Hey all, CG here, and I just wanted to give my sincerest apologies for disappearing on you all again. I got sidetracked again with college and work, and while I always meant to update I just never got around to it. I have a nice batch of goodies to try soon, so stay tuned this week! Follow @TheCaffeineGuru for updates!!

-CG

Edit: I just landed in San Francisco for the summer, stay tuned for more reviews!

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Livewire Energy Chews

The folks over at Livewire were kind enough to send over a tasty sample of their newest product, Livewire Energy Chews! Like the other chews on the market, these guys come individually wrapped, and come in several flavors packed with caffeine. Right now, I have my hands on four flavors, and while each chew has 90~120mg of caffeine, I’m going to try them all out in one review (despite my now increased risk of cardiac arrest) Before we dive in to 400mg of caffeine, however, let’s see what we have in store.

The chews come individually wrapped, and come in boxes, each with two chews. The packaging claims that each chew will offer up to 3 hours of energy, and to limit yourself to 6 chews a day (I’m going to do four in about 10 minutes).  From what I can tell, each chew has about 30mg of taurine in it, with about 6mcg of Vitamin B12. As far as the caffeine content goes, that varies per chew. Also, if you’re watching your figure, the chews are fat free, only have 3g of sugar, and are only 20 calories each.

Let’s start with the Pomaberry chew. Like the name suggests, this purple chew has the aroma and taste of the Pomegranate fruit. It’s pretty tasty, and it’s packed with 90mg of caffeine per chew. While this is on the lower end of the chews I’m looking at today, it’s still a lot of caffeine for a little thing.

Moving on to the Citrus Mango chew, which also has 90mg of caffeine per chew. This thing is just as, if not more, delicious as the last chew. It kind of tastes like fresh squeezed orange juice, with a hint of mango in it. It almost reminds of the Wired product I tried back last year.

While the first two chews were good, the next one is by far my favorite and blows the other two out of the water. Packing an addition 10mg of caffeine (putting the total at 100mg per chew), is the Livewire Chocolate Energy Chew. I have to say that they absolutely nailed this flavor. It tastes, well, like chocolate and nothing else. There’s no hint of any other additives, it’s smooth, and it’s the perfect amount of sweet.

Finally, coming in the lead, with 120mg of caffeine per chew is the Mint Chocolate variety. This, while good, still comes in a close second to the previously consumed Chocolate chew. It’s similar to the chocolate one, but it has mint (if you didn’t figure that out on your own by now). It reminds me a lot of the first chews (Buzz Bites) we ever looked at too.

While some of the chews out there are a little nasty, Livewire has done a fantastic job. The chews seems to kind of dissolve in your mouth as you eat them, and they keep a smooth texture, whereas others on the market can taste kind of grainy at times.

If you want to try some as well (which I recommend, because I’m absolutely wired off of these right now and they’re so good), head on over to their online store and pick up a few for around 44 cents each!

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Hey again guys! Sorry about the semi break I went on the last few weeks. I’m back in college and I’ve been busy. That being said, I’ve set up a spot for taking the pictures and checking out the products, so I’ll be updating thoughout the year as normal, unlike last year when I seemed to disappear.

I’m working on a review right now, so check back later today! Hope you’ve all been doing well

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Hey guys, sorry about the lack of updates. I’m still out of town! However, I’m checking out the selection of drinks down here in Puerto Rico, so stay tuned!

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Hey everone! I’m down in Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX for an ROTC thing until the end of the month, so I probably won’t be able to get an update until then! I promise I’ll make up for the delay when I return home on the 30th though! I’ll also see if I can snag a drink or two down here and get a review up for you, but I just wanted to let you know what’s going on, and why there may not be reviews until then.

To keep updated, be sure to follow my Twitter

Take care guys! Plenty of reviews on the way soon!

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Thanks to Liquid Nitro I won't be getting any sleep

Today we have a twofer; Liquid Nitro, and the Liquid Nitro Energy Shot! Let me start out by saying that the last week, I’ve been really off schedule, and I just woke up from a nap. This stuff instantly had me wide awake (I’m sure I’ll be up until 4AM or something because of this, but hey, at least I’m able to right the review now!). But we don’t care about my sleep schedule, no, no, we care about caffeine; let’s check this stuff out.

