CL5 Energy Drink Review

Carmelo Anthony's CL5 Energy Drink brings the first basketball player to sponsor an energy drink. We have race car drivers and wrestlers, why not a basketball player. If I had to pick a basketball player I would have though Shaq would be first. There's actually two now that Rip Hamilton is repping Rip It Energy Drink. The can for CL5 is not a good one. It's not that I don't like Melo's handsome face on the can, but I think the baby blue background is not doing him justice or making the design seem bold enough. Time to throw this puppy down like a Melo dunk.

CL5 Energy Drink is a cross between lemon lime Gatorade and Mountain Dew. If that sounds good, then don't rush out and buy this since it's a little off. Why? Because this is very heavy on the corn syrup and is consequently way too thick. The taste is decent, but it could use a little more bite and carbonation. It seems too flat on several dimensions. Still CL5 is better than I thought and many will like it, but is just nothing special. I have always respected Carmelo Anthony's game and know he can produce a better product than this.

CL5 is not a drink for athletes. The energy drink starts off with 120 calories and 30 grams of sugar from an HFCS source. Then comes the good stuff: taurine, citric acid, glucuronolactone, caffeine, inositol, gum acacia, ester gum, and B Vitamins. The kick was about average. It's just what you would expect, but doesn't give you a lot more than that. I got a little jittery, so no hoops after drinking this, and had a rapid energy spike before crashing down several hours later. Come on Melo, you're one of the best athletes in the world I expected more on the ingredients and energy buzz. Big thanks to Big Red Boots for sending this in for me.