroma on that first sniff and has a standard gold color that looks clear and refreshing. The first sip of DEC is interesting you get all these tiny carbonation bubbles working on your tongue and finishes up with mild to standard carbonation…. BUT once you swallow that first sip you’d think someone just stuffed a bunch of cotton in your mouth!!! DEC has a very DRY taste and leaves you with awful cotton mouth and a film residue on the roof of your mouth.
DEC includes a pretty standard list of goodies: caffeine, taurine, inositol, B vitamins, citric acid and HORNY GOAT WEED!
DEC has the following slogan on the can:
“Taste the Difference, Feel the Difference”
I sure taste the difference…… a difference that I am not hip to. Reminds me of Windex mixed in with an energy drink.