Sambazon Organic Amazon Energy Drink, Original Acai Berry, 12 Ounce (Pack of 24)

Best energy drink that I can feel good about drinking. It’s a little pricey, however its ingredients are way better than most other energy drinks. I have been drinking these 4/7 days a week for the last 8 some years and it still works! Sambazon gives me an enjoyable taste with great focus with little to no crash. Plus it has real sugar!!!! None of that nasty fake lab sugar.

Taste 4/5: It's not delicious, but it's not loaded with sugar or other questionable flavorings. This is a great break from those over-sweet, over-tangy, over-loaded-with-WTF-is-that-ingredient? energy drinks. But it also doesn't taste like medicine or diet health food. You won't be growing tired of this slightly mild tasting beverage any time soon.Effect 5/5: It really brings the power, but without the jitters. Really, it's sounding cliche, I know, but it's true. I used to be all "pppfftt, such-and-such energy drink doesn't give me the jitters" but until I drank amazon energy, I didn't know how energy drinks were supposed to feel. You know what they're supposed to feel like? ENERGY. AND THAT'S IT. And it lasts, too. I feel pretty amazing at the end of my shifts, which I never got with coffee or mass marketed energy drinks.Diet 5/5: Have you heard of the acai fruit yet? Supposedly it has the most powerful antioxidant properties out of any fruit or vegetable or grain or whatever you people eat these days. It completely blows a glass of red wine out the water. And this drink has it! Why shouldn't an energy drink give you something good for once? And you don't have to pay more for it. You really feel much better after drinking one. Check out these ingredients:Serving Size 8 fl ozServings per container 1.5Amount per servingCalories 80Total fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 10 mgTotal Carb 20gSugars 19gVitamin C 750%Natural Caffeine 80 mg per canIngredients: Sparkling filtered water, Evaporated cane juice, organic acai juice, organic acerola juice, organic natural flavors, citric flavors, organic guarana extract, organic yerba mate extract, organic green tea extract, fruit and vegetable juice (for color)Update:I have been drinking these for about 8 months now, and I have built a pretty substantial tolerance to the amount of energy they give me. One of them just doesn't do ANYTHING anymore, but this also happened to me with coffee. I now need two cans to get any noticeable affect, even though I decided to stop drinking them for a month. I guess my advice is, don't become addicted like me, or it'll cost twice as much to enjoy them!

I don't care for the taste of the drink alone. My taste buds seem to get a faint taste similar to coffee from something in this drink, which I really don't like, so I fill a glass in thirds and put the combo on ice (1/3 Sambazon, 1/3 Cran-Raspberry La Croix and 1/3 water) and that faint flavor disappears. It is a good energy booster/sustainer and doesn't have a nasty crash (I guess that could be partly due to the fact that I don't drink a whole can in a sitting as well.) I usually have a small glass (8oz) or two of the mix in the morning and then maybe another in the afternoon. One can lasts me a day and a half as a result of my mixing. A great alternative to RedBull or Nawgan.

I experiment with a lot of energy drinks; specifically ones with organic ingredients and high quality nutritional value. Taste is not a boisterous factor for me in energy drinks, but this one sort of tastes like grape. Very effective. I pop one of these before I run, ride my bike, weight train, and do stationary cardio (Focus T25, Insanity, etc). I've even popped these prior to study time for a cognitive affect. I sense a difference. There's no jittery after-tremors, and I usually feel the effects within 10 min. I've tried Runa and a few others from this site, and thus far, Sambazon is the better choice. I'm going to try some others and compare; and if all else fails...this will be the product for me. I feel a surge of confidence drinking this, and knowing that it's a higher quality in affect and nutrition contrast to most popular brands (Monster, Red Bull, the new Mountain Dews). It arrived a day late, but (shrugs) I think it was because I ordered it late night as well. Packaging was acceptable.Sambazon makes some of the better drink products. A little on the expensive spectrum. These amount up to about $2 a can. But, they do boost energy levels and supplement performance without the guilt pinch of low quality ingredients.

I can't have high fructose corn syrup as it makes me sick (among other foods), so it can be a bit tricky finding an energy drink that doesn't contain that product (or other stuff I can't have). The one I previously drank for several years went out of business, so I went looking for a new brand. I tried quite a few from our local co-op and really liked this one. I hadn't tried the original flavor and I know those that have have complained that the taste isn't the same any longer. However, if you've never compared the two versions, you won't know what you're missing.I'm now on the subscription plan for this drink and just love it.Although I wish they would just tell you how much caffeine is really in each can. They try to be cute by putting the image of two shots of espresso, but for someone that doesn't drink coffee (can't stand the taste or even the smell of it) that doesn't mean anything. And asking on their facebook page didn't get a reply.