Tribute Active Mandarin Live Wild Lime is one of the more widely available Rip Its, at least at the stores near me. I know all 3 places I can get Rip Its within a 3 mile radius of me (an Exxon, Citgo and the Dollar Tree) and 2 of those locations routinely have this flavor.
On the nose, Tribute Active Mandarin Live Wild Lime (what a mouthful) has a dull, subdued smell of limes. It is one of the easier Rip Its to drink as its taste is inoffensive and soft. Unlike Rip It Dragon Fire or Rip It Stinger-Mo the taste doesn't so much slap you in the face as it does transmit the gentle flavor of citrus and limes. The feeling on my mouth is not as sticky as I've noticed with some like Rip It F-Bomb, but still the stickiness is present as with about every other Rip-It. While F-Bomb is the most immediately fruit-adjacent Rip-It, I was surprised to find this one is made with a small part grapefruit juice from concentrate in it. Not sure if F-Bomb has fruit in it but I assume it does.
The zero sugar variant of this one, Rip It Zero Sugar Tribute Active Mandarin Live Wild Lime is exceptional in that it does taste similar to the full sugar version. Most other zero sugar ones like Rip It Sugarfree Power do not taste like their full sugar counterparts nor do they pretend to try.
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Volume | 16 floz |
| Calories | 200cal |
| Caffeine | 160mg |