Red Bull Variant

WAY back in 2018, I posted about Red Bull Summer Editions and the newest can I had, Coconut Berry.

Last week I went golfing.  I noticed around hole 3 what my cart buddy was drinking... a Red Bull Coconut Berry.  This is my new can from that golf outing. 

When you have thousands of cans at home, it's hard to remember what you've already collected.  But this can looked awesome with its white and "chrome" look.  And the flavor sounded pretty funky.  So I took the can when he was done with it.

It was later I checked my blog and realized I already had this flavor... from years ago.  But upon closer examination, I noticed the sizes (both mL and OZ) were printed in reversed order.  This is the can from seven years ago.

It's fun collecting different brands and different flavors, but at my level of collecting I'm also looking for variants.  And this can, even with just the different order in which they listed the can size, is considered a different can.

So if you're a deep collector, always look carefully at the can.  At first glance it may look like a can you already have, but even the smallest change can make it a "new can" for your collection.

Alani New 3

Someone at work really likes Alani Nu energy drinks.

I recently saved these from a terrible recycling fate.  I really wonder what these taste like because the names of the flavors are pretty cool.  Here we have Dream Float, Strawberry Sunrise, and Witch's Brew.  

Of the three I'm most interested in the Witch's Brew.  I wonder what magical powers you get from drinking it.

Vikings

And this week brought a cool surprise.

This cool Monster Juice can with a Viking theme.

The flavor is Viking Berry but I didn't think to ask what it tasted like.  The can has a nifty story which ends "Grab your drinking horn and take a swig, skoll".

What's a skoll?  In Norse mythology, Skoll is a wolf, alongside his brother Kati, who are fated to chase and devour the sun and moon respectively, ultimately leading to the end of the world during Ragnarok.

So this week you've seen a cool can and possibly learned something.

Olipops

As an alternative to the prebiotic soda brand Poppi, I've collected a few Olipop cans.

On the can, these read "Prebiotics - Botanicals - Plant Fiber".  They also have a stamp "Plant Powered - Microbiome Approved".  To be honest, none of that sounds like it should be a drink, haha.

The flavors here are Cream Soda, Crisp Apple, and Strawberry Vanilla.  And I was told they are really good.  Maybe one day I'll try one for myself.

I like the simple, yet effective, artwork on each can.  You can tell what flavor they are even if you can't read.

And of course they support digestive health, as do I.

Herbal Tonic

This is an interesting one.  It's been a while since I've featured and AriZona can, but here's a recent one.

This is from the AriZona Rx Energy line.  It's called Herbal Tonic and is self-described as this:

    "An invigorating blend of green tea, tropical & citrus fruits, panax ginseng, eleuthero root, guarana, schisandra, and vitamins A, C, and E."

Wow, a lot of new words in that.

And I love the old-timey-looking art on the can.  They could have just called it Snake Oil.

Orange Creams

It's great being a collector and knowing people who only drink "diet" versions of sodas, or "zero sugar" versions, or regular versions, etc.

Because when a new design comes out, chances are I'll be getting a couple different variations of the same design.  That's what happened when Coca-Cola released its orange cream flavor.  My parents prefer Zero Sugar, so they had to try this flavor in that variation.  Another family I know buys regular sodas, so I got the regular variation of this can from them.

As in the business world, its best to network and make connections among your collecting circles.  One man's trash...

Tropical Days

Summer is coming!  And I got this can from a guy at work last week.

Such a great design!!!  So different for 7 UP.  This is the zero sugar version of their newest flavor, Tropical.  It's hard to tell from the list of chemical ingredients, but I would guess there's a splash of mango or orange flavor to this.

A couple days after I received this can someone else texted me a pic of the regular version, so I'll be featuring that can in the upcoming weeks.

Bring on the tropical...