Energy Drink Review: NOS Original

With all the red bull copies out there I was sceptical that this one would be able to impress, damn was I wrong.

Taste

Wow that was unexpected. When I opened the can the smell of pineapple and citrus/orange with a hint of candy burst out, very pleasant. When I took the first sip the first and foremost thing was the pineapple. Its crisp, bright and there is a'lot of it with a nice orange juice / orange candy flavour in the finish with no harsh cough syrup or medicine taste that are in some energy drinks. Over all a very nice flavour never mind the buzz. 

Ingredients

NOS contains what they call there CMPLX6 blend. The ingredients are listed below. 

Caffeine 170mg

Guranna Extract 1.4mg

L-Theanine 25mg

Taurine 200mg

Sucralose 12mg

Vit B12

Vit b6

Other ingredients include:

Carbonated water, suger/glucose fructose, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, natural flavour, gum arabic, potassium sorbate, glycerol ester of wood rosin, Lactic acid, colour, calcium disodium EDTA, ascorbic acid (vit c) sodium benzoate.

Buzz

Wow what a kicker. Within about 5 mins of cracking open the can and taking the first sip I started to feel the effects. I had become very alert and clear minded, I had an urge to work. Our Minecraft server had gone down do to some greifing and required about 2-3 hours of work to fix. I got this work done in about an hour. The buzz lasted a very long time, about 5-6 hours and had a constant feeling of alertness and energy. Very good for long study sessions/cram nights and periods of long gaming. 

Verdict

NOS has definitely put out a tasty high quality product that offers a very nice, long buzz. This is the energy drink of choice of many of the staff here at Qsoft Studios and will continue to be for a long time.  

Overall marks are 98/100

Stay tuned! reviews of Ethical Bean and Republica Coffee Roasters coming soon!

Review: Awake Caffeinated Chocolate, Milk.

Who doesn't  like chocolate, caffeinated chocolate? what more could one ask for! My Mom was the one that originally pointed this out to me and she grabbed one for me to try.

Taste

Mmmmm chocolate. The overall chocolate is pretty good but not quite dark enough for my taste. It has
a very creamy flavour with a hit of bitterness in the finish from the added caffeine. I'm going to be honest here, most of the chocolate I eat is either Green and Blacks, or Camino (Camino is my fav) This chocolate is good but no where near as good as the other mentioned brands.

Ingredients

101 mg of caffeine, sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, cocoa powder, skim milk, soy lecithin, artificial vanilla flavour, succinylated mono- and diglycerides.

Buzz

Holy crap, the buzz you get with these is insane. Within the first 5 mins after eating the bar I was feeling very very alert. The buzz was almost to much with me becoming very scattered, unable to focus and hyper. One of these hits you like a freight train but lasts a very short time, only about 30 mins to an hour. Now, there is a reason why this happens and its the same reason why energy shots also hit you like a freight train. Because there is a'lot of caffeine in such a small package you consume it very fast. This means the entire dosage hits your system immediately instead of over the period of 15-20 mins enjoying a coffee or energy drink would take. This results in a short burst of energy that is almost to much. Overall the buzz on this was interesting but not favourable as it made me very hyper and scattered.

Verdict

The consept of energy chocolate has been around ever since people decided to add caffeine to food and drink. However I think there are better better brands out there that provide a higher quality chocolate and a better buzz. Overall marks are 55/100