PerfectTed Sparkling Matcha Strawberry Energy Drink (Ocado) by @cinabar

Gosh there is a lot to unpack with this PerfectTed Sparkling Matcha Strawberry Energy Drink from Ocado. It is a tea,  a matcha tea, a fizzy matcha drink, strawberry flavoured, sugar free, with added vitamins and extra caffeine. Basically it feels like an energy drink trying to be everything at once, I'm thinking this is basically an energy drink for Gen Z.

Fun fact, I have never had an energy drink before and I didn’t really know what I was buying. Not that surprising really, this is exactly the kind of product that is trying to tick a lot of boxes. I do drink coffee though, so I do have caffeine in my life. I checked the can and it has 80mg of caffeine, while a mug of coffee is around 100mg depending on how it is made, so I figured I was still in familiar territory. It is actually less than most energy drinks anyway. There are still the usual health warnings on the can though, which you don’t tend to see on coffee.

I gave it a try and the flavour is pleasant enough. I could definitely pick up a sort of strawberry taste, it is there but it is not very sweet. The matcha is quite subtle too, which surprised me a bit because that is really meant to be the main thing. It all feels quite light and a bit understated rather than bold.

It is not a bad flavour by any means, and it was quite refreshing. I have saved another can for Sunday night, which is a 1am kick off for the England game, so I’ll be half asleep at half time and probably questioning all my choices, but we’ll see if it actually does the job or if I just end up watching it half asleep with a drink in my hand.