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The Ups and Downs of Caffeinated Boozenew

Even though these products are legal, as many as 30 state attorneys general have been waging a campaign to remove them from store shelves. Not every caffeinated alcohol brand is under fire, however. Instead, the campaign focuses on that subset of the market designed to look and taste like traditional, fruit-flavored energy drinks.
Las Vegas Weekly  |  Greg Beato  |  10-02-2009  |  Food+Drink

Montreal Company Pops the Smoothie Market with Fair Guarananew

What makes Goarana different, says Jerome Pelletier, is that it tries to maintain respectful relations both with the producers and the environment of the Brazilian Amazon, where the plant is grown.
Montreal Mirror  |  Matt Jones  |  01-30-2009  |  Food+Drink

New Liqueur Made from Coca Leaves is Giving Barflies a Boostnew

Agwa de Bolivia is being hailed as "the new absinthe" by some, "the new Jägermeister" by others, and being celebrated as everything from an alleged booster of sexual prowess to a substitute for illegal drugs.
Phoenix New Times  |  Niki D'Andrea  |  07-01-2008  |  Food+Drink

Popeye’s New Can Isn’t Spinach: Energy Drinks

The only drawback this caffeine-addicted health advice columnist sees to his daily pot of espresso is having to erase all the exclamation points after every first draft.
Boise Weekly  |  Dr. Ed Rabin  |  10-20-2005  |  Science

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