On Go Energy Shot Mandarin Orange

A Fair & Honest Energy Drink Review

On Go Energy Shot Mandarin Orange Retail Package Description

Except for the colors being yellow to orange, and the cap reading "mandarin orange", this bottle is essentially the same as the On Go Energy Shot Lemon Lime.

Caffeine Addict's On Go Energy Shot Mandarin Orange Review

Anyone who's known me since about 1995 will tell you, until April of this year, I felt like exercise was for Nazis and people with too much time on their hands, more specifically, Nazis with too much time on their hands. While making a pathetic and discomfiting attempt to impress a young lady who shared with me her fondness for running, I started exercising. After nearly a decade of remaining as stationary as possible, I was exhausted after walks shorter than a mile. After a few days, I started to see why people liked exercise. Sure, it was awful at first, and I wanted to say, "This is stupid, and I'm never going to get a date anyway...even a blind date...and by "blind" I mean a date that can't visually see how flabby and unfit I am...even a date that's really a favor, and winds up being 'just as friends' when referenced later", but I started to develop some endurance. One mile became two, and two became three, and magically, for the sake of retaining the reader's interest, that skyrocketed to 8 miles. At the end of the day, I remembered that I don't date, I have nothing of value to bring to a relationship, the young lady I was talking to stopped working at the store I talked to her in, ignores my constant Facebook harassment, and has expressed through a network of friends that she finds me nauseating. None of that matters though, because we all know that physical fitness, not dating, returned phone calls, and abandoned restraining orders, is the real reward.

You've read this far, you might as well go that extra mile (witticism intended) and see this thing to whatever end. So, before almost every exercise session, I have an On Go Energy Shot, yes partially because they currently sponsor our free energy shot giveaway, but also because it's tasty (like Fergie), and provides a long lasting elevation of my endurance level. Below is a picture of me hiking and deliberately plugging On Go at Linville Falls, the day after hiking about 8 miles through Mt. Mitchell trails (most classified as rigorous in my friend Matt's fancy hiking book). Both days I had an On Go Orange before hiking, and both days I was able to keep a steady pace and fight off fatigue, only 3 months after not being able to walk a mile. Hopefully this will demonstrate three things. Firstly, with some persistence, the human body can recover from gross neglect in a relatively short period of time. Secondly, On Go is affective (I think more so than coffee, and is less likely to make you go potty, number one or number two kind of potty). Thirdly, it's convenient to carry backpacking, camping, hiking, biking, flying, space rocketing or any other "limited space" sort of activity.

In case you were less than inspired by my story of victory in the face of adversity and almost certain failure, you may care that On Go Orange tastes amazing. I agree with the Stig, this is the most enjoyably flavored energy shot on the market.

After finding these at a lower price online, the value rating will also be positively influenced.

Energy Junkie's On Go Energy Shot Mandarin Orange Review

Taste is the primary improvement in this flavor, my personal favorite of the series. I reviewed the tastes as 7/10 for the lemon lime, and 6/10 for the berry. Both respectable scores, but I think this is even more enjoyable. Hopefully everyone understands that our taste ratings for energy shots are not the same scale as for energy drinks. While tastes for energy shots have vastly improved from the original 5 Hour Energy, saying that a this energy shot gets a 10/10 means that the 2oz. goes down smoothly and I don't feel the need to make a "I just swallowed a bug" face, chase it with Drano, or rub my tongue on a hobo in the park. Whereas the review of 2/10 for the original Chaser 5 Hour Energy Berry means that by energy drink standards it's nearly undrinkable, and by energy shot standards, it's like drinking a 2oz. shot of raw egg and vinegar. While that sounds deplorable, it's still only 2oz. and if you can get it down the hatch, it works. That being said, you're probably not going to sip these out of a diamond encrusted tumblers with a supermodel in Tierra Verde, but if you can drink something that tastes like the grape Dimetapp (yes, the stuff you'd drink even if you weren't sick) instead of Robitussin (which I think should be considered child abuse when force-fed by an adult), why drink the appalling one? This does taste very orange, and it's very pleasing. I am not adversely affected by the taste in any way. It's strong, but pleasant throughout; in fact, this is the only energy shot where I don't feel like I'm just trying to get finished with it as quickly as possible.

Like the other On Go Energy products, this energy shot delivers a powerful punch of energy. Perhaps because I don't down this drink in seconds, instead I sip it over the course of minutes, the energy affect is gradual, and stays smooth throughout the duration of its effectiveness (several hours).

These are now available for $28 for a 12 pack, which brings the price down to about $2.32 per bottle. This is definitely produces a better sense of value. Without question, if you're limited on storage space, have a small bladder, or just want a boost of energy without having to drink 8.3oz. or 16oz. of drink to get it, this is a great product.