It’s
5:00 in the evening. I’ve just
finished taking an advanced human anatomy test followed by an organic chemistry
test. Next up is a calculus
quiz. I’m wandering aimlessly
through the store, my eyes glazed over and a vacant expression on my face. I am completely worn out.
I
need something. Not just anything, though. Your run-of-the-mill energy drinks are
probably out of the question, just because I can’t afford a crash should it
come. No…I need something that
will energize me, yes, but I need the sort of energy that will revive me, something that will keep me
going long enough to finish everything up and then go home and go to bed.
Wait,
what’s this? Another Sambazon
energy beverage? Yes, right here
with the other fruit smoothies!
Could this be it? The
beverage I’m looking for? The one
that will brush away the fatigue and lift me up upon the blessed wings of
functionality?
Let’s
find out…
CAFFEINE
CONTENT
50
mg (yeah…you read that right.)
EASE
IN ACQUISITION—6
Found
most everywhere that fruit smoothies are sold. Local chains of intermediate size tend to be the best place
to look.
APPEARANCE/PRESENTATION—9
This
is a nice-looking bottle—about what you’d expect from an organic foods
company. It’s clean, it’s straightforward…and,
of course, it’s purple. My only
complaint with regards to it is this: if you’re going to make an energy
smoothie with a relatively low concentration of caffeine, why wouldn’t you make
it big? That would completely resolve the low energy/dinky smoothie
problem.
TASTE—8
Tastes
pretty good, certainly better than either of their Amazon Energy drinks. The açaí is front and center (as one
would anticipate) with subtle nuances of the other berries in the blend. Only problem is the prominent
earthiness of the açaí, which offsets the whole experience by just a bit. Other than that, it’s something I
wouldn’t mind drinking regularly.
KICK
(INTENSITY)—3
I
wasn’t looking for a huge kick when I bought Sambazon Energy, and yes, I know
it only had 50 mg of caffeine in it, but I was still a bit disenchanted by the
minimal nature of its perceptible effects. I didn’t really feel any more functional or awake or any
less brain dead than I did before—even though I have to say I did feel slightly
better as a whole than I did previously.
KICK
(DURATION)—3
There
were hardly any effects to note—how am I supposed to gauge its longevity?
THE
DRINK OVERALL—4.67
As
far as an energizing beverage is concerned, Sambazon Energy falls short of what
I like to get out of a drink.
Still, it tastes good, and does have potential. Here’s my advice, Sambazon—discontinue the
Amazon Energy drinks, up the size of this bottle (say to 20 ounces), and up the
guarana and yerba mate. You’d trim
some of the fat off of your lineup and give us a better energy drink in place
of the others.
Also,
if there’s anything you can do to down the price, do it. $3.50 is a bit spendy for a 10.5 oz.
bottle of juice, even if it is tasty.
WEBSITE:
sambazon.com
KEYWORDS:
Sambazon Energy review, organic, yerba mate, guarana