Cuba Pomegranate Cranberry Herbal Energy Drink
Cost: $1.69 for 12 oz.
Active ingredients: Guarana, yerba mate, panax ginseng, green tea
Rating: 8 out of 10
Calories: 100

Cuba herbal energy drink positions itself as a lightly carbonated fruit juice with ginseng and green tea. We were curious if Cuba could be both healthy and tasty (a rather challenging task). The quick answer is yes...and here is what we found:

We were drawn to the clean and simple approach Cuba herbal energy drink took regarding their package...images of pomegranates with the company logo in the center of the 12 oz. sleek can plus a subtle image of the island of Cuba. Nothing too complicated or busy.

We found what was in the can clean and simple as well with cranberry being the first flavor to hit our palate, slight carbonation and pomegranate being the second and third. The fruit flavors were quite juicy and pleasant. Since Cuba sweetens their beverage with fruit juice and nothing else, we did not experience any artificial notes.

The energy bump was moderate. We did not feel the typical sugar crash which was a welcome change. We experimented with Cuba by mixing it with vodka and rum and it held its own quite nicely. (The woman in our group enjoyed these alcohol combinations very much and contemplated more research over the next weekend.)

Web site: Cuba

Posted by Reviewer at February 6, 2008 10:45 AM