Top 5 drinks with the most caffeine

Most caffeine drinks are known not for their taste, but for the buzz they give the drinker. Marketers urge you to buy the drinks based on how much kick they provide to help stay awake, as an energy supplement or as a concentration aid. Coffee has been known for a long time for its caffeine content, but now you can buy new drinks that have been produced especially this drug. Many of these drinks are formulated to try to produce palatable taste as well as a good buzz. Unfortunately, the amount of caffeine is often not often advertised and it can be hard to compare the amount of caffeine per ounce.

The traditional drip coffee is still one of the best ways to get some caffeine fast. A typical 8 ounce cup will have 110-170 milligrams of caffeine depending on the types of beans and how it is brewed. This means that a cup of coffee packs from 13.75 to 21.25 milligrams of caffeine per ounce of liquid. Considering that a Red Bull only has 9.5 mg of the drug per ounce, coffee is a good choice if you enjoy with the bitter taste.

The short coffee is not on the menu at your local Starbucks, but can be ordered off of the “secret menu”. One 8 ounce cup contains 180 milligrams of caffeine, though this will vary depending on the coffee bean blend and how it is brewed. The Starbucks coffees have a better consistency and many say taste than your typical drip coffee. At 22.5 milligrams of caffeine per ounce, it is a quick way to get your buzz.

The Shock Coffee Triple Latte is a pre-packaged coffee drink made from three shots of espresso. Each 8 ounce can contains approximately 231 milligrams of caffeine, though the amount can vary from batch to batch. In addition, each can of Shock Coffee has 27 grams of sugar which makes it one of the better tasting coffee drinks on the market. Reviewers recommend drinking Shock cold for the best taste but warn that drinking too much can make you fat.

Redline Princess is a unique specialty energy drink that is marketed towards women. It comes in three flavors: Exotic Fruit, Green Apple & Grape and contains 250 milligrams of caffeine per 8 ounce bottle. Each Redline Princess is advertised to have no Carbs, Sugar and carbonation gearing them towards the work out woman. With an average of 31.25 milligrams per ounce, this drink is one of the most caffeinated drinks you can buy on the market.

SPIKE Shooter was originally marketed as a diet supplement but is now the king of the caffeine drinks. It has 300 milligrams of caffeine per 8.4 ounce can. The whopping 35.7 milligrams of caffeine per ounce of liquid is the most you can buy outside of the caffeinated shots. SPIKE Shooter comes in original, “Quila Lime” and “Orange Gold” flavors, but reviewers generally do not recommend the drink for its taste. Indeed, even the manufacturer cautions over-indulging with this drink and against using it if you are under 16 or elderly.