Sure Honey Candy Apple and Strawberry Sodas
These positively style like they’re sweetened with honey. I picked up the Candy Apple one first, and once I tried it, I didn’t style apple. All my style buds might choose up was the honey, which Winnie the Pooh can be throughout and shaking his honey pot-shaped stomach in euphoria. However I actually wished extra of apple.
As a result of the honey was so sturdy with the Apple one, I questioned if it could be the case with one other Sure Honey taste. So I ended up spending one other three {dollars} for the Strawberry model, which had a extra noticeable fruity taste. The honey nonetheless comes via sturdy, however not less than my tongue can style the strawberry.
Including honey to a strawberry soda creates a singular taste that’s additionally fairly good. In the event you occur to see Sure Honey sodas, they’re value a strive.
Sure Honey Soda additionally is available in Ginger Ale, Watermelon, Berry, and Peach flavors. The latter two flavors have 50 milligrams of caffeine from inexperienced tea.
RYSE Sunny D Power Drink
I went into my native 7-Eleven to throughout my run jog brisk stroll sloth-paced stroll to select up one thing to pick-me-up. I had supposed to buy a Monster Extremely, however a can was nearly FIVE DOLLARS. So I ended up shopping for the RYSE Sunny D Power Drink, which was nearly two {dollars} cheaper.
Does this vitality drink style like Sunny D? I don’t know. It’s been a VERY very long time since I’ve had Sunny D, and I’m making an attempt to recollect what it tastes like. All I bear in mind is that it was SUPER candy, and I don’t get that with this sugar-free drink with 200 milligrams of caffeine. It positively has an orange taste, however no wave of nostalgia washed over me, reminding me of Sunny D. It’s nice tasting vitality drink, and it’s made me curious sufficient that I would give different RYSE flavors a strive.
Pop & Bottle Double Chilly Brew Oat Milk Latte
This one shouldn’t be for me. After making an attempt it, I’d not repurchase it.
What acquired me inquisitive about it was that this espresso drink is sweetened with dates. As somebody who likes RXBars and Larabars, I believed it would shock me. As I drank it, RXBars and Larabars positively got here to thoughts, though an excessive amount of. It’s not terrible, however the date taste distracts my style buds from the espresso and chilly brew. If I had been into area of interest various sweeteners, this might be one of many few espresso drink selections I’ve.
A can does have 120 milligrams of caffeine. Nonetheless, the can’s 8-ounce dimension bothers me. Earlier than I knew it, it was gone.
Starbucks Iced Banana Protein Chilly Foam Matcha
When Starbucks rolled out its protein drinks and protein chilly foams, this model that it promoted was the one one I wished as a result of, in the event you’re a daily reader right here, you understand I’m going bananas for bananas. Anyhoo, this drink was extremely disappointing to my banana-loving style buds.
The froth’s banana taste was nearly non-existent, besides for infrequent moments when a banana chunk ended up in my mouth. However apart from that, all I might style was the matcha, which isn’t an terrible factor as a result of, in the event you’re a daily reader right here, you understand I’m going mmmm for matcha. Properly, not less than I acquired quantity of protein that day.
Alani Nu Winter Wonderland Power Drink (2025)
Alani Nu’s Winter Wonderland acquired rebuilt in Santa’s workshop this 12 months. I didn’t strive the earlier model, which had a coconut component. Nonetheless, this up to date taste with a stronger fruity style is scrumptious. Out of all of the cranberry-flavored vacation drinks I’ve had over the previous few weeks, I feel this one stands out as my favourite. Nonetheless, that may very well be the caffeine speaking. However it has a tasty cranberry taste that’s neither too candy nor too tart, making it straightforward to drink. It’s positively one thing I’d drink once more subsequent 12 months until Alani Nu adjustments the recipe once more. Which I hope it doesn’t do.
