I
may have expanded my repertoire to include shots and other such energy
products, but when it comes to caffeine, I’m always going to be an energy drink reviewer before anything
else. I freaking love reviewing
energy drinks—I love tasting them, I love feeling their effects, I love posting
reviews on new energy drinks. The
shots and what not I don’t feel quite as enthused about—it’s more of a duty
than anything else.
Anyway,
if you want to understand my partiality, pick up a Monster Energy—Cuba
Lima. It’s finding little gems
like this that make energy drinking/reviewing worthwhile. You know the experience has been a good
one when you slam the empty can down on your desk and think, “Man…I freaking love energy drinks!”
That
said, on with the review….
CAFFEINE
CONTENT
160
mg
EASE
IN ACQUISITION—2
For
the moment very uncommon, but look forward to a more widespread availability
soon enough.
APPEARANCE/PRESENTATION—8
At
first sight, this is pretty standard fare for Monster—black M with a green outline, and a strange
little graphic of a lime in the bottom-right corner. Picking it up, though, you find that Monster’s done
something a bit different in adding texturing to the can—in other words, it’s
got little bumps all over it to help give it a better grip. Got mixed feelings on that (feels a bit
strange), but at least I was never worried I was going to drop it.
TASTE—10
This
is where Cuba Lima shines. I love
Cuba Lima for the same reasons I loved Heavy Metal (for those of you who hated
Heavy Metal—fear not; they taste NOTHING alike)—because it’s so dang different
from everything else I’ve had. So
what does it taste like? Mostly
like lime with some salt and a splash of coke—yeah, kind of weird, but believe
it or not, it tastes fantastic. It
might not be quite enough to trump my love for Rehab—Lemonade, Orangeade and
Rojo Tea and establish itself as the best beverage Monster currently produces…but
it’s dang close.
KICK
(INTENSITY)—8
Reminds
me a good deal of Lo-Carb—high end of average. Enough to really enjoy, and more than enough to validate
returning to the deliciousness that is the flavor of Cuba Lima time and time
again.
KICK
(DURATION)—8
Solid
3 hours, 45 minutes or so, without a crash to speak of.
THE
DRINK OVERALL—8.67
Loved
Cuba Lima, and certainly encourage the reader to give it a shot once it becomes
available. Enough said.
WEBSITE:
monsterenergy.com
KEYWORDS:
Monster Cuba Lima energy drink review, new Monster beverage, Cuba Libre
This one was fantastic at first. Lime taste never suites me well, but I found the energy burst to be both potent and fantastic. Unfortunately, this is one of the only Monster Energy products that has ever made me feel sick to my stomach. I couldn't finish drinking it because of my sped up heart rate. Needless to say, it's not my favorite.
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