CAFFEINE
CONTENT
80
mg
EASE
IN ACQUISITION—1
According
to the company website, Kick is “the fastest-growing British energy drink in
the USA and Africa, and is available in over 10 countries.” In spite of this rather enthusiastic
claim, I notice the distinct lack of a Beatles-esque invasion of British energy
drinks into US markets, and I doubt that the relatively fast stateside growth of Kick energy drink translates
into any kind of ease in acquisition.
APPEARANCE/PRESENTATION—7
Looks
to me a lot like an energy drink—how’s that for descriptive? In all seriousness, there’s nothing
here to be critical about, but nothing to laud, either. Maybe if it had an impressive set of
British cheekbones I’d have something to write about….
TASTE—7
What
does one expect from a British energy drink? Well, like all Americans, I have a number of positive stereotypes
regarding British culture—felt robes, witty banter about Oxford’s superb
performance in rowing, tea and crumpets, etc., so I’m expecting something good,
something worthy of Sherlock to keep him awake on the case, or something to
make The Doctor declare, “Pass me a Kick, Pond!”
Kick
is a Red Bull clone.
I
know—letdown, huh? After all that,
the fastest-growing British energy drink in America is a Red Bull clone. To be perfectly fair, I found it to
taste exactly like Red Bull, which most clones do not—and I say this just in case
you’re a Red Bull consumer and desire to drink the same stuff out of a
different can. I don’t, so once my
supply is gone (it came in a four-pack) I don’t think I’ll be revisiting it.
KICK
(INTENSITY)—5
Kick
isn’t anything special either, and is almost as much of a letdown as the taste. It’s enough to make you feel slightly
more awake, but not enough to proffer you any sort of boost in function.
KICK
(DURATION)—5
Ballpark
of hour and a half, two hours. Don’t
think that just because it’s weak that you can’t crash, because you really can.
THE
DRINK OVERALL—5.67
Aside
from its make there’s really nothing inherently British about this drink (so
the novelty appeal ends there), and as far as taste and kick are concerned this
is a tremendous letdown. Don’t get
too excited to find your four-pack of British energy; I’d pass it over for the
multitude of tastier and stronger energy beverages out there.
KEYWORDS:
Kick energy drink review, British energy, International energy
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