AriZona Green Tea Energy Drink

Product Type:Functional: Energy Drink: Diet; Container: 16 fl oz (473 ml) can
BevNET Review: Showing a deft hand with artificial sweeteners, AriZona has once again proven its mettle in the green tea category, brewing up a diet energy drink that barely tastes of the Splenda sweetener but is strongly reminiscent of its diet green tea RTD tea product. AriZona has harnessed its packaging savvy into a nifty rust-colored can decorated like their Green Tea bottle, giving it strong shelf appeal and brand uniformity. Absolutely worth a try for energy fans and green tea fans alike.

Product Type:Functional: Energy Drink: Regular; Container: 16 fl oz (473 ml) can
BevNET Review: Is there anything AriZona can’t do? Well, in the past, one thing they haven’t been able to do is come up with a marketable energy drink. This might solve that problem, as they take their most recognizable flavor, Green Tea, and transition it into a slightly effervescent energy product without adding much of the bubble gum taste of its competitors. That’s not to say it’s a product that we can’t put down, but a tea flavored energy drink, one with AriZona’s traditionally gorgeous packaging, will be a niche unto itself. And the packaging IS gorgeous – a 16 oz. can painted black but with the Asian-themed tree branch that makes the green tea bottle stand out, and a ridge of green copped straight from said bottle to echo the line. This one will be a keeper, appealing to kids who grew up on Red Bull but have matured into something new.

Product Type:Functional: Energy Drink: Regular; Container: 16 fl oz (473 ml) can
BevNET Review: There's a lot going on in this package -- green tea, energy, pomegranate, carbonation, "lite" formulation (if 140 calories is truly “lite’) -- but AriZona successfully pulls it off. Using a base of green tea, AriZona's bread and butter product, they've added a tart shot of pomegranate flavor to the mix (using a 5 percent juice blend). The pomegranate flavor serves the dual purpose of giving the drinker a delicious fruit flavor and, with the help of the carbonation, it hides the artificial sweetener and energy flavors. AriZona has really nailed the formulation of this product, resulting in something that is extremely drinkable and addictive, whether you like diet drinks or not. The packaging is AriZona standard fare, which has Chinese styling and the easily recognizable AriZona logo. It might not be the prettiest can we've ever seen, but AriZona's logo gives it instant credibility, especially when using green tea as a base. Overall, this is a well-executed product that could potentially be one of the surprise hits of the energy drink category.