I’VE SEEN this stuff around for a while, but it wasn’t until a friend told me how revolt­ing it was that I decided to give it a shot. He’d drunk it while dehyd­rated in New­castle* (a long story) and found it didn’t do him much good. I, on the other hand, am drink­ing it in the pala­tial sur­round­ings of my office and only care if it tastes dis­gust­ing** and/or makes me hyper­act­ive.

The back of the can pro­claims: “Red Bull© Cola - a stim­u­lat­ing refresh­ment with ingredi­ents from 100% nat­ural sources”. Which, when you think about it, doesn’t mean much; its ingredi­ents […]