Slap Red Tea Energy

A Fair & Honest Energy Drink Review

Slap Red Tea Energy Retail Package Description

The can is mostly metallic with some red. In the middle of the can is an awkward, market-unfriendly sunglassed white smiley face, with a big black (glowing red) hand apparently poised to slap the smiley in the back of the head. I'll not share my thoughts on how this heightens racial tension. On the front, the text reads, "Energy 9.0" in yellow/black, "Multi-Stage Energy Supplement" in white/black. Of course, "Slap", then at the bottom, "Red Tea Energy" in red/white/black, followed by "Lightly Carbonated" in yellow/black and "Citrus" in yellow/black/white. Lastly, 16fl.oz. (473 ml).

On the back is quite a bit of useless text:

"If you're reading this...something must have gotten your attention. Great taste? Unique flavors? Better for you ingredients? Or, maybe it was the fact you get ALL-THE-ENERGY without the jitters.

Introducing Slap Red Tea Energy. We blended the all natural flavors of crisp blood tangerine and orange, and infused it with red tea loaded with antioxidants.

Energy, energy, energy....or as we like to call it 'Energy 9.0'. A proprietary blend of 9 ingredients that not only gives you an initial boost of energy (25% more caffeine than leading brands), but sustained energy as well. Is that possible? Yes, check out (their website) to find out how we do that.

So, there you have it. An energy drink that tastes great, is loaded with energy (9.0), has better ingredients and keeps you going. Now isn't that what energy drinks were created for...(no question mark)."

All Natural Flavors
No Artificial Colors
No HFCS (high fructose corn syrup)

Caffeine Addict's Slap Red Tea Energy Review

Something about the Casey Anthony trial brought this drink to mind. Slap, another installment in our value energy drinks series, is a 60 cent 16oz. energy tea available at select Big Lots.

Slap is carbonated, and, in my opinion tastes nothing like tea. I would describe it as a unique berry flavor mixed with Sunkist, then slightly watered down and carbonated. That doesn't sound very appetizing, and makes for an unwieldy name. Not that that stopped Steven Seagal from naming his canned necropotence, "Steven Seagal's Lighting Bolt Asian Experience Energy Drink". Despite the inaccuracy of the name, I'm neutral on the flavor, it's drinkable, but quickly forgettable. I've never finished a can, but primarily because it got warm and flat while contents remained in the can.

Slap's "Energy 9.0" blend contains Guarana Extract, Caffeine and 7 other ingredients you don't care about. Most noteworthy about Slap is that there's enough caffeine to keep me from getting a withdrawal headache. I certainly did not experience any "Multi-Stage Energy", unless those stages were "Not as tired", "Less 'not as tired'", and "Tired". The only other stage they could be referring to is the, "I don't feel like drinking any more of it" stage, one I experienced multiple times.

I wasn't thoroughly impressed with Slap, carbonating this liquid they call 'tea' was a less-than-savory choice. Uncarbonated and with any tea flavor, it may be refreshing and enjoyable, like Monster Rehab. The flavors aren't clearly defined, and as you drink it, it just seems like a hot mess of flavors thrown together, like Monster Mixxd, only vastly less nauseating. All things considered, with host Robert Siegel, Slap Red Tea Energy is on par with some $2 drinks, and is an exceptional value at 60 cents, particularly if you just want your energy drinks to be carbonated and taste sweet and have some caffeine.

Energy Junkie's Slap Red Tea Energy Review

Slap Red Tea Energy is an average energy drink. It's as good as many average "mainstream" energy drinks, 180 Red with Goji, Full Throttle Fury, Sobe No Fear and many others. As Jason mentioned, it's far superior to Monster's Mixxd offering. What makes Slap vastly superior is getting 16oz. for 60 cents.

I think more people would be inclined to drink Slap, if they dropped the red tea angle. Most people can't conjure up what red tea will taste like, and I can't say with any confidence that I can taste red tea in the drink anyway. I'll sign off on "blood tangerine" and "orange", even though it tastes more like candy versions of those flavors than actual juices (meanwhile the can claims it's all natural, I'm just telling you what I taste). At no point will you find yourself referring to Slap as, "Tea like your mom used to make", additionally, it's hard to make any parallels with existing sodas.

It's as moderately energizing as any forgettable energy drink, but should provide the average consumer with a lot more bang-for-the-buck than a run-of-the-mill 12oz. can of coke or pepsi for roughly the same price.

Besides the chuckle I get when asking the obligatory Rick James question, "What did the five fingers say to the face?", every time someone asks what I'm drinking, I think this isn't a great marketing direction, and a place like Big Lots is the only market for Slap. Additionally, price is the only reason to seek this drink out, and I would't pay more than $1 for them.