Energy Drinks: America’s Favorite Mixers

We as a nation, are in danger of being overrun by energy drinks. It seems that every two weeks a find a new drink in that weird part of the convenience store cooler that used to belong to Snapple and chocolate milk. It really hit me in the last week when I was introduced to Coke Blak. That’s right yet another product that tells our children that it’s cool to spell things without all the letters. Coke Blak is a mix of cola and coffee and that’s exactly how it tastes. Some of us have already experienced something similar by enjoying a diet coke with our coffee at breakfast. I wonder who the food scientists are that come up with the taste of these drinks. Most of them taste horrible. Sure I can stomach a straight Red Bull but that's because the can is so small it only takes two drinks. Some of these others like Full Throttle taste bad and come in large servings. There is one newbie to the crowd that tastes pretty alright and that's MDX. I think it stands for Mountain Dew Extreme and if you can get by the awful name you get a drink that pretty much tastes like Mountain Dew which for some people is a favorable taste.

Anyhoo, back to the Coke Blak, if you don’t like coffee mixed with cola stay clear of this and perhaps try a coke. If you don't like coke perhaps try a coffee. In the end, it seems to me this is yet another energy drink that will find its main outlet in the form of a drink mixer. I’m this close to trying it mixed with bourbon, or maybe some vodka and cream for a new age white Russian that will give me energy and take me to the extreme!!!!!