Energy Drinks - buzz, what buzz?

Welcome to our section on energy drinks and boosters which use the effects of caffeine to give us a timely boost or keep us going through the night when all we want to do is curl up in the corner for a nap.

To navigate our energy drinks section please use the links on the left or check out the snippets below.

The 5 hour Energy Drink Review

Not strictly a caffeine product but as its growing in popularity we thought it deserved a review - besides, it tastes pretty good!

Read our review of the 5 Hour Energy Drink.

Bawls Energy Drink

One of the oldest energy drinks on the market (it seems to have been around forever) and still competing despite new drinks and products appearing all the time. We like Bawls as its not as sweet as a Red Bull or Monster. Read our review of the Bawls energy drink.

Monster Energy Drinks

One of the leading brands in the market and popular with sportsmen across the country.

You can read what's in it, why its so popular etc. on our Monster Energy Drinks page.

Relentless Energy Drink

The relentless brand is part of the Coca Cola group although the sweetness gives it away before the small print. Not to be used by children and pregnant women.

Check out our review of the Relentless energy drink

Caffeine Pills

Originally designed to provide a quick fix of caffeine they are being adopted more and more by people trying to lose weight. As caffeine acts as a hunger surpressor its easy to see why they are being used for this purpose.

Care should be taken though. Find out why by reading about caffeine pills

The Energy Drinks Market

As the popularity of these drinks continues to grow, along with massive profits, many soft drink industry players are looking to step in to grab their share of the market. Who can blame them? Stick the words energy or nutritional on a drink and you can treble the price with no fear of complaint.

Read our take on the energy drinks market.

Best Energy Drink

So what's the best energy booster on the market? As there is little between them in probably comes down to personal taste. If it gives you that slapped in the face feel and makes you feel like you could party on for the next 20 minutes at least, then it's working for you. A few we look at are Roaring Lion, Phat Phruit, BooKoo among others.

Check out what we think makes the best energy drink.

Natural Energy Drink

Ideal for kids or expectant mothers/ As the name suggests, these drinks use only natural ingredients. If you want to keep away from the E numbers, give caffeine a miss (for once) or just need to detox a little, these are for you.

Check out our recipe for an home made pure natural energy drink.