Monster Dragon Tea Energy Drink Review

At this point the Monster branding has become something of an icon in the space of energy drinks, a design that hardly ever changes, aside from some minor graphics and completely goofy paragraphs of text on the back of the can. I have learned to accept that, how stalwart the imaging has grown to be, despite always taking issue with something. Here, it is how obvious the tie-in with green tea and dragons. Oh sure, the little kid in me thinks serpentine creatures are always welcome, but come on, be a little less on the nose next time!

The taste is good, surprisingly so, as far as canned teas are concerned. There is a pleasantly earthiness to the flavor, one that expands as quaffs are quaffed from a bland, nonirritating illustration to a showcase that has a bit more perspective, an equally delicate example of the brewed leaves but with something more interesting going for it. Gulps leaves a slightly oily film across the palate, a common concern with metallically packaged teas, but the use of real sugar cuts into the slimy texture, manufacturing a toothy bite that I was constantly looking forward to with each mouthful I took. Eight grams of glucose and crystalline fructose give imbibes a far grander mouthfeel than anticipated, although it is obvious the bulk of the sweetening comes from sucralose and ace-k. But sips have weight, a personality almost always lost when saccharinity is left to the devices of diet sugars.

Monster's usual suspects are here, that ever familiar blend of taurine, inositol, l-carnitine, B vitamins, and caffeine (155 milligrams). The buzz is completely standard, you know the one, where it lasts two and a half hours- trust me, you have experienced this kick before. In the end, Monster Dragon Tea does a lot more right than you might expect- good show, Monster!

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