XTZ Kosmic Kola

 

X-Drinx Kosmic Kola

Cost: 12oz?

Taste: 5

Power: 5

The good stuff: Kola Nut, Ginseng, Guarana, Ginkgo Biloba, Caffeine, Betel Nut, Kava, Mate, Kava, Bitter Orange, Sida Cordifolia, Yohimbine, Gota Kola

 

I’m kind of bummed with this one….Over all I have been pretty happy with the XTZ line of drinks.  They have all stood up fairly well, and represented their flavors pretty enjoyably.  Cola seemed like it would be an easy out, but alas it is not.  While Kosmic Kola starts of pretty normal, the taste quickly changes to what I can only describe as a bitter cola covered up with sugar and herbs.  In other words, the aftertaste is not so good, and the back side of the flavor is fairly unpleasant.  There is something to it that just does not belong in a cola….something unnatural (although in reality I’m sure it’s actually very natural which is why it tastes so odd….I’m used to all the artificial crap in other colas so real stuff tastes strange) so it’s kind of an instant turn off.  Some folks out there might actually enjoy this because it is so different, but I myself can’t really endorse it…it just doesn’t do anything for me flavor wise, and as I said before there are a lot of other XTZ flavors that are much more enjoyable (the Root Beer Riot for example).  Power wise, it’s right along with the other X-Drinx.  Not to strong, but definitely there.  For the average drinker you’ll get a bit of a kick from it, but I doubt you’ll be wired.  Overall it’s what I would consider OK.  There are much better tasting and much worse tasting things out there, so you could do worse, but don’t be afraid to try something else as you could definitely do better as well.