Playboy Sugar Free Energy Drink Review

Cost: $2.00
Cost Per Ounce:$0.13
Active Ingredients:Caffeine, Taurine, Guarana Extract, B-Vitamins, Horny Goat Weed
Taste Rating:8.6
Kick Rating:8.6
Final Judgment Rating:8.6
Energy Drink Ratings Explained

Playboy Sugar Free Energy Drink Review:
So it has been several month's since I reviewed the original Playboy Energy Drink, so it is about time I reviewed the Playboy Sugar Free Energy Drink as well. I can't believe it has taken me this long to review it in the first place, I mean this line up of Energy Drinks actually had me quite intrigued...I mean I am male, so the Playboy brand name is pretty well known to me. That and I am still hoping that my review of the Playboy drinks lands me at the Mansion. Long shot, I know, but I might as well throw that out there. Alright, enough fluff and onto the review.

Energy Drink Review: Taste
To be honest, this pretty much tastes exactly like the original Playboy Energy Drink... It is actually very similar to Red Bull with the exception that instead of the medicinal after taste you get with a Red Bull, you have more of a fruity bubble gum aftertaste. Combine that with the fact that I would rather drink a sugar free energy drink, I mean come on, got to keep the body up for the ladies... right? And with only 5 calories, 2 carbs and no sugar, I definitely can do this (at least combined with eating right and religiously going to the gym 4-5 times a week)... Anyways, glad this tasted like the original; even though it is not the most innovative flavor combination, it is hands down better than the aforementioned market leader as it has no medicinal aftertaste. Taste Rating - 8.6

Playboy Sugar Free Energy Drink Review: Kick
Not to hinder my opportunity for an invite to the mansion, but I would love to see this offered in a 16 ounce version as well. Don't get me wrong, you get a better kick than you would with most 8.4 ounce drinks, but after consuming ED's for years I would like something a little stronger. But with energy ingredients that include; 1.6 grams of the following - caffeine, horny goat weed, taurine, Panax Ginseng Extract, Guarana Extract (which is natural caffeine), Damiana Leaf Extract and some other stuff that I really don't care to type out, the kick is not too shabby. Besides, the horny goat weed is a nice ingredient, especially considering the brand name of the drink. It probably adds a little more excitement to those mansion parties, if that's possible. Anyways, I would love to be a test subject on the effects of horny goat weed at the mansion!!! Kick Rating - 8.6

Playboy Sugar Free Energy Drink Review: Final Judgment
The brand name should definitely help out this drink, I mean all you need to do is post some contest on Myspace that would get the winner an invite to the mansion and you would see tons of sales (Im in - I mean 50,000 monthly visitors should hold some sway!!!). Im just happy they made this in a sugar free version. Besides, why party like a rockstar, or get wings, when you can party like a playboy bunny :) Final Judgment - 8.6

Rage Asylum Energy Drink Review

Cost: $2.59
Cost Per Ounce:$0.16
Active Ingredients:Caffeine, Guarana, Taurine, B-Vitamins, Creatine
Taste Rating:8.3
Kick Rating:8.8
Final Judgment Rating:8.5
Energy Drink Ratings Explained

Rage Asylum Energy Drink Review:
Last August I tried my first Rage Energy Drink and I have to say that I was very pleased with both the taste and kick out comes so I thought I would try another one of these Canadian Energy Drinks to see if they could duplicate the success. There are 5 16 ounce flavors available from Rage including: Asylum (which I am reviewing today), Ripped (low carb / sugar free), X-Rage, Y-Rage and THAI Rage. So let's see if they can go two for two in the taste and kick categories... onto the review.

Energy Drink Review: Taste
I assumed with the orange can that I would be getting a orange citrus style taste...and what do you know I was correct. So exactly how was the orange flavor? Well the orange flavor was a tad sweet in my book, but then again I am not a huge fan of sweet citrus flavors, so that does add a bias to this taste review. However, I would like to say that the large list of medicinal energy ingredients did not come into play in the taste factor... they blended in seamlessly. To sum up, your typical orange soda in a can, but of course with extra kick. Taste Rating 8.3

Rage Asylum Energy Drink Review: Kick
So the taste was Ok, but it was nothing unique. Same holds true for the kick, at least when compared to the Ripped Rage that I reviewed last month as the energy ingredients seem to be the same. The complete energy ingredient list includes 160 milligrams of caffeine, 400 milligrams of Guarana (delivering 40 more milligrams of caffeine), 2000 milligrams of Taurine, 400 milligrams of Ginseng, 50 milligrams of Creatine and a nice amount of B-Vitamins. I couldn't tell a difference at all between the kick of this one and the last one I reviewed even though the last one was sugar free / low calorie. They don't list the calories at all on this can, but it is artificially sweetened with sucralose, so I am guessing that it has a lower calorie count from the lack of sugar. The lack of sugar also meant no crash! Kick Rating - 8.8

Rage Asylum Energy Drink Review: Final Judgment
Good kick, good can design and a decent taste. I stated above that I am not a huge fan of sweet citrus orange drinks, but it you are you should definitely enjoy this one... I mean it's pretty much an orange soda on steroids. Where can you get them... It is available in the US at stores like, Hi-Health, Fast Mart, Royal Farms and Shore stop and it retails for $2.59. Final Judgment - 8.5

Stay tuned for the review of the other 3 flavors!

