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About this drink: It's all Red Bull's fault. "Red" has apparently become a convenient catch-all buzzword for energy drinks. Between Red Eye, which is pleasant, and Red Bull, which is bile in a can, it's a shame the term cannot be safely used to distinguish the palatable from the impalatable. Appearance, aroma, argh? To the eye: It's alarmingly tomato coloured. It kinda looks like someone has bled into it. It's not a comforting colour. I had anticipated it'd look somewhat like Red Bull, based entirely on the contents being similar. I'm almost disappointed. To the nose: Argh. It smells exactly the same as every other energy drink that tries to disguise the patently disgusting flavour of b-group vitamins with some kind of uberberry fruit deluxe syrupy flavour. It smells very much like someone's vomited some berries and added Berocca. To the mouth: At the risk of offering a cheap-arse description of the flavour that'll be of no help to anyone, it tastes virtually identical to Red Eye Gold. It's got a strong medicinal flavour, buried beneath an unpleasant taste of partially digested berries, all of which are swimming on top of the unpleasant vegetable flavour of b-group vitamins, which still manage to poke their hideous heads through the masking agents to make this a vaguely unpleasant beverage. As flavours go, this one isn't too bad. I was afraid it'd taste like Red Bull, but thankfully it does not. And a little while after: The only noticable aftertaste is that of the berry-like puke flavour, which -- as an aftertaste, at least -- isn't totally unpleasant. When it gets warm: Sorry, this review pre-dates this entry. Overall: It's not entirely bad. For something with all the ingredients of Red Bull, a name that begins with "Red", and a colour that looks like someone's been punched in the kidneys and taken a nice long piss, it's decidedly palatable and probably earns itself a place on the short list of energy drinks that don't make your soul depressed.  It's the soul of the devil in liquid form.  |
 Kinda like tomato juice. From hell. Also, carbonated. Tagline: "When you need the maximum - physically and mentally." The can also boasts "refreshing" and "highly vitalising". Manufacturer: Manufactured by DIS B.V./NL-6130 AC Sittard, product of The Netherlands. Imported by Devilish Beverages, in Baulkham Hills, NSW. Website: http://www.reddevildrinks.com/ or http://www.red-devil.com.au/ - Red Devil is a rarity in the universe of energy drinks, as it has a functioning website. Among other things, the website advertises the "power cola" variant of Red Devil, and promotes a six pack advertised by Mikka Hakkinen, looking very much like Frank Spencer as he waves about a can of Red Devil. The website also includes cocktail recipes and features a gallery of Red Devil promotional girlies. Kinda scary. Daily dosage: "Not recommended for children, diabetics, pregnant or lactating women or individuals sensitive to caffeine." Two cans daily. Volume: Can; 250ml. Ingredients: Caffiene, taurine and the usual b-group vitamins. It's pasteurised, like Red Bull. Energy: 52.8 calories. Caffeine: 32mg. Taurine: 400mg. |