Starting out with the classic Liquid Nitro, this stuff comes in a standard 16oz can and rocks the Liquid Nitro logo vertically along the front of the can in a contrasting silver and black design. The caffeine content of Liquid Nitro puts it up with the other energy drinks on the market, it carries the industry norm of 10mg of caffeine per oz, so a can is going to give us a solid 160mg of caffeine. Not bad! Liquid Nitro also delivers your standard Vitamin B6, B12 and Taurine to help give you a kick when you’ll feeling down and tired.

Liquid Nitro is caramel in color, and due to it’s slogan of “All Energy without the Bull” I assumed it was going to be another Red Bull Clone, however I was wrong. This stuff didn’t have a distinct enough smell for me to predict what it would taste like, so I went in blindly not knowing what to expect. I’m glad to say that this stuff tastes great, it kind of reminded me of Monster, but it didn’t have the same nasty medicinal taste of Monster. I can’t really seem to describe what the flavor is, the can doesn’t promote any specific flavor, so I’ll just describe the flavor as sweet. It’s not overpoweringly sweet, but it’s not bland. I know I’m not really being helpful with my lack of specific terms for this flavor, but I promise you that this is a great tasting drink!

As I told you in the beginning of the post, this stuff really got me into gear! I felt the kick after drinking about half of the can, so this stuff is definitely worth it! While some drinks don’t really do much for you, or take a while to do anything, Liquid Nitro doesn’t dawdle when it comes to smacking you awake.

Well. Now that I’m 160mg deep in caffeine, it’s time to check out Liquid Nitro’s Energy Shot. It’s 7:00PM right now, so I know I’m going to regret doing this early tomorrow morning when I’m laying in bed wide awake, but I love all of my readers, and I have a review to complete. This Shot comes in your standard 3oz plastic bottle and displays the same logo on the front that its big brother does. The only difference in the design is that the shot displays “Exotic Berry Flavor” on the label, so I should be able to get specific on the flavor of the shot. In addition, the shot boasts that it contains  “Super CitriMax and Chromate” which apparently will curb appetite, boost metabolism, and promote overall better health. So while I may not be getting any sleep tonight, I can at least be assured I won’t get any late night hunger cravings.

Just as the label promises, this stuff has a strong berry scent to it. The taste is pretty good too; it’s not something you want to sit in your mouth, as it’s a little overpowering, but if you just drink it like you’re supposed to, it leaves a nice sweet berry aftertaste. According to the ingredients, the flavor is a mix of mangosteen and blueberry, and they’re pretty tasty.

While the energy shot is smaller in size, it delivers a bigger kick of 200mg per bottle, so watch out if you try it and don;t let it catch you off guard. Overall, I’d say that the Liquid Nitro Energy line is fantastic! Both if these products deliver their promised kick, and neither are lacking in flavor!

If you want to get some Liquid Nitro for yourself, you can buy it from the distributor online at The Nitro Guy. The site also has a video promoting the drink – the video contains young children in rapping in Jamaica , and that’s certainly something you don’t see everyday, so head on over and get some for yourself!

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Sugar Free Roaring Lion

I know we just covered Roaring Lion the other day, but since there’s a few of these in the fridge right now, we ought to check them out. Sugar Free Roaring Lion is, for those of you who haven’t figured it out, the sugar free, no calorie variety of Roaring Lion. There’s not much to go into detail right now, having it be it’s similar in many ways to it’s sugared up cousin, so let’s get right to the review.

One of the thing that’s different about Sugar Free Roaring Lion is that it doesn’t come in a can, but in a 17oz plastic bottle. You know I love bottles, because it lets me spread my caffeine consumption out over time, as I’m able to set it down without fear of it spilling. Also, because of this beast’s size, it contains two servings, bringing it to a grand total of about 160~170mg of caffeine per bottle. The bottle is light blue in color, in comparison to the can’s darker shade, and the roaring lion and claw marks are still prominently displayed on the front. Like its brethren, it has a light caramel hue to it, and smells no different.

