XTZ Kaffé
Cost: 12oz?
Taste: 5
Power: 8.5
The good stuff: Kola Nut, Ginseng, Guarana, Ginkgo Biloba, Caffeine, Mate
Dude, this stuff is WEIRD. I have to say I was not at all expecting the flavor I got when I popped open this bottle, and now that I have tried it I’m still not quite sure what to make of it. The flavor is definitely a bit bizarre, but I’ll do my best to hit at all the major points….. So for starters, take a cup of RC Cola, or maybe even Coke. Add a shot of hazelnut (not to bad so far), throw in some maple syrup, and then some cold coffee…maybe a hint of caramel and there you go….Like I said, weird….and sweet. This stuff is REALLY freakin sweet. We’re talking sweet enough to throw sugar ants into diabetic shock. It’s so sweet I have a hard time taking a full drink of it. I find that I have to sip it in order to drink any of it at all….hell, even then I get shivers from the sugar…I feel like Beavis after eating a pantry full of sweets…I’m just kind of sitting here shaking a bit. I’m guessing that even without all the extra stuff in this bottle the sugar alone would be enough to keep you going for a while. What’s really odd though is that I can’t stop drinking it….it’s like crack. I don’t particularly like the flavor, but I just keep sucking the stuff down…maybe it’s my body taking care of itself by not allowing me to force it into the massive sugar/caffeine withdrawal I’m eventually going to experience once the bottle is empty….maybe it’s the fact that I’m so wired already that I just need something to do…kind of like how I find myself smoking cloves while I drink even though I really don’t want to…it’s just something to do….honestly I have no damn clue.
SO power wise I think the above speaks pretty well for XTZ Kaffé. It definitely has a kick to it. The problem for me is that it’s a NERVOUS energy. I prefer my drinks to pep me up and keep me that way for a while; this stuff would be about like sticking a car battery to yourself for several minutes and then disconnecting and dropping your body into ice cold water. I’m guessing I am going to end up crashing HARD, and this morning I’m not quite prepared for that…I think I might have to open up another energy drink just to kind of slow down the transition.
Really, if you need a QUICK power boost and can handle the almost sickly sweet flavor, by all means try this stuff…it will do its job. If you are like me and need a prolonged even energy boost, you might want to avoid this, and if you can’t handle super sweet drinks then don’t even consider this…unless you just have a morbid curiosity that is.