Crakshot Energy Shot

Cost: $2.50
Cost Per Ounce:$1.25
Active Ingredients:Caffeine, Taurine, B-Vitamins
Taste Rating:9.0
Kick Rating:8.7
Final Judgment Rating:8.8
Energy Drink Ratings Explained

Crakshot Energy Drink Review:
The name Crakshot seems to be taking on the Guerilla marketing approach that the Cocaine Energy Drink and Blow Energy Drink used back in the day... Meaning let's see how far we can push the envelope in naming our energy shot and see if we can generate some free publicity. Well I did hear about the Crakshot energy drink fairly early on, but it did not seem to come with the hype or controversy that the latter two Energy Drinks did. Maybe we are finally becoming a more accepting society.. or maybe the people that would complain have not heard about it yet. Or it could be that CRAK (in this case) stands for - Classic Rock Art Kulture (how convenient). Either way Crakshot, which is distributed by JGS Beverage Group Inc, comes in a pretty well designed 2 ounce resealable shot. Enough fluff, let's see if the Crakshot does it's job in the taste and kick categories.

Crakshot Energy Drink Review: Taste
First off, Crakshot's flavor is stated right on the bottle - Lemonade. And surprisingly, at least for an energy shot, it actually tastes like it. Albeit there is an ever so slight medicinal aftertaste to it which is actually not too bad as it tastes somewhat like raspberry. Either way, the tiny 2 ounce shot was by no means hard to drink, or hard to slam. Overall I was very pleased with the taste and I might consider adding it to my Best Energy Drink list, or at least when I finally update it to include shots! Taste Rating - 9.0

Crakshot Energy Drink Review: Kick
With a name like Crakshot I was expecting a pretty high kick. Did I get it? Well the energy ingredients include 140 milligrams of total caffeine (70 from caffeine and 70 from Guarana extract) along with Niacin, 300 milligrams of taurine and a bunch of b-vitamins. So no, it is not the strongest energy shot on the market... But don't get me wrong, it does pack a pretty powerful punch for a 2 ounce shot. Besides, wouldn't you rather be caught slammin a Crakshot vs. a shot of Zantrex Shot? No crash either, maybe it has something to do with the lack of sugar and the added potassium? Kick Rating - 8.7

Crakshot Energy Drink Review: Final Judgment
Cool name, nice edgy package design, good flavor and an ample kick. I have yet to see these at any type of brick and mortar store, but you can pick up a sample online for $2.50 or you can buy in bulk at prices as cheap as $1.75 / bottle making it one of the cheaper shots on the market. Final Judgment - 8.8

On Go Mandarin Orange Energy Drink Review

Cost: $2.99
Cost Per Ounce:$1.50
Active Ingredients:Caffeine, Taurine, B-Vitamins
Taste Rating:8.7
Kick Rating:9.2
Final Judgment Rating:9.0
Energy Drink Ratings Explained

On Go Mandarin Orange Energy Drink Review:
Another day, another Energy Drink, except for today I will be focusing on a nice little 2 ounce energy shot. It's nice to change things up a bit, and I was more than pleased with the last On Go Energy Shot so I have high (energy) hopes from the new Mandarin Orange On Go Energy Shot. This is the third flavor in the lineup (so far), the other two being berry and lemon lime. The nice thing about the On Go Energy Shots is that they are extremely portable and you can find them almost anywhere. So enough fluff, let's move onto the review of taste and kick.

On Go Mandarin Orange Energy Drink Review: Taste
My first thoughts of the flavor concoction of this Energy Shot were that Mandarin and Orange would not blend so well. Besides that I don't ever recall ever having a mandarin before. Regardless of my thoughts and inexperience with mandarins, I thoroughly enjoyed the new Ongo Blend. I even drank the shot warm as I forgot to refrigerate it before the review. Even with the lack of refrigeration the taste and blend was done up nicely for an energy shot. Taste Rating - 8.7

On Go Mandarin Orange Energy Drink Review: Kick
The name and packaging of the OnGo Energy Shot does not really jump out to me and say, "hey I have a ton of energy" try me out. Again, my thoughts were misguided as the Mandarin Orange On Go Energy Shot definitely kicked me in the pants. The energy ingredients include; 2290 milligrams of Taurine, Caffeine and a bunch of other stuff not to mention the plethora of B-Vitamins. It actually looks like they upped the energy blend from the last review from 1870 to 2290... a healthy jump. Kick Rating - 9.2

On Go Mandarin Orange Energy Drink Review: Final Judgment
To sum up... a shot with original flavor and a nice kick. Stay tuned for the review of the berry blast or check out my first review of the lemon lime flavor. You can pick these up in most C-Stores for $2.99 or you can pick them up on Amazon.com in bulk for a better price. Final Judgment - 9.0