Hi Ball Sparkling Orange Energy Drink
Cost: $2.00 for 10 oz.
Active ingredients: Guarana, caffeine, ginseng and taurine
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Calories: 10

Hi Ball Sparkling Orange energy drink came across our desks over the weekend which seemed like the perfect time to taste this drink...both by itself and mixed with our favorite alcoholic beverages.

When drunk straight out of the bottle, we noticed the orange flavor was very faint, almost to the point of where the aroma of orange was stronger than the flavor of orange. We then mixed the energy drink with both rum and vodka and found that the carbonation was the the most prominent component Hi Ball brought to the drinks. We were surprised by the lightness in orange flavor based on the fact that the other Hi Ball energy drinks we've reviewed provided a noticeable fruit flavor. We suggest Hi Ball try to match the flavor formulation of their orange drink more closely with their grapefruit, lemon lime and wild berry energy drinks.

The packaging is consistent with the Hi Ball line of energy drinks: clean, simple with a retro aura.

The energy boost, too, is in line with the Hi Ball family of energy drinks. We felt a steady and growing rush of energy shortly after drinking the beverage which lasted for a few hours and did not leave us with that let down or "crashed" feeling.

Web site: Hi Ball

Posted by at January 14, 2008 9:57 AM