Slap Juicy Cherry Punch

My most recent trek to Big Lots was pretty mediocre, as most of the drinks were ones I had already reviewed, or ones that I can't yet bring my self to buy(Red Devil Light comes to mind). After I had grabbed several drinks for my own consumption, I noticed two red cans sitting on the shelf. They were Slap Juicy Cherry Punch. Remembering that I had not yet reviewed it, I grabbed one, made my purchase, and scampered out the door. Now, after the disappointment that was Slap Juicy Tropical, you'd think that I wouldn't be looking forward to reviewing Slap Cherry, but surprising, I am.

FIRST IMPRESSION: The can to Slap Juicy Cherry Punch uses the same failed design that Tropical did before it, but with more success. The red is much more pleasant than the green, and the flavour "cherry punch" leaves less of a mystery of what the flavour is than Tropical. Though the can is much better looking, there's still one big problem with the can, it's a cluttered mess. There is just too much going on. There's some weird red swirl in the background, the Slap logo, writing at the top, middle, and bottom of the can, and a large "Juicy" logo through the middle of it all. This one mistake make's the can of Slap Juicy Cherry Punch below average.

TASTE: I opened the can and took a sip. The flavour is hard to describe. It starts out light blend of various fruits, mainly pear, peach, cherry, and apple. The cherry and pear start the flavour, with the cherry being more noticeable than the pear. After the initial flavour fades, a light apple flavour begins to build, but is quickly overt taken by a stronger and more noticeable peach flavour. Slap Punch is not very sweet, which is rather disappointing given that it's supposed to be a "punch." Overall, I feel that Slap Juicy Cherry Punch is a decent tasting energy drink and while it may not be mouth watering-ly great, it is certainly worth $.60.

KICK: Each can contains: 100% of your daily intake of Vit. B3, B6, B12, forty two grams of sugar, pear juice concentrate, isomaltulose, maltodextrin, fructose, citric acid, Taurine, 200mg of caffeine, and guarana. This blend of ingredients gave me a pretty solid buzz. For around four+ hours I felt awake, refreshed, and full of energy. After the four+ hours, I began to drift back to normality. All in all, a great kick from Slap Cherry.

FINAL WARD: Overall, I feel that Slap Juicy Cherry Punch is a slightly above average energy drink. While the can failed to impress, the decent taste and great kick made up for it. Though it's far from the worst energy drink I've ever had, I'd have to say that I'm a disappointed with Slap Cherry Punch, and now that I think about it, the line as a whole. None of the drinks have been revolutionary, new, or innovative, just more like, fair to average. But to look on the bright side, at least they've all been drinkable. All in all, for $.60, Slap Juicy Cherry Punch is worth a purchase, but at $1.99, you should skip it...3.2/5

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