I was very weirded out by this energy drink when I was given it. The can design makes it look like an off-brand label or something from the older generation of energy drinks, like Burn or the old Full Throttle colorway. It seems to have international availability as even Energy Drink-kun has written about it being distributed in Japan. Evidently, here, this can came from an Exxon. God Bless.

The phrase "Classic Energy Taste" emblazoned across the front immediately made me think this would taste like the original Monster. But it tastes like Red Bull. But, on reflection, of course it tastes like Red Bull. It's a European energy drink company after all.

The taste is wet, unlike Red Bull itself which is dry. Both taste like battery acid. 28 Black nailed that aspect. Carbonation is mild and lacks that metallic taste I get from Red Bull. Also unlike Red Bull, 28 Black lacks taurine.

Because of the taurine thing they push 28 Black as "cleaner" energy. In my book it's not very "clean" if it still has 28g of added sugar!