On the trail of  other relaxing shots we have “Be Happy Mood Booster” made by HealthGuard, a company out of California. It’s a “mood enhancing” chocolate-cherry flavored shot, packed in a two ounce bottle. Since Californians seem to be a pretty happy bunch, it would seem it is a logical place for such a product to have its origins. According to the marketing it’s supposed to get you, “out of the doldrums and puts that spring back in your step.”

Before I talk about the drink itself, I feel I should mention, I wasn’t particularly tired, stressed or “in the doldrums” when I drank it. Nor do I buy supplements, like Be Happy. (more…)

The energy drink business has exploded in the last decade with everything from extreme caffeine sodas to tiny shots of vigor. In the past couple years, however, there has been an even bigger boom in the exact opposite direction, the Relaxation drink. We’ve had quite a few of them on our site already, but recently, I had the pleasure of getting my hands on a few “relaxation shots” from Take10, one of the few I’ve seen on the market. If you want to be like me, you can head over to take10beverages.com and order some.

Take10 Beverages is a relatively new company out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, devoted to getting you to do exactly what the name implies.  With two flavors so far, Take1o: To Sleep and Take10: To Relax. The bottles themselves, which reminded me of shampoo bottles in a hotel and were a little awkward to drink out of, are filled with two ounces of non-carbonated, zero sugar, and zero calorie relaxation.

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Few soda companies can be considered as influential as Coca-Cola. In some parts of the country if you order a “coke” they immediately give you a Coca-Cola without asking. With a brand name like Coca-Cola, and such a distinctive flavor, how can I be pitting two bottles against each other? The sweeteners, of course! The Coca-Cola sold in the United States is made with that ever-present sweetener, High Fructose Corn Syrup, otherwise known as “HFCS”. There are, however, certain places where the more traditional cane sugar is preferred.

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This is the inaugural SDcast! Where we talk about things that might not have made it into some reviews and rant  until we get tired. Enjoy!

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Created in 2005 DRYSoda launched four flavors Lavender, Kumquat, Lemon-grass and Rhubarb with the goal of creating a new kind of drink. Based in Seattle, Washington and built around making a healthier soda. They have since unveiled Lemon-grass, Blood Orange, Juniper Berry, Vanilla Bean and Cucumber. Made with no more than four ingredients, the flavors, ranging from 45 to 70 calories are all crisp and excluding water, quite possibly the lightest drinks  I’ve ever had.

Recently DRY made a switch to new bottle that clearly states the amount of calories and flavor profile of each soda, they changed their Rhubarb quite a bit as well. It is now a clear soda instead of a watered down brown, which in all fairness would have made me more hesitant to review Rhubarb first. You can grab any or all the flavors at Amazon or at DRYSoda.com.

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