[Douglas.Curtis]

Stay away from sugar, corn syrup and sucralos, which pretty much rules out every energy drink on the market. Except, I think, the organic one from RockStar?

They're nasty drinks, you'd do well to avoid them. Look up David Schomer, he has videos on how to make real espresso. Get a real espresso machine and a quality grinder and start practicing. Once you get it right, you'll never look at Starbucks again without saying "Gack" to yourself.

A real shot of espresso has very little acidity, tastes sweet and has a smooth caffeine lift which drops off without a crash. No jitters and no stomach issues. It's like night and day to poorly created espresso.

[Green Squall]

Ever heard of Greener Green Tea? It' a blend of Yerba Mate, green tea and lemon grass.

[Douglas.Curtis]

Originally Posted by Green Squall

Ever heard of Greener Green Tea? It' a blend of Yerba Mate, green tea and lemon grass.

That reminds me, I mix blackstrap molasses and green tea extract (50% caffeine by volume). A little dab will do ya.

Go easy though, very simple to overdose on caffeine this way. You've been warned.

[cryptop]

I've tried around 50 different energy+prepackaged coffee drinks.... the "Enlightenmint" Yerba Mate is good, Scheckter's Organic Energy is a good "traditional" energy drink as well.

My favorite combo for the daily routine is a 200mg caffeine pill, with 200mg L-Theanine pill (it takes away the "jittery" effect from caffeine). Then some apple cider vinegar with some added ginger, and that's better than any prepackaged drink I've had. Much cheaper too.

[Douglas.Curtis]

The caffeine pills are synthetic (well, most are anyway), you'll find no jitters with green tea extract.

[cryptop]

Originally Posted by Douglas.Curtis

The caffeine pills are synthetic (well, most are anyway), you'll find no jitters with green tea extract.

Yup, no jitters mostly because of the L-Theanine in green tea. I've actually started drinking green tea with ginger and mint, much preferably to coffee/caffeine pills.

[Douglas.Curtis]

Lovely Stuff

[gekolite]

50/50 fresh squeezed orange juice ,coconut milk

[Betterhaff]

I was at a convention and a vendor was giving out free samples of those little bottles of energy drinks. I took one, drank it and immediately got a rush and my face flushed. It wasn’t pleasant and made me feel very uncomfortable. Haven’t had any others since.

Not a fan of Red Bull either, haven’t tried Monster or any other of those types. One thing I do use if I need a jolt while on the road is Doubleshot Espresso drink from Starbucks (the little cans, 6 oz). Even though I’m not a big fan of Starbucks those seem to do the trick for me without all the side effects. Maybe because I’m a coffee lover.

[810FireFarm]

lots a teas actually have more caffeine than coffee...of course there are exceptions, but i would rather try some different teas with higher caffeine before a RedBullshit