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About this drink: Mother claims to be an "all natural" energy drink, although I suspect most drinks can parade themselves under this label if they choose to. It contains an alarming amount of "natural" chemicals, including something extracted from the berries of the A?a’, a type of palm tree native to the Amazon basin, Korean Ginseng and the usual caffeine and guarana characters. Appearance, aroma, argh? To the eye: It's slightly red-brown, and not as dark as cola. It's also quite carbonated and remains that way for much longer than other energy drinks. To the nose: It smells of ginger. It's like weak ginger beer, with a hint of medicine over it. To the mouth: Unpleasant. In fact, it tastes as though it just corroded part of my soul. It's slightly gingery with no effort made whatsoever to mask the reeking flavour of b-vitamins. There's also a hint of aniseed and the general flavouring of medicine. I can detect no flavour whatsoever that feels either safe, nor good for me. And a little while after: It leaves very little aftertaste, and what it does leave tastes simply fresh, as though I've just swilled with ginger mouthwash. There's a very mild hint of b-vitamins. When it gets warm: This review predates this data, sorry. Overall: I find it rather difficult to rate this drink on a whole. It's neither pleasant nor unpleasant, and my immediate dislike of it probably stems from my general avoidance of ginger, which makes my opinion more biased than usual. The problem with these drinks on a whole is that the ingredients rarely perform the magical tasks they claim, and are rarely well thought-out as companion ingredients in the same beverage. Having "all natural ingredients" doesn't necessarily mean that the ingredients, when mixed together, won't curdle your innards. This drink isn't unpleasant, but it does taste of ginger. It's unlike any other energy drink I've reviewed, thus far, so it stands alone in its weirdness.  Those bubbles are just biding their time, until they can escape into the ginger-free atmosphere.  The bottled variation of Mother (330ml). I rather like the bottle, it's styled to look like an old medicine bottle, and it looks awesome. |
 It looks like cola. It doesn't, however, taste like cola. Tagline: "100% Natural Energy" Manufacturer: Canned in Korea, imported by Coca Cola Amatil. Website: As of the moment, it doesn't appear to have one. Which is surprising considering the $2M Coca Cola poured into promoting it. Daily dosage: "CONTAINS CAFFEINE. Not suitable for children, pregnant or lactating women, or persons sensitive to caffeine.", "2 cans max. daily." Volume: Can; 250ml. Ingredients: Acai palm, Korean Ginseng. Energy: 43cal. Caffeine: 32mg. Taurine: Nil. |