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I wasn’t sure whether or not to include “origin” in the title to this review, because to me and all my friends, it’s just “Relentless”, and the other flavours are referred to by their names, if they are referred to at all. As a warning, you can probably already tell, I might be a bit biased in this review. Relentless was the first energy drink I ever had (apart from a can of the new-defunct Sprite 3G) and have continued to drink. Maybe this review will shed a light on why that is.

It comes in a rather flimsy can, but it does the job alright, and the design is pretty nice. There’s a lot of pretentious marketing stuff on the back which appears to compare people drinking Relentless with great artists and poets.

It’s not particularly price-efficient either, at somewhere around £1.25 a can – and it has the 32mg/100ml concentration that I’ve by now come to realise is not just a coincidence, but the mandated maximum concentration by EU law. So, the mg/p ratio is 1.28, exactly the same as Monster’s branded drinks.

The taste is quite sweet, and although the flavour is described as “mixed fruit”, it doesn’t retain any of the budget energy drink oversweetness or aftertaste – there’s actually no aftertaste at all. It’s generally an incredibly pleasant drink to have. After a couple of hours your mouth might feel a bit dry due to the high level of sugar, but otherwise it is probably the best tasting drink, even after trying all the other ones so far.

Taste: 9/10
Value: 5/10
Experience: 8/10
Overall: 8/10