I never thought I would have so much fun wandering into skid-row liquor stores and gas stations across the city. Now, every time I pass an old scummy run down building selling coolers full of big cans of malt liquor and gallon bottles I get a little excited gleam in my eye.

I felt like I was an antiquer at a neighborhood garge sale. Somewhere within the mounds of Junk there might be lurking a treasure.
And boy did I come up with a rare one that night. About as rare as you could get.
There, underneath the Jagers and the new Sparks cans was a little six pack with this angry bull I remembered as a logo from years ago. No, Not a Red Bull Alcohol drink, but their imitator who was successfully sued out of business, Blue Ox. Oxtails, a Vodka cocktail drink that was 5.9% alcohol was a little brownish-orangish can with years worth of scum and crud on the top of the can, but what do you expect from a drink that was a full 6 years past its expiration date.
Turns out – this is really a diamond in the rough! Cleaning it up a bit, I poured it into a nice chilled glass to enjoy, or retch. Caffeinated alcohol drinks are one of those things that when they are good, they are drinkable, but when they are bad they get evil. This one already was showing signs of trouble, even without it being a full EIGHT YEARS OLD. and yes – it was really sitting in this guy’s cooler for all that time.
Packaging:9 – for looking cool, historically amusing and standing the test of time
The packaging was the first thing that needed close inspection. No rust spots – No fading – no bits of leaking… IT might have stood the tests of time. Sure, the lid was grody, but that could be washed off. The can itself looked in good shape, with a big blue bull with red eyes taking the forefront of the design.No “under 21” warnings or “must be an Adult” warnings, like there is on almost all canned alcopops today – just full of defunct web sites and disconnected phone numbers for ghost marketing companies. All that are left of them is this small 8 ounce can of Blue Ox Orange energy drink with enough vodka to bring it to 6% alcohol. I opened it and thankfully heard the failiar “PsssTHChock” of still charged carbonation!

Taste:9
I poured it out of it’s good filled lid without knocking any of the years old dirt into my designated energy sampling glassware- as it filled with a yellowish orange fluid. The little carbonation bubbles were rising hopefully in my glass, tempting me that this might actually taste as good as I hoped.
It was even better.
This is possibly the tastiest alcoholic energy drink I have ever had, easily tastier and less sour than Sparks,Rize and Tilt. While less alcoholic as Joose or Four, the delicious flavor of this little can far outweighs the smaller alcohol content. It tasted like lemon-orange soda with a splash of decent vodka in it. Sure, it isn’t top shelf, but it aint Popov neither.
Buzz:8
No Idea how much of anything is in here, and of course the company is nowhere to be found anymore. But, I did get quite a buzz as well as get quite a buzz! neither the caffeine nor the alcohold seemed to have lessened with age – and may have grown stronger as well. All I know is I wish I knew of where I could have found more of these incredibly rare gems.