Monster Ultra Fiesta Energy Drink Review

Monster cannot keep a good idea out of their corporate paws, and today we find their self-salvaging Ultra line taking on the ever popular mango; the back of the textured can promises "juicy mango flavor," although without any actual juice, this is a hollow promise. The bright blue of the aluminum outside is distinct from the frequently procreating brand, but what does it have to do with the orange fleshed stone fruit?

The flavor is far better than it has any right being, that is for certain. The mango has an acidic brightness that begins at the rear of your palate before completely engulfing the tongue, suffocating all grapefruit and lemon nuance that debase the first few moments of each imbibe; this is less a fiesta and more of a slaughter. The drupe does all it can without any actual nectar, and it is an impressive expression of simulated verisimilitude. Yet the experience cannot escape the principal pitfall of the line, which is its sweetness. Boilerplate sweeteners sucralose and ace-k are just fine on their own, but I am talking about erythritol. The sugar alcohol's trademark minty freshness is an ugly underbelly to the otherwise tyrannical tropical fruit. It is a shame that Monster refuses to recognize that their hipster sweetener system is in dire need of a refresh itself.

150 milligrams of caffeine, several B vitamins, taurine, l-carnitine, inositol, and ginseng. The buzz is a bit of a drag, lasting about two hours although without any sort of crash afterward. In the end, Monster's Ultra series takes equal steps forward and back with Fiesta.

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