Someone get Red Bull a new calendar because its spring and their annual "Summer Edition" is out in stores. Dragon Fruit is a summer fruit, after all, but I doubt most people have ever actually picked one, let alone tasted or even seen one. Yet in the energy drink world, the fruit is minorly represented, with quite a few companies exploiting the crop for their caffeine-delivering fluids.
The first sip reminds me of their "Yellow Edition," with its grainy sweetness and puckering acidity. All this is good, in fact, I would go so far as to say this is one of the company's strongest efforts. The dragon fruit itself is indirect, resembling a cockeyed cocktail of kiwi, raspberry and guava, especially to a tongue unfamiliar to the produce at play. Even a trained palate would label this rendition as unimpressive, although if the experience does not win this battle, it wins the war. Thirty eight grams of sugar and glucose, alone in the potable's quest for sweetness, and their aforementioned gritty texture provides textural dimension to every imbibe while also combatting any potential syrupiness. It is not the most elegant mouthfeel, a bit boorish to be honest as it knocks the gentle flavors around, but its crude aggression is equal parts a necessity and a complexity.
Red Bull's ingredient blend is hardly competitive today, with just 114 milligrams of caffeine, some B vitamins, and taurine: there is only a two hour kick within the aluminum walls. As we wait for a complete makeover of the antiquated energy drink, their seasonal releases are interesting enough to keep them on my radar.
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