Don’t expect Headshot Original Megashot to take you on like a regular energy shot. These things are tastier, sillier and will keep you alive more than most little shots out there. A couple nights ago, I came home SO tired, I could barely make it through the door, let alone do the dad thing, the dinner thing, the chore thing, basically anything. SO I stumbled to my box of goodies, and pulled up my last Headshot energy shot. In one quick candy filled chug, I felt my energy levels rise almost immediately, keeping me moving well past the kiddos bedtime.
Taste:8
Like the other headshot flavors, this one is also melted candy. what the flavor is, exactly, is anyones guess. I think it is like a apple citrus or maybe this is just basic red bull flaovring only tastier. Either way, It tastes fantastic – whether sipping or slamming. While their blueberry is my favorite headshot – the original flavor is still quite good.
Packaging:7
a couple things are going very right with this package. I love that they did not go with the standard energy shot package, coming up with something original that stands out on the Walmart shelves. It also uses the grunge and distressed fonts and overall themes very well, coming up with a very distinctive and marketable logo. While not revolutionary in design, it is still very well done.
There are some problems here too. First and foremost, the website is nowhere on the package – which is a little wierd. No caffeine content listing either – just a warning that this product contains a high dosage. Also, while I love imported energy stuff, I am not sure a big stamp advertising this product is made in Thailand, and just imported into the US needs to be there – or at least so prominent.
Buzz:Nutrition:8
The nutrition/buzz profile is the same for all the different headshot flavors. They use sugar rather than the usual energy shot using Aspartame, sucralose or what have you. The ingredients list is exactly what you would expect from a drink like this – no frills energy – with the B Vitamins, inositol, taurine, and caffeine from 2 different sources. This has both anhydrous caffeine and guarana in here, so your caffeine fix is more spread out over a longer time period. No telling how much caffeine is inside this 90 calorie bottle, but Ill bet it is a very serious amount. From the energy this gave out, my guess would be at least 150mg, although probably more than that.
UPDATE: according to Avery, the fantastic reviewer at Addicted2Energy, this drink has only 85mg of caffeine , which makes my buzz that much more impressive. All that energy from just 85mg? How cool is that!?
Website:headshotenergyshot.com 6
Overall the design is nice, but the code is very strange. Is there any reason to slow the site down by having the css in the page AND calling an external css too? and who is Gfunk – and why are they in your page? I like the overall design, but is very very light on any copy. Their shopping cart also looks nothing at all like your drink site – which is a little disconcerting. FOr a 3 day quickie, this site is fine – but I sure hope no real time and affot went into this thing…