Tastes really nice but doesn't give me wings! (Sugar Free Red Bull)

Member Name: col81

Product:	Sugar Free Red Bull
Date:	16/08/09 (29 review reads)
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Advantages: Nicer taste than ordinary Red Bull. Nice can size

Disadvantages: Doesn't give much of an energy boost.

I first remember seeing Red Bull in my local mini supermarket circa 1991 when I was about 10 and I couldn't believe that a soft drink in a can could cost more than £1! I also wondered about the mystifying promise that it would give me 'wings', what on Earth did this mean?! I didn't try Red Bull till much later on, when I could afford it and I don't know if it gave me wings but it certainly gave me the jitters! Made me shake as though I'd had far too much caffeine. And then I tried the sugar free version. I'm sure, as with all other sugar free/diet soft drinks that it is full of chemical sweeteners which are equally as bad as a load of sugar but I always go for sugar free Red Bull simply because I prefer the taste, it isn't so sickly, and it doesn't make me quiver!

As for its energy giving properties, I don't feel that sugar free Red Bull provides the stimulation for body and mind that it suggests, despite the caffeine and taurine content. I drink it because it tastes nice and revives me as any cold, fizzy drink would. Perhaps it will work differently for different people, of that I am unsure but if you don't like the taste of ordinary Red Bull too much, try the sugar free version, it tastes lighter, much less sickly and has fewer calories!

As far as energy drinks go, if you're wanting an energy boost, i'd suggest Relentless although their cans are much larger!

Summary: A nice soft drink, doesn't give me wings though.