Energy Drink Added 2006-02-20 19:48:16

Korean Ginseng Drink Review

Price: $0.99
Available at: Overseas Market Charlotte, NC
Nutrition Information:
Size: 4.2oz. · Serving Size: 4.2oz. Calories: 110 · Carbs: 9g · Sodium: 0mg

Ratings:
Combined Reviewer Rating:

3 out of 10 4.53 out of 10 from 48 reviewers

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Korean Ginseng Drink is the generically named energy drink that Jason picked up at the Asian market. What's great about this is that it's so Asian looking. Had I seen it I would've easily shrugged it of as some kind of shrimp or ginger product. Because if you've ever been in an Asian market you should know that there are a lot of those products. It comes in a glass bottle. It has some Chinese and Korean writing on it and has a yin yang on the front. I wish I could read Chinese because after all the Chinese writing there's a big letter D. Which I think is hilarious because there are so many complex Chinese letters and symbols but apparently they don't have one for D.

Active Ingredients *Per can, not per serving:
Contains Korean ginseng root, malic acid, glycin, citric acid, vitamin B2, and sodiumbenzoate.

Angie's Review: Reviews posted after May 2007 are written by a guest reviewer referred to from this point forward as "The Stig".
How To Drink. Shake well before drinking. Deposits exist normally. Good for adults to drink one bottle at a time.

I thought that this was important to point out that anything that comes with a warning or 'instruction' to expect deposits in my drink is not good. It didn't even mention that there's a whole ginseng root floating in there like the worm in a tequila bottle, and sure enough there are lots of little particles floating around there with it.

I still had high hopes for it when I opened it because I've been surprised before. Unfortunately this was not one of those times. It really tasted like a mouthful of fresh dirt without the grit though. I'll admit, for all the stuff that was floating around, it went down quite smoothly. So maybe if you mixed it with a big gulp of chlorine water, you'd have a better idea of what this tasted like.

This will get a very low marking or taste. The only reason it won't get the lowest mark is because I was able to actually finish it, unlike Rumba or Omega. This means that, for once, the small 4.23oz size will help it score higher. Had it come in an 8oz or 16oz can it'd be in the trash. Which, coincidentally, is how I felt after I drank Korean Ginseng Drink. I was pretty sure that if I blinked for a little too long I would've fallen over and been sound asleep. On the flip side, it was only 99cents. Jason will surely score this one higher than I will since he is such a bargain shopper.

Angie Energy Rating:

2
Angie Taste Rating:

2
Angie Value Rating:

2

Jason's Review:
This was nearly the worst energy drink flavor of all time. Imagine, if you will, leaving a potato to soak for hours in a mixture of 1 cup water and a few granules of Theraflu, remove the potatoes, and serve chilled. That's pretty close to what this tasted like, only with a hint of something vile. Strangely, I can imagine some, more in-touch with nature, to admire its raw "mother earth" qualities, the rest of us, less bothered by artificial colors, sweeteners, and preservatives will likely stick with something more mainstream.

As for energy, it's called an energy drink, but the only real affects were sweaty hands and feet. So, if you think energy is synonymous with perspiration, you're in luck! Since I don’t, the scores are low for Korean Ginseng Drink.

Since you get a lot of drink (which isn't, in this case, a good thing), and it was only $.99 at the Asian market, I'm giving this a reasonably good value rating. This does assume you like more of something, even if it's really bad.

Jason Energy Rating:

1
Jason Taste Rating:

2
Jason Value Rating:

3

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