Despite its lack of sugar, this sugar free drink tastes remarkably similar to the standard version! It has that same Red Bull taste, but it’s just slighly less sweet (obviously). However, this doesn’t seem to detract from the taste all that much, it still has a kick and at times it was difficult to notice a difference at all.

That’s all for now, I apologize for the brevity of this article, but it’s so darn similar to the the sugared version that if you want to know more, just read this. As for buying the stuff, you can get it straight from the source, be it in bottles, cans, or even in 3 gallon bag!

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Oral Fixation - Delicious and Addictive

I’m really groggy this morning, so I’m about to finish off the rest of what I’m reviewing today. Today we’re checking out Oral Fixation Caffeinated Mints (they’re mints, so I’ve had about 30 in an attempt to keep me up). The sample I have with me today includes two flavors: “Night Light: Caffeinated Chai Mint” and “Peppermint Mocha: Chocolate and Espresso Mints”. From what I can tell on their website, there are about 9 flavors out there, and they’d run you from $1.50 to $2.00 a tin. We can worry about the other 7 flavors another day, we’ve got two in front of us and it’s time to take a look.

All of the Oral Fixation Mints have a similar packaging. They come in a small metal tin that has the outline of two people feeding each other what I would assume to be Oral Fixation Mints embossed on the tin cover. This image is the products’ main logo it seems, and it fits the title pretty well. The tins also display the same font and each prominently display “ORALFIXATION”, as well as the flavor of the mints within. Each tin is .8oz, and has about 40 mints inside. These fellows are Kosher as well, and they contain no animal products, for you caffeinated vegans out there. However, the tins don’t display the caffeine content in the mints, so as we always do, we’ve kindly asked the manufacturers for that information.

Let’s start out with the Peppermint Mocha mints. The tin is brown in color and fades to silver on the top, as well as displaying a cup of coffee and some peppermint on the bottom. Additionally, the back of this tin reads Choco-Latte and each mint has the world FIX on one side, and either CHOCO or LATTE. Also, as of typing this sentence, there are no more Choco-Latte mints in front of me. Why? Because they’re delicious! When you eat these mints, you initially get a test of peppermint and chocolate together, which then seems to turn into just a peppermint taste for a brief moment, and then leaves a lingering after taste of chocolate. It’s pretty interesting how the taste works, and because of their deliciousness, they’re all gone . Well, it was fun while it lasted, looks like it’s time to move on to out other flavor!

The Night Light variety comes in an all black tin with orange lettering, and displays “Chai One” on the back. Like the Choco-Latte mints, the Chai One mints have lettering on them as well. Each mint of this variety displays “FIX” on one side and “ON” on the other. Upon trying out these mints, I noticed they’re less chewy than the Chocolate ones, and they’re easier to eat. As the tin would suggest, these are Chai Tea flavored, with a subtle hint of mint. They aren’t as candy like as the other kind, but they’re still fantastic and I’m about to finish these off as well! The aftertaste of the Chai One mints lasts a while too, which is nice.

Well, that’s it for now, time to find some more of these! If you’d like some too, you can create your own box of 12 tins for $30 and order from the official website or buy single tins or bulk cases here.

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Koru Strips - Awaken Mind and Body

While the energy/caffeine product market began humbly as just drinks, the sector has exploded in the last few years and new non-drink products continue to come out. With this in mind, we’ll be checking out Koru Energy Strips today. Koru Energy strips promise to “Awaken [the] Mind and Body” and offers people caffeine through tiny strips, similar to the popular Listerine breath strips. Their site explains how the caffeine enters the body faster by being absorbed through the tongue’s mucus membrane, but doesn’t seem to say how MUCH caffeine is in each strip. (Worry not, we sent off an email requesting this information, hopefully they’ll get back soon.) Now that we have a little background on how it works, let’s put try it out!

