Recently, on a trip to Job Lots, I not only found one new energy drink for review, but four, all part of the Cintron line. For no real reason, I'm reviewing Tropical Azul first. It comes in a rather aggressive can, and it cleverly avoids many cliches and problems others run into. The baby blue colour scheme fits the pattern quite well, as it reminds me of a blue sky attempting to break out amongst the clouds(Though that's not something a hard core energy drink should remind someone of). One thing that bothers me is that the can says "liquid energy" instead of just "energy drink." Not only is it unnecessary, but the font used clashes with the design.Azul is initially syrupy without being sweet, with a tart, partially sour bite towards the end. The actual body to the flavour is light, and mainly consists of blue raspberry and cotton candy. The cotton candy trails behind the raspberry, and isn't very sweet. The blue raspberry tastes artificial, but it's not as noticeable as it could have been. There are notes of ginger ale, melon, and cranberry though out the experience, but these hints are very subtle. There's little carbonation, which helps increase the smoothness of the flavour. Sometimes I criticize a drink for being uneven with its flavour, but in Azul, the flavours are blended together so much that's hard to distinguish between flavours, making for a bland overall experience.
On the energy side of things, Cintron Azul's kick is a mixed bag. While the ingredients did indeed contain many of the typical, namely niacin, caffeine, panothenic acid, Taurine, Vit. B12, B6, B5, and B3, the buzz just wasn't too impressive. For about two and half hours, I had a decent amount of energy, and it didn't end with a crash. All in all, there's a reason why Cintron Tropical Azul is at Job Lots, actually, there's two: its boring taste and its mediocre kick.
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