An Ode to NOS Energy Drink

Originally NOS was packaged in a "tank like" plastic bottle to resemble actual NOS you'd find in a trunk - The can, however, seems to be most common now.

As an avid caffeine connoisseur, I like a wide variety of drinks but I have always yearned for that perfect, tried and true, go-to drink of choice. For many years that was Red Bull with its admittedly smooth taste. Even though it was one of the better tasting ones on the market, the size to price ratio as well as the mere moderate boost it gave made want to explore other options.

Not that I was a stranger to the other drinks on the market, Monster was often my secondary choice for a sugary energy rush. At times that one left me a little too jittery but more importantly I never really liked the taste. Not that it was terrible, it just had that strangely unfamiliar, almost medicinal taste. Other drinks yielded similar results, good taste and no boost, or good boost and bad taste.

When NOS came along it was a game changer. The taste was good, a sweet citrusy flavor with a smooth finish. It packed well over 200 mg of caffeine per can and kept you going on busy days. It's bang for the buck is hard to beat.

However, just recently I heard that NOS actually lowered their caffeine content, perhaps from FDA pressure from around 260 to 160 mg per can. Old stock is probably floating around but from what I understand all the drinks produced from this point on will have the drastically reduced caffeine content. Which is kind of a shame because NOS is essentially liquid Adderall. Still love the drink and will continue to enjoy it, even if the boost suffers a bit.