Penguin Energy Gum Kola
Price: $2.99 Per tin of 20
Taste: 6
Power: 3
The good stuff: Guarana, Taurine, NO SUGAR
Not bad….that’s a pretty accurate description of Penguin’s Kola flavored energy gun. Start off with Bazooka Joe bubble gum, dilute the flavor, add some cinnamon, mix with a pinch of kola nut, and there you go….And odd mix to be sure, but really it’s not bad at all. It’s definitely a strange mix of flavors and not something I would expect out of a piece of gum, but there we have it. It’s a superbly “OK” piece of gum…not something I will remember for being great, not something I will remember for being bad…it’s just kind of there. The weird mix might be something that makes it stand out, but I’m just not sure if it’s something that many folks would be looking for when they pop a piece of gum in their mouths. The one good thing about this stuff however is that the sugar free taste is very subdued…..It’s not nearly as noticeable as it is in the Penguin Citrus. The odd mix of flavors really helps to hide it which I REALLY appreciated.
The power of the Penguin gum is not really able to hang with the big boys. One piece of Jolt gum felt way more powerful than the 3 pieces of Penguin gum I popped. I think that if the content of energy producing herbs were a bit stronger, or if a bit of caffeine was thrown in for good measure this stuff would hold its own. As it sits, Penguin Kola only relies on Ginseng to give it a kick, and without upping the dosage it just doesn’t have what it takes to be a strong energy product.
Over all the flavor is ok, but don’t rely on this to keep you going or wake your ass up.
Penguin Energy Gum Kola at ChemicalEvolution.com
