Years after those lovely commercials (“Red Bull gives you wings!”), I finally took the opportunity to try Red Bull. For breakfast! (I was pretty tired)
My observations before opening it:
- $4?! Who do they think they are, Starbucks?
- The ingredients list reads like a pharmaceutical product. Taurine? My cats need that, but do I need 1000 mg of this?
- 80mg of caffeine? Wow. Didn’t the caffeine pills I used to take (they were pretty effective) have about 100mg?
And after opening it:
- Ugh! Cough syrup! Carbonated cough syrup!
- Not so bad… hmm… odd, I’m only done a third of it, and my mind feels more clear.
- Uh oh… a little restless, a little bit jittery. Maybe I shouldn’t drink the other half.
- Maybe I should have some warm milk.
I guess my sensitivity to caffeine has moved closer to normal since university days, or else Red Bull is a lot more effective than it’s caffeine content suggests. Interesting stuff to keep in mind next time I really need it, but perhaps not for breakfast. I hear the original European contents were changed for Canadian consumption. I’m not sure why Canada seems to always get watered down versions of these hyper-caffeinated drinks.
