Thai Energy Drinks - Absolutely Not What You Expected
Thai Energy Drinks: Tiny Bottles, Big Chaos If you’ve ever wandered into a 7-Eleven in Thailand and thought, “Hmm, I need a beverage that tastes like electricity, cough syrup and ambition,” then welcome to the world of Thai energy drinks. These tiny bottles pack the caffeine content of a small volcano and are beloved by motorbike taxi drivers, students, night shift workers, and people who have made terrible decisions about their sleep schedule. Let’s start with the classics: M-150, Krating Daeng, Carabao, and Lipovitan-D. These aren’t your Western, sugar-free, carbonated “I go to the gym” energy drinks. No, no. Thai energy drinks are non-carbonated, sweet as sin, slightly syrupy, and come in little glass bottles that look like medicine from 1962. Because in a way… they are. M-150 is the local legend. It tastes like sugar, gasoline, and raw determination. The label features a big bold “M” and sometimes a lightning bolt, because that’s exactly how it feels. Drink it at 9 a.m., and you’l...