Better than the bar. (Mars Refuel)

Member Name: liquidio

Product:	Mars Refuel
Date:	23/06/09 (25 review reads)
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Advantages: Tasty drink with a good balance of mars flavours

Disadvantages: Foil seal can be tight, bit thick for after exercise

I do like milkshakes, although I don't let myself have them very often. I also like chocolate, malt, nougat and caramel. So a mars drink sounded like a good idea to me - it gets rid of the main annoying thing I find with mars bars which is the heavy texture and overwhelming sweetness.

And this stuff doesn't disappoint on the taste front. It's pleasantly creamy without being really gloopy. It has a nice balance of all the flavours (if anything the nougat/malty flavour comes through better than in the bar). It's not quite as lethally bad for you as the bar either - presumably they use some starch to thicken up the liquid rather than just fat, and there appears to be less sugar. In fact, because it lasts for longer than the bar it's a nicer experience.

Downsides? They bill this as a sports drink these days, and I can't imagine anything less appropriate for drinking after sport. Yes, it has protein and energy, but so does roast chicken and potatoes and I wouldn't want to eat that straight after exercise. When you are hot and sweaty it's nice to have something cool and refreshing rather than creamy and comforting.

The other problem is the cap - it has a foil seal which, if you pull too much, can cause you to spill some out of the wide neck of the bottle.

Summary: Better than the bar but the refuel branding is just odd to me.