Rockstar Xdurance Marshmallow Energy Drink Review

These "performance" energy drinks are getting out of hand. Sure they sell well so everyone throws their drink into the fridge, so to speak, but marshmallow? And sugar free! What the hell is going on? A sugar-flavored sugar-free drink?! The can does a decent job looking like the soft fluffy sweetmeat pillows, but the big push here is the 300 milligrams of caffeine. That is a tall task for the artificial sweeteners to manage, although, not as tall as the order to, you know, taste like sugar.

Well I gotta give it to Rockstar's flavor scientists, things really do taste like marshmallow, sortof. More so than I thought at least, with that familiarly sweet flavor, a blend of sucrose and corn syrup, at least to the tastebuds. On the tongue we notice not an ounce of real sugar, sucralose and ace-k leading the charge but failing to mimic that initially fluffy mouthfeel but quickly gooey texture we associate so affectionately with the campfire favorite. The whole experience is not a bad one, if viewed independently of what you are actually drinking. Might I say again, this is a sugar-flavored sugar-free energy drink! The often self-cannibalizing Rockstar brand has seemingly run out of ideas and is just grabbing potential flavors out of the cabinet. Watch out chicken noodle soup, you may be next.

300 milligrams caffeine makes for a bombastic buzz, one lasting a super solid four hours, but that is not all here. A handful of B vitamins, electrolytes, C0Q10, and BCAA aminos round out the ingredient pool, although my money is on my namesake chemical. Overall, Rockstar Xdurance Marshmallow is not terribly pleasant once you think about what you are actually drinking- chemicals manufactured to taste like confection.

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