I only just got used to this year's Red Bull Spring Edition Grapefruit Blossom and now we already have Summer Edition? And prior to that I didn't even have much time to enjoy Red Bull Winter Edition Iced Vanilla Berry? This is the fastest they've released seasonal editions in the US it seems. It was released here on April 28th, I saw it in stores about a day after. Like the 2 previous seasonal editions, this one also has a sugar-free variant.

It's weird that they recently discontinued the Peach Edition, because this Summer Edition is also peach. Compared to the Peach Edition can, this looks much softer and approachable; Peach Edition looked edgy, even if the colorway was peach-ish.

The smell of this Summer Edition is dead-to-rights peach. But the taste?

The first flavor I get is a heavy-handed taste of artificial peach and immediately I'm not a fan. I can see why they discontinued the Peach Edition if it tastes similar. It does taste the peachiest of any peach energy drink I've had. Initially, the taste is just so light, airy and aggressive. And it's also slightly bitter, I do like that dynamic of this drink.

Still, ignoring the frontloaded taste of light, artificial something, which is a taste not characteristic of Red Bull in general, there is a juicy and full-bodied note of peach and (more diminished) apple lingering in the background. This taste is amazing. But it doesn't make up for whatever is making this Summer Edition so artificial and sharp on the front. For that reason it's not easy to drink. I know many people who like it but this is not one for me.