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This is the first 500ml can I’ve reviewed: Rockstar. The packaging is nice, black with red, white and gold printing, and a nice red on gold ringpull. The marketing indicates a higher price tag, and while I picked this can up on discount for 99p, apparently it’s usually £1.37 in Morrisons. Which doesn’t seem that bad for 500ml. Anywhere, here’s what I’m talking about:

The caffeine content is nice and high – 32mg/100ml – but taking into consideration the price, it comes out at 1.17mg per penny. Not a patch on the budget drinks, but just about double as much as Red Bull. It’s also 3p cheaper than Red Bull overall.

Anyway, the taste: very strange. It’s like pineapple mixed with some kind of industrial solvent. The taste is genuinely nasty, but at least the aftertaste doesn’t stay too long. It’s a bit of a let-down after the packaging and price led me to believe they might actually make it taste good. Oh well, that’s marketing for you.

Taste: 4/10
Value: 5/10
Experience: 8/10
Overall: 6/10