The Koru Strips come in a small plastic pouch with a face that looks like something you’d find in a Mayan ruins. The face is adorned with designs and prominently displays his tongue, which is where the strips go. Upon ripping open the bag, I found that the pouch contains four smaller packs, and more importantly, a sticker! Yes, they have included a sticker!

Koru Energy Strips and Sticker

The sticker comes with a warning on the back warning us not to stick it on your tongue, and explains that only the strips go on your tongue. If only I had checked the warning sooner… Anyway, each smaller pack (four smaller packs come in each large pack) has one strip. The strip is small and rectangular, and is smooth and white colored, with “KORU” watermarked across it.

The strip dissolves pretty fast once you put it on your tongue. It seemed to be a little minty at first, but it’s actually mildly licorice flavored. I’m talking old school licorice, not the red Twizzlers stuff. The taste isn’t overwhelmingly strong though, so don’t be put off if you don’t like licorice. After it dissolved, I felt a slight kick and felt more alert. The packaging says if you need to take more than one, then do so. So I took a second. I’m starting to feel it a little more, but I’d still like to no for sure how much caffeine is in these strips.

"Don't stick this on your toungue"

Overall, Koru Instant Energy Strips are a pretty sweet product and it’s a clever idea. They’re small and convenient, they act fast, and they’re not nasty tasting or anything like that. If you want to grab some strips for yourself for 2.99 GBP (it’s a foreign based company) at the Koru site or get them from the kind folks at Chemical Evolution who sent us the sample for $2.99.

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The PomX Iced Coffee Trio

Today we’ll be looking at three drinks, each lovingly made by the folks over at Pom Wonderful . Pom Wonderful specializes in pomegranate drinks, and they’ve decided to enter the caffeine market with their product PomX Iced Coffee. Right now, there’s three flavors, and we have the pleasure of sampling all three. Pom boasts to be one of the healthiest caffeinated drinks out there, as it includes their patented pomegranate extract, so every sip is chock full of antioxidants (which are healthy!). They also use fat free milk, and are certified by the Rain forest Alliance (so they’re nice people). They use all natural ingredients and have chosen to use can sugar over the industry “standard” of HFCS.

Each drink comes in a plastic bulbous container with a screw off lid. It prominently – or should I say pomegranate-ly? (sorry about that) displays the flavor as well as the PomX logo. While the picture only shows one of the containers with the “The Healthy Buzz” badge, all of them now seem to have it. Additionally, each flavor packs 175mg of caffeine in a 10.5 oz container. Not bad! If you’re still with me even after that awful pun, let’s get to the actual taste, shall we?

First up to bat is the Vanilla variety. No, it does not taste like pomegranate, it’s iced coffee for goodness sake. This flavor smells like vanilla, and has a cream color to it. Vanilla tastes, well, it tastes like vanilla. I couldn’t even tell there was coffee in it, PomX clearly has utilized some sort of magic to mask out the coffee flavor. That being said, the Vanilla PomX goes down smooth, it’s not too strong, but it’s not watered down. The taste is utterly fantastic and with only 180 calories, it’s a great, and healthier alternative to the Starbucks Iced Coffees.

Next up is Café au Lait, and I’m already starting to feel the buzz from the first drink. Now this one smells like a cappachino, so it’s most likely to taste more coffee-esque than the last one. It has a kind of carmel hue to it, like coffee with a lot of milk, and just as it smells and looks like a cappacino, it tastes like it too. This variety also goes down smooth, and has a hint of coffee to the taste. PomX has done a good job of avoiding too strong of a beverage, and the Café au Lait has the perfect blend of coffee and milk to keep the flavor balanced.

Two drinks and 300mg of caffeine later, we’re now at the last of the three flavors; Chocolate. If you’ve been paying attention so far, you can probably guess that this one has a dark brown coloring, smells like chocolate, and tastes like chocolate. The taste is similar to chocolate milk with Hersey’s Syrup, but only tastes more mild and healthier (Pom uses cane sugar instead of HFCS).

This is a great product, and the three flavors are all great and give the customers a nice variety to pick from. You can check out the official site for PomX Iced Coffee over at HealthyBuzz.com or you can try to find some at your local store, use the website to locate the closest store.

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