Australian QF Energy Drink
 
Wimmer Marketing Pty Ltd have dabbled into the energy drink category with an energy drink named QF Energy, unfortunately I only discovered it on a visit to the local supermarket yesterday, no tip offs received. I wonder why??
 

QF Energy has a comic book inspired design, I think it is uninspiring and boring. The taste did nothing for my taste buds, in actual fact it was not enjoyable to drink at all.  The cheap grape like flavour will suit the unsophisticated pallet of the average Australian. …

Got the chance to sample this new entrant to the Australian market. I was reflecting on how may new products were launched in the USA (sigh), something like a thousand NEW non-alcoholic beverages are introduced. So if the population of the USA is 301,139,947 (July 2007 est.), then the launch rate for Australia should be like 70 new launches a year. The theory looks good on paper but the reality is another story in another post..
Will we ever see the landscape change from Coca Cola, Pepsi and Schewppes? I doubt …

During last years visit to Taiwan I could not resist bringing back one of the ugliest soft drinks that I have seen, the drink has a marble stuck inside in the cap for its targeted market (not me). I did not drink it because it was over the due by date (assumption) and smelt like vinegar with a hint of bleach (toxic).  
What do you think?
 

Taiwan Kids Drink with marble ball inside the cap. 

Brownes Dome Cappucciono Supa Shake, got one out on the road and was thinking the combo should be better than anything on the market.
 
Boy, was I wrong, when do Dome Coffee make instant coffee powder?
I am guessing never, since they roast fresh coffee beans the last time I checked.
Who is Dome?
So be warned all your getting is the hype with the brand association, not the real thing. So once again I have found that my wallet has been supa shaked, the only thing that got thicker was my stupid impulse …

Alka-Pure is a mineral enriched bottled water sold here in Western Australia, it is bottled by Planet Sales of Wangara, the makers claim alkaline drinking water has rapid hydration qualities, restores balance to your metabolism and enhances blood circulation all for a healthier wellbeing.
Mineral Enriched Water

I tried to drink this but squirmed with each mouthful, it has an unnatural feel to it, the chemical aftertaste is most dominant and it is not enjoyable to drink, I personally would not drink it even if the health benefits were …

Health Cola arrives in Australia. 

 
 
You better believe it, I was fortunate enough to get some samples from Alejandro Licea the Brand Manager of Health Cola, this is one fine tasting cola, lightly carbonated with the most exquisite taste of real kola nuts. You would be forgiven to compare it to a micro brewed beverage. This drink is an all natural masterpiece that combines well with authentic Portuguese peri peri chicken, my side of life keeps on getting better.
Thank you Alejandro, everyone who tasted it are looking forward to it being …

Breathe fire into your bellies with Australia's very own 100% Organic Ginger Beer. Here is a picture I took before I drank this exquisite, light tasting, refreshing, satisfying, ethical and sustainable ginger beer.

How many hand crafted certified organic ginger beers do you know that have a unique, high quality, unpasteurised, brewed in a bottle, live, zero additive and GE Free characteristics. The master artisan behind this is a humble man named, Richard Patton.
The legend goes like this, I was doing research on the Australian Beverage Industry and …