Mini Thin Triple Strength Xtreme Energy Rush Mango

A Fair & Honest Energy Drink Review

Mini Thin Triple Strength Xtreme Energy Rush Mango Retail Package Description

Triple Strength Xtreme Energy Rush Mango comes in the tradition 5-hour energy-like faded label bottle. Xtreme Energy Rush fades yellow up top to orange at the bottom. The plastic wrapping seems reliably aligned with the cap, so you can run your fingernail around the perforation and easily twist off the cap. The top of that ring (the part that keeps the cap sealed on) says "Rush" twice, in white, "Shake Well" in red, and in the front is a picture of what I believe to be mango, with the word "Mango" in red. Under the word "Mango", it reads "Natural and Artificial Flavors". The bottle wrapping front reads, "Triple" (in red), "Strength" (in black), "Xtreme" (in some extreme font, colored red and outlined in white), "Energy" (italicized, all-caps, black with white outline), "Rush" (Atari "Defender" score font in red with white outline). Under the overtly-ornate stylings of the title is the subtitle, "Vitamin B supplement with caffeine and taurine". Then, as you might expect, if an unordered list:

Instant Energy
Mental Alertness (an asterisk indicating this hasn't been evaluated by the FDA)
Sugar Free
Zero Carbs

"2 Fl. Oz. (60 ML)" (in black), "Mini Thin" (in yellow with black outline) and "Brand" in black.

The back is verbose, "Suggested Use: Drink entire bottle for maximum energy boost, not more than every 3 or 4 hours Drink one half bottle for moderate energy boost. Discard any remaining liquid after three days." It rattles on, "Warning: Do not use if pregnant or nursing. Consult your physician before using if you are taking any other dietary supplements or drugs. The recommended serving of this product contains about as much caffeine as two cups of coffee. Too much caffeine may cause nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness and, occcassionally, rapid heart beat. Not recommended for use by children under 18 years of age. You may experience a Niacin Flush (hot feeling, skin redness) that lasts a few minutes. This is caused by Niacon (Vitamin B3) increasing blood flow near the skin."

Caffeine Addict's Mini Thin Triple Strength Xtreme Energy Rush Mango Review

Triple Strength Xtreme Energy Rush (Extreme Energy Rush) is a Mini Thin Brand product. For us "old school" energy fiends, bodybuilders, third-shifters, habitual dieters, you'll recognize the "Mini Thin" name, and (rightly so) have reasonable expectations of its effectiveness. I'm happy to report that Mini Thin didn't disappoint with this offering. It is ultra-rare that I experience any of the "undesirable" affect associated with excessive caffeine intake, but the first time I drank Xtreme Energy Rush, I had some mild nervousness and sweating. None of the "adverse" affects really bother me....that's how you know it's working. (The previous sentence is not an endorsement for consuming caffeine irresponsibly, as a "seasoned caffeine drinker", I know to stop consuming caffeine after I begin to exhibit even the mildest of indication that my body is displeased)

I don't mind the taste of Xtreme Energy Rush Mango. I don't personally like Mango that much, but this doesn't really taste that much like mango, just like any generic citrus fruit, and, of course, about 1/8th of a teaspoon of caffeine (which is a lot of caffeine to disguise in 2fl. oz.). It does make the back of the my throat feel dry after drinking it, like I've eaten a handful of goldfish crackers. I suggest you have something to chase it with.

When you buy these in 12 packs (usually around $24-$25 online), I think they're a much better value than the majority of energy shots online. A healthy dose of caffeine, acceptable flavor and "5-hour energy" not being on the label makes Xtreme Energy Rush a "win-win-win".

Energy Junkie's Mini Thin Triple Strength Xtreme Energy Rush Mango Review

When I open a Mango Xtreme Energy Rush, I'm bombarded with a nail-polish-like aroma. It smells very pungent and acidic. The smell is also expressly "fruity". It smells marginally more appetizing than revolting.

I'd like to say that the nail polish analogy ends with the smell, but the taste is so bitter (from the 250mg of caffeine) and fruity (from the futile attempts to cover up 250mg of caffeine), that I can't say it tastes completely unlike what I would expect a "Wet 'N Wild Mango" nail polish to taste like. To be fair, it's not disgusting, but the robust flavor will give your taste buds a kick in the mommy and daddy parts.

What can I say about the energy? It makes 5-hour energy (the "industry standard", thanks to an uninformed consumer market) look as amateur as a trailer park fireworks display. We estimate the current caffeine content of 5-hour energy as being somewhere around 120mg (As of our last purchase of 5-hour energy didn't list caffeine content on the label). Death by Caffeine lists 2 oz. of 5 hour energy as having 138mg of caffeine. In either case, this Mini Thin product come with around twice the caffeine, and about 1/infintieth of the annoying television/hulu ads. For anyone who's curious, the arrogant "only ignorant douchebags drink coffee, sodas or energy drinks"/"we invented caffeine"/"We're smart, you're a backwoods, inbred catfish noodler" attitude depicted by the dude in those commercials directly reflects my experience with the executives at "living essentials".

The MSRP on Xtreme Energy Rush is $2.99, but are readily available online around $2-$2.25 when purchased in 12 packs. If you're an eBay user, you can buy our overstock of these for less than the price of the shipping (so we lose money to get rid of them), then, despite the sticker on the box indicating precisely what we paid to ship it (and it being less than you paid for the entire auction...including the shipping fees), and you bidding on a product that clearly listed the shipping price, you can complain to eBay and give us 3 (yes, three) separate 1-star out of 5-star reviews on shipping price. Apparently, someone thought Xtreme Energy Rush wasn't a good value, even when it's cheaper than the cost of shipping...backwoods, inbred catfish noodlers.