925 Energy Power Shot

A Fair & Honest Energy Drink Review

925 Energy Power Shot Retail Package Description

The 925 website reads, "did you see the bottle?...Fresh". I'm inclined to agree. Tasteful silver/copper/black/white color scheme. Based, on their website, the copper may have intended to be orange. Either is acceptable, but I think the colors as they were printed on the package we acquired was more appealing. The bottle is roughly the same size as every other energy shot on the market, but this may be where the similarities end. Most of the bottle is black, with silver "9" and "5" and a copperish/orange "2" oriented vertically on the front. Below, also vertically oriented is smaller text in silver that reads, "NINE TO FIVE ENERGY". The top of the cap reads, "Energy" on one side, and "Power" on the other. The only graphics are: a horizon-loooking graphic for AM/PM, and a moon-looking graphic for PM/AM, and lastly (perhaps because it's called a power shot) what looks like a 1920's syringe. Beside the syringe it reads, "Power Shot : work all day, party all night". At the bottom "60ml" and in ant-readable font "Liquid Energy". The back of the bottle is mostly white, and the only relevant text to this portion of the review is, "Noncarbonated black cherry flavored energy drink with caffeine and vitamins".

Caffeine Addict's 925 Energy Power Shot Review

Moving right along with my "try it for three days", new year's resolution, or whatever, I have consumed, now I will review.

On the first day(of Christmas), short sleep. I had stayed out at the local Pub the previous night, watching DJ Mike assist a legion of intoxicated minions in making fools of themselves. In equally good taste, one of our company decided to bring up the most inauspicious aspects of my now defunct marital relationship. This was followed by lewd comments about nefarious intentions for our server, hostess, and 3 bar patrons.

So, after a couple of Heineken and 10 pork barbecue sandwiches, I slow cooked for 4 hours and returned to consciousness for hockey. 925 really came through, as I believe (and I think the Charlotte Checkers players would agree) my inspiriting shouts of, "You're playing like a bunch of girls" spurred them to victory. I managed to stay productive and coherent for another 12+ hours.

The following day, I did oversleep (mostly because I was lazy), but I got up, knocked back a 925, and I was immediately productive. It was like four cracked out clones of Ann Davis were running around folding my clothes, cleaning the kitchen, and imparting sagely advice to our six brothers/sisters/step-brothers/step-sisters. I had so many free brain cycles, I was able to decide David Cassidy and Susan Dey would have made a hotter couple than Barry Williams and Maureen McCormick, but not as hot as Barry Williams and Florence Henderson.

Day three was a mistake on my part. I started to develop a "lack of caffeine headache" (to clarify, for those who've previously thought I meant caffeine gave me a headache when I mentioned "caffeine headaches") around 8PM. I enjoyed a 925, and found myself wide awake, all gears turning until after 4AM. During which time I went to bed around 1AM, watched Vitus (Widescreen Edition) (awesome movie, btw), and laid in bed hopelessly for another hour while I listened to my innards break down the last of my roommate's herb stuffing leftovers, which I gorged myself on around 3AM.

Excellent quality drink, the taste was sincerely as pleasant as Black Cherry KoolAid, Wyler's or any other powdered black cherry soft drink mix I enjoyed during my youth. The taste of the caffeine is so well disguised, you almost have to search for it. I normally sip drinks, and might consume an energy shot in numerous swigs over the course of an hour or so. 925's consumption is more akin to the number of licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop.

Energy Junkie's 925 Energy Power Shot Review

My policy usually goes something like, "If you don't have something defamatory to say, don't say anything at all." So, since 925 is riddled with awesomeness, the way that fitty cent is riddled with bullet shrapnel, I'll start by nip-picking and criticizing things that have little or nothing to do with the taste, value, or energy aspects of the drink. The "about 925" website (which we constantly reference, but don't link to) offers imagery of a busty woman, with her cleavage enhanced with a 925 tank top. I've decided that busty women in tank tops have nothing to do with 925. I don't like being marketed to with "sex appeal". I also feel it's my civic duty to constantly complain about it, until companies provide information concerning their products completely disjoined from ample breasts and callipygous backsides.

Aside from being marketed to in a mildly ruttish manner, I have little negative to say about 925. The taste is essentially what you expect from anything labeled "black cherry". I like that this drink describes the flavor on the back, it's not a guessing game, and even more importantly, unlike Crakshot, it actually tastes like the description. The sweetener is not overbearing, like I've heard some say about Mana Energy Potion. 925 tastes good, goes down smoothly, and absolutely does not need to be chased, nor do you need to hold your nose while drinking it.

Like all energy shots, it's highly portable, doesn't taste much different hot or cold (though I prefer cold), and provides a good deal of energy, without a great deal of extra fluids goading toward the lavatory. The 120mg of caffeine is nice, and since it tastes so good, you will have ingested it before you can search, "busty 925 girl" on Lycos.

$2.99, ouch. 925 is like going on a date with a beautiful woman who has interesting things to say, but she isn't progressive enough to pay. You're not completely disappointed, but you leave a little wiser, knowing to bring a coupon next time you take her to Burger King. By the same token, pay $3 for one, see if you like it, then buy them online where you can get them for around $2 each.