NOS Energy Drink found in New Zealand, They also have an Energy Shot available.

A few months ago a school girl in New Zealand drank a few NOS shots and passed out at her school. We reviewed the NOS shot and it did have 250mg of caffeine in it which is heaps as far as Southern Hemisphere products are concerned.

Even though the lack luster performance of the NOS shot, I was excited to try NOS New Zealand's take on the standard energy drink. I can't say I'm too impressed with the can's monochromatic design, but the black letters with "Triple X High Strength", and "Supercharged Energy Fuel" do make me wonder if NOS really is "The New Breed".

The can kind of also reminds me of the black and white "generic" food items that showed up in the USA supermarkets back in the 80's, but of course most of you are too young to remember that...

Taste

Well, well, well, that's a familiar taste...hmm could it be R-- B---? Nah, it clearly says NOS on the can, but the flavor is what it is and it does work since it's the number one drink on the planet and the most copied. The flavor's nice, maybe a tad sweeter than the magenta bovine, but because of the hoard of clones out there, it's generic like the looks of the can.

Ingredients

Despite the Triple X warning and the warning to only drink one NOS energy drink a day, I don't see how this product will hurt anyone with only 160mg of caffeine in it. That's like having a double shot Flat White and most people in NZ  have at least two of those a day. Some Taurine, Niacin and B5 complete the pretty meager energy line up. No Nitrous Oxide to be found.

Effect

I experienced a nice afternoon pick me up from NOS Energy Drink, but it nowhere near lived up to the promises on the can.

Verdict

Pretty generic experience with NOS energy drink overall, and I'm not sure this one will survive unless they really reformulate it so that it really is a new breed. I don't know, at least nitrogenate the water to make it like Monster Nitrous or something. I just can't think why anyone would choose NOS over the other well established energy drinks in the New Zealand market.