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Solo Energy Grape · Solo · Russ Eats
7.5
Solo Energy Grape · Grape, full sugar, 500mL
Solo · Energy drinks
7.5
Russ’s rating
out of 10 · 2 reviews · best 8 / worst 7 · last reviewed 12 June 2026
Solo has sponsored 1 video. A sponsored taste of this item is listed below without a score.Russ has previously stated that he never scores in sponsored videos, so the food he reviews carries no applied pressure or bias.
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It's fucking lovely, it's close to a Sunkist, but I'm getting the Orange Surge Mother in the background
Early sample of Solo Energy Orange, which Russ calls 'Sunkist Energy'. He finds it lovely and close to Sunkist with Orange Surge Mother in the background but less sour, and rates it 8/10, matching the on-screen graphic. He notes it's not sponsored and he got it ahead of release (about four to six weeks).
Liked
it's not fucking bad at all
if you love orange drinks, I think it's the only full shot
Sponsored. Russ has previously stated that he never scores in sponsored videos, so the food he reviews carries no applied pressure or bias.
Good but nowhere near as good as V Grape; for fans of normal Solo Energy and less carbonated drinks.
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It's good, but is it as good as grape V? The answer is fuck no.
Early sample of the new full-sugar grape Solo Energy, due out in one to two weeks. Russ says it tastes like Solo Energy up front, with a lemon Skittle flavour and a grape bubblegum aftertaste. He finds it good but not close to V Grape. He thinks a zero-sugar version would have sold better, since there is no zero-sugar grape V yet. The on-screen 7/10 graphic matches what he says.
Liked
I love that Solo Energy is doing full sugar
Didn’t like
a zero sugar version would have actually sold better
What it’s like
Tastes like: imagine you're chewing grape Hubba Bubba and drinking a Solo Energy
Flavour: lemon skittle flavor
Flavour: Solo Energy flavor up front and a grape bubblegum aftertaste