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| Three of our intrepid testers have assembled eight of the more readily available energy drinks on the market for the Ultimate Energy Drink Shootout. These drinks are readily available from most supermarkets, gas stations and corner stores in these parts and are consumed with great gusto by students, drivers and sportsmen alike. No stone was left unturned, no overgrown path too scary to walk down in our testers unfaltering quest for the truth..... |
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Name: Big Damo
Age: ? Occupation: Student, High School Says: "Bring it on, man!" |
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Name: Luvvie J
Age: 36 Occupation: Domestic Purchasing Engineer, Mum of three Says: "Lets go for gold!" |
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Name: Richo
Age: 37 Occupation: Part-time Photojournalist Says: "Quick, give me another can of that stuff!" |
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Red Bull
Big Damo: Smells sweet and fruity, tastes only alright, 6.5 points Luvvie J: Smells like sherbet, doesn't taste that good - quite sour, 4 points Richo: Smells like fuit tingle lollies, tastes a little sour but alright, 5 points Size: 250ml Color: Yellow Taurine: 1000mg Caffiene: 80mg Inositol: 50mg Niacin: 20mg Vitamin B6: 5mg Vitamin B12: 5mg Overall: 5.2 |
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V
Big Damo: Smells like lollies, tastes like shit, 4 points Luvvie J: Smells like chewing gum, don't mind the taste - a bit like berrocca, 8 points Richo: Smells like jelly beans, Tastes sour - yuk, 3 points Size: 250ml Color: Yellow Taurine: 500mg Caffiene: 78mg Inositol: 50mg Niacin: 7.2mg Vitamin B6: 1.1mg Vitamin B12: 1.4mg Overall: 5 points |
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Blue Ox - Orange Rush
Big Damo: Smells like a sweet lolly sensation, tastes sour but bearable, 6 points Luvvie J: Smells like lollies, taste is a sour acidic orange - like medicine, yuk, 3 points Richo: Smells like friut tingles lollies, tastes like a sour grapefruit, 3 points Size: 250ml Color: Looks like orange juice Taurine: 400mg Caffiene: 77mg Inositol: 20mg Gaurana: 25mg Vitamin B6: 2mg Vitamin B12: 2mg Overall: 4 points |
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Blue Ox - Original
Big Damo: Smells sweet, strange sweet yet sour taste, quite nice, 6.5 points Luvvie J: Smells sour, tastes horrible like disprin, 4 points Richo: Smells sweet, tastes like a crappy mix of aspro clear mixed in blue cordial, 4 points Size: 250ml Color: Aqua Blue Taurine: 160mg Caffiene: 31mg Ginseng: 10mg Guarana: 10mg Vitamin B6: 6.8mg Vitamin B12: 12.8mg Overall: 3.5 points |
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Blue Ox - Black Cherry
Big Damo: Smells nice, tastes like shit - very sour, 1 point Luvvie J: Smells like cough mixture, tastes YUK! - Ewwwwwwwww, 1 point Richo: Yeah, cough mixture, tastes like shit alright, 2 points Size: 250ml Color: Ruby Red Taurine: 400mg Caffiene: 77mg Inositol: 20mg Guarana: 25mg Vitamin B6: 2mg Vitamin B12: 2mg Overall: 1.3 points |
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Wild NRG
Big Damo: Smells fruity with a weird tang, tastes quite nice with a fruity fizz, 10 points Luvvie J: Smells a bit like fruit salad, tastes nice, refreshing aftertaste, 9 points Richo: Has a fruity tang smell, quite a refreshing taste, I like it, 10 points Size: 375ml Color: Apple Cider color Taurine: 1333mg Caffiene: 120mg Inositol: 66mg Niacin: 26mg Vitamin B6: 6.4mg Vitamin B12: 6.4mg Overall: 9.7 points |
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XS - Electric Lemon Blast
Big Damo: Smells lemon fresh, initial taste is good, aftertaste a bit weird, 4.5 points Luvvie J: Nice lemon smell, tastes weird - YUK! - Filth! - strong sacharin taste, 0 points Richo: Has a lemon / asprin smell, tastes horrible with a yuk aftertaste, 1 point Size: 250ml Color: Lemon squash color Taurine: 1500 Caffiene: 80mg Inositol: nil Niacin: 20mg Vitamin B6: 10mg Vitamin B12: 10mg Overall: 1.8 points |
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Red Eye Platinum
Big Damo: Another one that smells like friut tingles, tastes like lemon with fruit essence, 7 points Luvvie J: Ooh I like this one, nice taste with a hint of white wine flavour, 6 points Richo: Another fruit tingle smelling drink, has a lemonade taste but not quite as sweet, 7 points Size: 330ml Color: Very pale green Taurine: 60mg Caffiene: 106mg Inositol: 50mg Niacin: 20mg Vitamin B6: 5mg Vitamin B12: 5mg Overall: 6.7 points |
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THE CONCLUSION:
