If you wanna hang out, you've got to take her out; cocaine!

Cocaine, the Energy Drink, that is. I would *never* advocate illegal drug use.

(OK, now that the disclaimer's gotten out of the way, so if I work for a politician or run for office, this post can't be used against me)

Cocaine Energy Drink is certainly very *distinct* from other energy drinks. It's probably mostly because of the 280 mg of caffeine; it may also be their use of Dextrose rather than high fructose corn syrup (although I think that's the least distinctive marker- how much difference can using a simple sugar versus a complex sugar make?); but the most noticeable difference off the bat is that it's *spicy.* Spicy like Jamaica Ginger Beer (aka Ginger ale but with noticeable amounts of ginger). That's probably what I like most about Cocaine energy drink, the spiciness. I don't think any other energy drink is spicy. The flavor base, I believe, is something like pomegranate, so it's also got a mild sweet and tart taste.

Along with huge amounts of caffeine, you may expect a crash. They advertise that you won't feel such a crash, and that effect certainly is very reduced. I didn't feel much of a crash today, anyway. I drank one at around noon, and I'm still feeling pretty alert now, so the added caffeine does help (sleeping 10-12 hours the night before because I'd been chair-sleeping for a few days in a row probably helped more, though ;)). This was *not* a well-controlled experiment.

There's no "mediciny aftertaste" or not a really noticeable one, something bevnet always complains about for energy drinks. In other words, unlike most energy drinks, Cocaine is not just a knockoff of Red Bull.

The case of cocaine cost me about $44 bucks on ebay, including shipping. The cost, retail, however, is nearly $4 / 8 oz can. The cost on their website is pretty reasonable, coming to under $2 / can when you don't account for S&H. So I think if you buy it at the right places, you are getting a fairly reasonably priced energy drink, since it also has about 2-3 times as much caffeine as most other energy drinks (this depends on how we're supposed to interpret how energy drinks list "caffeine" and "guarana" as ingredients; if they're double counting, then most energy drinks have between 80-100 mgs of caffeine; if they're not double counting, then some energy drinks may have about 200 mg of caffeine).

Cliffs:If you like sweet and spicy drinks without a Red Bull aftertaste, and you like getting a caffeine kick, then Cocaine Energy Drink is worth a try.