Listen, if you love a sugar rush, step right up. I usually dodge overly sweet drinks, but this one brought a folding chair and knocked me over the head with it. Between the 12 grams of added sugar and the blue agave, the flavor profile is giving state fair vibes, something I’d enjoy in between a corn dog and cotton candy. It comes out swinging, but the finish takes a sharp left turn into sour and artificial territory.

I do have to give the development team credit. You can tell some serious thought went into the liquid. With a lineup featuring agave, acacia fiber, Himalayan salt, and a unique juice blend, they really aimed to craft a drink withy complexity. It just didn’t stick the landing for my palate.

Where’s the Buzz? For 5mg, the effect felt surprisingly soft. And no, it wasn’t an old batch. The can I got was 10 months out from expiration. I couldn’t verify their stabilization process, but here’s my working theory . . . they use tunnel pasteurization but that’s just a guess. If they do, the prolonged heat exposure can wreak havoc on the nano-emulsion used to blend the THC oil. When those microscopic oil droplets get too hot, the emulsion breaks down. The molecules clump together and may end up clinging to the inside of the can instead of making it into your stomach. Just an educated guess, but something is definitely muting the magic.

The Breakdown

• Color: Slight Orange
• Carbonation: Spot on and balanced
• Aroma: Citrus forward, you can literally smell the sweetness
• Balance: Unbalanced. A sweet right hook upfront, followed by a sour finish
• Complexity: The sweetness bulldozes the taste buds and buries any of the nuance I assume they were aiming for.
• Calories: 50
• Sugar: 14g Total (12g Added)
• Notable Ingredients: Organic blue agave, Acacia Fiber