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Joker Mad Energy
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Wow. Déjà Vu. Today we have Joker Mad Energy, an energy drink that only cost me 99 cents. I’m having a Déjà Vu moment because it seems like I’ve had this before. Oh, I know why - it tastes EXACTLY like Monster Energy, only sweeter. This stuff isn’t bad, although it seems really carbonated, although I can handle discomfort if I only have to pay 99 cents. It’s hard to describe the taste, it almost seems to have a hint of a vitamin (like the Finstones chewable ones) taste, but it’s not strong and it doesn’t taste bad. The kick is great too; it has an Energy Blend of Glucose, Caffeine, Guarana, Inositol, Glucuronlactone and Maltodextin. That’s the same energy blend as Monster! This is too weird. It tastes like Monster, has the same energy blend, has the same warning label in the back, both drinks say ‘Ball’ on the back (the canning/packaging company I think) and they look the same too. A quick Google search revealed my suspicions: if you go to Beverage World you’ll read “Joker Mad Energy, a beverage born out of its [Circle K] partnership with Hansen Beverage Co”. Hansen Beverage Co is the company that owns Monster Beverage, meaning that Monster and Joker Energy are both owned by the same company. Okay then, Joker Energy is a lot cheaper and tastes the same, so why would any one buy Monster anymore? I’m also a little confused and disappointed that Hansen can’t come up with more than one flavor for it’s energy drinks, but that’s beside the point. Joker Energy is pretty good and delivers that kick that energy drinks should, its also cheap too! I’d recommend trying this, especially if you’re a Monster fan that doesn’t feel like paying as much, because it’s basically the same.
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Chinese RedBull
A while back, I was in the ‘China Town’ of my area. It wasn’t a city, but several stores in a shopping complex. I was browsing the stores and all of them seemed to by carrying this. I couldn’t resist the urge to buy several to try, so I bought some for around $1.99 I believe. This is real Red Bull, but the Chinese version of it. It’s not a knock off, or a gimmick; it’s official Red Bull! Check out the site http://redbull.com.cn and you’ll see I’m serious, also while you’re at the site check out the commercial they embedded, it has a guy drink Red Bull then jump up a building. As for the packaging, one side is all Chinese, where the other side contains some English.
Upon opening this, it smells just like normal Red Bull, it also has the same light yellow coloring. However, upon my first sip, I realized that this is in fact a distinct drink from the Red Bull you and I are used to! For starters, this drink is much sweeter it seems more watered down. The taste is almost fruity, think of Red Bull with more water and sugar, but still very tasty. I think the distinct taste comes from different additives, as this drink is labeled as a “Super Vitamin Drink”, unfortunately I cannot read the nutrition facts so I can’t say how many vitamins there are. The taste isn’t strong and the carbonation is low so I was able to drink it very fast, but the flavor was so good, I choose to sip the next one. As for the caffeine amount, I didn’t feel the urge to climb up a building like in the commercial, but I did feel its effects. I used Google translator to find that there are 50mg of 咖啡因 (caffeine) per can. This is indeed an oddity to come across, but I plan on buying more and would recommend this to others.
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