Red Bull Cola
Distributed by Red Bull USA
Caffeine Content: Approx. 45mg per 12 oz.
Image from Wikipedia
Ingredients: sugar, carbon dioxide, natural flavor (caramel), natural flavors from plant extracts (galangal, vanilla, mustard seed, lime, kola nut, cacao, licorice, cinnamon, lemon, ginger, coca leaf, orange, corn mint, pine, cardamom, mace, clove), lemon juice concentrate, caffeine (from coffee beans)
Design: The classic cola can design, with a stylish metal tab (bull cutout for the win!) and a Red Bull twist. Blue and red, with silver accents.
Lethal Stats (per 12 oz.):
Caffeine Intox.(?): 6 cans
Hospitalization Amt.(?): 66.6 cans
Kill Count: 268 cans
Kick(?): Theoretically, more than a Coke. Actually, nothing.
Buzz(?): Little to none, even for a lightweight. Then again, it IS just a cola.
Taste: “I like it… I think.” Nothing else needs to be said. It’s Red Bull Coke.
Design: Once again, it’s a classic design, with Red Bull’s signature branding to help it out. Lucky for you, Red Bull has a reputation. Sure, it screams of drunk guys watching TV at 3 AM, sitting on a beat-up couch with monster beer-bellies, but that’s an image you can choose to take on, if you so desire.
Let’s face it, having a cola makes Red Bull sound cooler… and it would be cooler, had the caffeine content been anything like a Red Bull. Unfortunately, Red Bull Cola doesn’t live up to its namesake. It couldn’t. Not even if it wanted to.
45mg per 12 oz. is, well, depressing. Especially when you compare it to the 80mg that reside in the 8.4 oz. Original Red Bull. What’s interesting is that Red Bull refused to disclose the true amount of caffeine in their cola. Probably to avoid sites like us writing reviews… like this.
Red Bull and its respective cola each carry a vaguely alcoholic smell about them; we equate it to alcohol and fruit punch.
As a side note, I’m sure you all have heard of Red Bull Cola being banned in Germany for having trace amount of cocaine in it. Like, TRACE amounts. Similar to their caffeine content. Hah. Okay, we’re done.
Difficulty of Procurement: You can get it wherever you can get the Original. Look hard, though. It’ll be trying to pass off as an energy drink.
P.S. Despite the low caffeine content (and review), Red Bull Cola rules. Just sayin’.
