Yes, I crave symmetry in my life!
After tasting the puce weirdness of the energy drink, I have to tell you, I kept this can in the fridge for much longer than I probably would have done otherwise. Had I loved the other product, I would have probably drunk this one the same day in some kind of natural foods type of addiction process - the energy drink to wake me up, the calming drink to bring me down. Alas, since I was scared I'd have to deal with more kombucha or puce tasting drinks, I let this one kind of get shoved to the back of the fridge for a while.
However, one night I just decided to buckle down and drink it. After all, I could just pour it out or throw it away if I didn't like it, right? There isn't some all observant grandmother who patrols the universe and tuts at you if you throw away perfectly good food and drinks. Right? RIGHT?!
At first sip, I kind of flinched, expecting that weird wine-juice-tea flavor of the energy drink, but thankfully, that didn't happen. It was really very subtle as a matter of fact. It wasn't bad at all, and if I had to make one negative statement about the taste, it's that I almost couldn't taste anything. It had a soft, citrusy, slightly herbal flavor that had to build up over a matter of sips before you could really taste it completely.
The can says that it contains Chamomile, Valerian, Lemon Balm, Vitamins and something called "Fruit Up" which is a "natural fruit sweetener, extracted entirely from fruits with no added chemicals or additives." Fruit Up also seems to have a Glycemic Index of 34, but I don't know what that means and I'm too lazy to research it. I'm guessing Fruit Up is glucose with a copywritten name. I dunno.
As for the effects, I wasn't exactly anxious or anything before drinking it, so I didn't notice a calming effect from it. In fact, I went to bed soon after drinking this and had trouble sleeping. I can't imagine why, unless it was because it contained Vitamin B6 and B12, which I've always thought were to give you energy and have seen on products helping you to stay awake. Again, I dunno, I'm not a food scientist. Perhaps you can actually sit down with the B Vitamins and delegate them to different jobs as you see fit.
Anyway, the taste was nice and pleasing, and I didn't fall into a coma of any kind from the calming effect, so I'm going to give this drink a thumbs up. I do not, however, recommend this as an actual calming potion for anyone. My experience was that it didn't have any kind of affect on me other than as a beverage, so if you are uptight and anxious, or if the voices in your head are telling you that you need to murder the family next door, let me recommend Lorazepam or Paxil. Both are available from your friendly neighborhood doctor, or the mental health professional of your choice.
Oh, and in case you're curious...this drink tasted lavender.
WEBSITE- www.ExDrinks.com
SERVING SIZE: 1 CanCALORIES:80
CARBS: 15g
TASTE: Pleasant, citrusy and herbal. Also, lavender.
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