CAFFEINE
CONTENT
25
mg/gem
EASE
IN ACQUISITION—N/A
I
received these as samples, and as of yet, I’ve only seen these available for
purchase online.
APPEARANCE/PRESENTATION—9
The
individual flavors of Energems come in sharp-looking, matte black boxes that
from the start have a way of raising your expectations; the packaging really is
nice enough to make you anticipate a premium product. My personal favorite lookwise is the mint flavor (light
green + black = <3), but the others are in their own way satisfactory as
well. One tiff I have is the fact
that the caffeine content is not listed on the individual boxes (though I’m not
sure if that’s because they’re not supposed to be bought as individual boxes);
I had to look on the outside of the variety pack I received from the company to
determine the exact amount. I’m
the type who vastly prefers concrete information in this area; the whole “cup
of coffee” thing (about three gems, for interested parties) is getting really
tiresome.
TASTE
(CHOCOLATE)—8
It
might not be Swiss, but in terms of texture, flavor and general agreeability,
the chocolate flavor is at the very least on par with 95% of the impulse buy
chocolates that you find by the cash register of just about every
grocery/convenience lingerie store in the nation—the most meaningful thing I
could say here is that I like them light years more than M&M’s. Once or twice in the two boxes of this
flavor that I tried out I found a small granule of energy blend that proffered
a transiently bitter experience when I bit into it, but this minor annoyance
was extremely easy to overlook, and only just worth mentioning.
TASTE
(MINT)—8
If
I have any complaints about any of the Energems, it might be that the
mint/chocolate balance might be slightly off on this one—I like my minty
chocolate to be a bit more on the minty side of things (think mint chocolate
chip ice cream), and that thought kept coming to mind as I made my way through
the supply I had been sent. That
being said, I don’t think that my own preference took away from the actual
experience; if you like mint chocolate blends you’ll like these.
TASTE
(PEANUT BUTTER)—8.5
Now,
just answer me this: how can you freaking go wrong with the mixture of peanut
butter and chocolate? From my
experience, you really can’t, and this smart mix (equal parts chocolate and
peanut butteryness, if a concrete description is desired) just goes to reaffirm
my belief that the two are a match made in heaven. It’s the one flavor where I had a hard time controlling my
intake; I would open up a box with the intent of eating two or three to get my
day started and would just keep going until the entire box was gone.
KICK
(INTENSITY)—10
The
really, really awesome thing about this product is the ability to choose your
own kick—kind of like those “choose your own adventure” novels you read when
you were a kid, only with chocolate and caffeine. On days where I just needed something to clear away the
cobwebs in the morning and allow me to distinguish between the toothpaste and
the antifungal cream, two Energems (50 mg caffeine total) works as well as
anything I’ve had before. On the
other end of the spectrum, a full box of nine Energems (225 mg) is enough to
give just about anyone a buzz to keep them awake through anything. I’d personally recommend stretching out
your supply and limiting it to two or three at once—lots of energy products out
there will make you jittery, but I’ve found few products out there that are
better suited for a light early morning boost than these.
KICK
(DURATION)—10
Ranges
from an hour of perceptible effects with two Energems to about four and a half
hours from nine.
THE
PRODUCT OVERALL—9.5
Buy
and try Energems—that’s all I really have to say. I’ll emphasize again that my favorite use for them is for
the light morning boost you get from eating two or three (though again, you run
the risk of eating more than you intended with the peanut butter flavor);
following these guidelines a single box will last you a few days and provide a
delicious, effective, and economical* alternative to other energy products.
*—Somewhat. My personal favorite way to start off a
day is with one of the zero calorie Rockstars (Zero Carb, Pure Zero, Xdurance, etc.),
which I can get for $1.50 each. A
box of nine Energems is $2.99, so every two I consume costs me about $.99.
WEBSITE: energems.net
KEYWORDS:
Energems energy candy review