The unanimous winner of the Ultimate Energy Drink Challenge is WILD NRG With the highest in test score of 9.7 out of 10 and the praises of everyone who tasted it, Wild NRG is a winner in every respect. WILD NRG was by far the best tasting Energy Drink we tested. Unlike the others, its taste was not overpowering or strange and was quite palatable with a light fruity refreshing fizz. This drink also came in the largest container (375ml) and represents tremendous value compared to the other similarly priced cans that were significantly smaller (250ml). The "good stuff" levels in this drink were quite high compared to the others as well, with the taurine levels the 2nd highest on test at 1333mg per serve and the caffiene levels the highest on test at a massive 120mg per serve. Our clear cut winner does everything right, it tastes the best, it keeps you awake and it offers the best value for money. |
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PART 2 |
| Our three intrepid testers have again assembled another four of the more readily available energy drinks on the market that were unavailable for testing in the original Ultimate Energy Drink Shootout. These drinks are also available from most supermarkets, gas stations and corner stores around here and are consumed with great gusto by students, drivers and sportsmen alike. Again, no stone was left unturned, no unknown taste too scary in our testers unfaltering quest for the truth..... |
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Dare Coffee Shot
Big Damo: Smells and looks like chilled coffee, tastes like a smooth and strong coffee sensation , 9 points Luvvie J: Looks like Caramel milk, Smells like a mix of rich coffee and long life milk. The taste leaves a silky feeling on your lips luv while managing to invoke memories of that coffee and condensed milk in a tube you used to take camping. Yeah I like that, 10 points Richo: Looks like normal Iced coffee with a rich smell. It tastes strong and creamy but not too sweet like alot of others do, 9 points. Size: 200ml Color: Iced coffee Taurine: Nil Caffiene: 64mg Inositol: Nil Guarana: 24mg Vitamin B6: Nil Vitamin B12: Nil Overall: 9.3 points |
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Black label V
Big Damo: Looks like homebrand cola, smells like blackberries, Tastes like blackberry ribena, 7 points Luvvie J: Smells like blackberries, tastes a bit berroccary (her words), 7 points Richo: Yet another one that smells like fruit tingles, Tastes like a mix of sour apples and berocca, 5 points Size: 250ml Color: Cola Taurine: 1000mg Caffiene: 78mg Inositol: 50mg Niacin: 7.2mg Vitamin B6: 1.1mg Vitamin B12: 1.4mg Overall: 7 points |
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Sprite - Recharge
Big Damo: Wow, its green. Smells like water, tastes like lemonade with extra lemons, 8 points Luvvie J: Its an aqua color, smells fruity and fizzy, Tastes like normal lemonade, yum, 8.5 points Richo: This one looks pale green, smells like a berocca, Tastes just like normal lemonade, nice, 9 points Size: 300ml Color: Green Taurine: Nil Caffiene: 66mg Inositol: Nil Gaurana: Nil Niacin: 3.3mg Vitamin B1: 0.5mg Overall: 8.5 points |
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XS - Tropical Blast
Big Damo: Its a clear goldy color, smells like jelly beans, taste is a strong fruity sensation, 6 points Luvvie J: Looks like a cloudy peach color, yeah smells like a bag of jelly beans, has a nice sweet flavour but the saccarine aftertaste gets ya, better than the last XS product we tested, 6 points Richo: Smells like bloody fruit tingles again, looks like a pale beer, has a nice fruity taste that is initially almost too sweet, still has a bitter sacharine aftertaste, 6 points Size: 250ml Color: Light yellow Taurine: 1500mg Caffiene: 80mg Niacin: 20mg Guarana: Nil Vitamin B6: 10mg Vitamin B12: 10mg Overall: 6 points |
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THE PART 2 CONCLUSION:
The unanimous winner of the Ultimate Energy Drink Challenge - Part 2 is DARE COFFEE SHOT WITH GUARANA With the highest in test score of 9 out of 10 and the adoration of everyone who tasted it, Dare Coffee Shot is the winner of the Part 2 Challenge. DARE COFFEE SHOT is unusual as its the only milk based energy drink available on the shelves. Its taste is a quality coffee thats reminiscent of an iced double expresso. This drink also came in a quite small can (200ml) and represents only average value compared to the other similarly priced cans that were larger (250-300ml). The "good stuff" levels in this drink were very average compared to the others, but the exquisite taste of a milk based product was enough to make it shine as our tester's favorite. Part 2's winner is a unique product in a highly competitive market and holds its own easily in the taste stakes. Well done Dare. |
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