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So sonic has some new drinks out
Specifically around the Memorial Day weekend coming up as everyone likes to say the unofficial start of the summer season, you know
Just hopefully some good weather
Going out just enjoying the weekend maybe going to a barbecue or you know, maybe going outside listening a shortwave radio
like I do every day, but you know what I mean and
You might say well, what is a good drink to have while you're you're outside?
Basking in the Sun I'll let you answer that one
Exactly Red Bull and
Sonic was on the same page as you because they said they know you
They know what you crave. What you like to drink what you like to guzzle down by
Mass large quantity won't give any numbers there and they teamed up with Red Bull. They said ok
We're gonna be doing these red ball slushes
So it's gonna be like they're you know
They're frozen
Slushies of the shaved ice and all that good stuff and they have it in two flavors one is it's gonna be Red Bull
It's gonna be like a Red Bull pour it into this shaved ice
Obviously, I'm sure with some sugar added and then the second one is their classic cherry limeade with some red Bull added
So that's what we're left with
before anything else price for this $3 99
So I could easily blow
At least I think this let me see what it came out to
7 bucks
what came out too for each one, so
Keep that in mind pretty sure let me see. That doesn't really the math doesn't make much sense
I'm doing this. Ok, see
Okay, so this is how they did it right
It was actually around $3 each that makes more sense than of tax and all the other expenses
Okay, so it's actually around $3 each price can vary though I've seen cases where it was at 399 each
But sometimes will be $3 350 so on and so forth. All right before anything else
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Okay
You you don't even want to know the absolute disaster
It was trying to get each of these poured out because they don't come in these fancy drink
To call this fancy, you know what? I mean? They come in these right? And of course that's cool. You know, it's at the sonic
insignia there and all that good stuff, but
Advertised it's shown in a clear receptacle
And I thought that would be cool to have each one, you know nice and clear like that
So this is this is them let's get that picture-perfect moment going
It's good enough, I think this is the red ball one the classic red plastic
And then that's the cherry limeade one right there
so I mean pretty much it's not like there's any
Crazy, the cherry limeade one is red
And then the red ball one is kind of this off-white with maybe a little bit of yellow kind of like my tie
They're not quite us right and compare them
I may be part of the tie but not the entire thing, but it was a disaster trying to get these poured out
I don't even want to think about it it was
It was a nightmare that's without exaggeration
All right. I'm gonna try out the original Red Bull one first
Then will I just talk about it a little bit then we'll try out the cherry limeade and then we'll wrap things up
So we're gonna try out the original red ball slush from Sonic
Going in
Very refreshing very
refreshing
One thing that I did notice with it. It's not as carbonated as most like a standard Red Bull is like if you're a
Energy drink connoisseur, right?
I mean
you know that a lot of energy drinks are very highly carbonated you have this wave of the
effervescence that just hits you all the bubbles popping everywhere. It's like an explosion in your mouth
This does not have any of that carbonation. It's very sweet. It tastes
I mean, it would really taste like a Red Bull with just in shaved ice
Okay, if you leave it out for a bit. It could get watered-down keep that in mind
But otherwise it has the exact potency and flavor of a Red Bull which is really unique to its own
Has that sweetness a little bit of a soda type of flavor, you know, the flavor of a Red Bull though is very unique
So you can just describe it as tasting like Red Bull
But it lacks that carbonation. That's one thing to keep in mind very refreshing though
I see what they're going for something to drink like on a hot day, you know tuned into
Radio Romania international on the shortwave, you know, you're out at the beach getting that good reception and
All that good stuff and it's a refreshing thing. You know, you're out there mowing the lawn or something
It's refreshing and I imagine it is caffeinated gives you that little bit of a boost as well
next we're gonna try the cherry limeade one thing that's different and
Gonna stir it up good for you. The one thing that's
Mentionable right here. It does not have because I like getting the cherry limeade. That's my favorite drink from Sonic
I know I don't get the ocean water like everyone else does but I
Get the cherry limeade I get some wings and get the cherry limeade
This doesn't come with any cherries or limes in it
But I guess it's the same type of flavor with the Red Bull mixed in I'm gonna try that now for you
You know what?
It tastes like so this one is going in and then I'm going to independently give each one
Its own rating because it's like two and one for the most part two different items you could buy each individually
so it's not like you have to get both of these and
Like that why you don't have to you could just get the Red Bull one or the cherry limeade or both or dozen of each?
Whatever you want to do. It's your life
I'm just trying to overcome the
experience, you know of pouring these it was a
It was an experience. Alright, it was it was a
That's all I can say
Hmm
I have one little complaint about this one. It's very similar to how the other one was with the Red Bull flavor, you know
No carbonation the whole nine yards there. No cherry limeade
Very much on the cherry side
but
cherry limeade
Where is that?
Tang that tartness that you would expect from the line it's not there if they said this is just cherry Red Bull
Okay, that's absolutely what it is
But cherry limeade so you expect as a result. I mean, I think this is great, right? I think it tastes fine
I like the the sweetness has a lot of sweetness behind it has that cherry flavor that's there as well works. Great
I mean, it blends actually very nicely with the Red Bull and
It's very pleasant to drink. I'm sure high in sugar but not bad at all. But here's the one thing
Cherry limeade, there's no lime in it. That's the one issue that I have with this drink
So I think there's an issue with the marketing. I think there's they should have called it just cherry Red Bull
We're some variant whatever sounds best for the marketing team because there's no lime in it at all. And that's an issue
so I'm just saying that if you know my favorite part of the cherry limeade is the cherry no doubt about it, but
If you're one of the people that likes the lime flavor
You're gonna be let down. You're gonna be disappointed and you're gonna be
Probably trying to shove this pane of glass out the window as we speak because you're gonna be saying where is the lime?
I don't taste it at all. So that's gonna be an issue. So keep that in mind
Alright price for these with around three dollars each rating for the original Red Bull one. I'm gonna be giving a 5 out of 10
Very average for the most part, but it's exactly as marketed and I don't think you'll be disappointed with it
refreshing tastes pretty good
that's when the cherry why I made one that's gonna be a 4 out of 10 just
a little bit below average because of the marketing if it was market marketed as
Regular cherry, I would give it an above average rating
But I'm not letting any personal bias get in the way. It's not what they marketed
Marketed it as but if you do just like the cherry flavor, then you're gonna enjoy it
But if you like that Lime mixed in there, you'll be disappointed
So that's why that that's why it has the rating that it has. That's all that I have for you
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