RootJack

One of the most popular varieties of soda pop is root beer. A favorite among kids root beer is a unique flavour that few can do it right. Being a fan of root beer it makes me wonder why there are not many root beer energy drinks. Root beer suffers the same tragic fate that lemon/lime does. After 200 something reviews I'm still in shock that I have not come across a single root beer energy drink. Well thanks to a recent trade my wish was half granted. Root Jack is a root beer and orange flavoured energy drink. Though orange isn't my favorite flavour, I'm excited to see just how Root Jack blends the two flavours together.

FIRST IMPRESSION: I have to say that the bottle to Root Jack looks great. I'm a huge fan of the glass bottle and the whole pirate theme is cool. Perhaps my favorite thing about the bottle is the "fights scurvy" patch on the logo. I don't quite understand why pirates would have a root beer and orange drink. I mean is Root Jack served at pirate A.A. meetings? Either way the bottle looks great and really makes me excited to try and review Root Jack.

TASTE: After prying the bottle top off I took a sip. The flavour starts out a light and mildly spicy root beer flavour that soon is taken over by a medium strength orange taste. More root beer flavour soon overlaps the orange taste but doesn't last long as a rather light blend of cinnamon and liquorice flavours develops and finishes the experience. There are several notes of vanilla and molasses through out each sip, but neither note is very strong. I do wish that the orange taste was weakened, as it gets pretty overwhelming in large sips. Root Jack's overall flavour is rich and well done. While I'm impressed will how well root beer and orange blend together, I doubt many will agree as the taste is not something I would expect to well received by the masses.

KICK: Each bottle contains: 120mg of caffeine, guarana, and 100% of your daily intake of Vit. C. And while Root Jack may be great at preventing me from getting scurvy, it seems it is also great at preventing me at getting a good kick. For a mere one to two hours I was slightly more alert and was slightly more awake. Overall, Root Jack is just disappointingly weak.

FINAL WORD: From start to finish I have to say that I'm pleased with Root Jacks overall performance. While the kick does the unique taste and bottle no justice, this isn't enough to keep Root Jack from failing. While I am impressed with the taste and bottle of Root Jack, for a drink labeled an "energy drink" I'm ashamed about how weak the kick was. If several aspects were blessed with another look Root Jack could of been a truly unmatchable beverage, but for now, it is just a reminder of what could of been. All in all, at $2.25 a bottle, Root Jack is tough to recommend, but for anyone looking for a unique tasting root beer spin off, then you couldn't do better than Root Jack, and personally I fall in the latter category...3.4/5

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