Ricola Revitalizing Herb Drops

I love when I get to try new products out - I think that's obvious by this blog. Even if everything isn't rand new on here, it's usually new to me. But this time, the product is really new.

Everyone knows the brand Ricola. The brand's been around a long time and everyone know their 'catch phrase' from commercials... "Riiii-co-laaaaaaa!!" Well, now they've taken their natural herbs from their cough drops and put together a new kind of 'drop' for us... a Revitalizing Herd Drop. I tried the Lemon Zest flavor through CrowdTap and I have to say, it surprised me... quite literally!

I popped one in my mouth and started sucking on it like I would one of their cough drops. And then in true impatient form, I could wait no longer and had to crunch it up. And that's when the shock came! It says right on the bag, 'Effervescent Center' but I didn't fully comprehend what that would be. It fizzed up and tingled and felt all crazy for a minute. But definitely in a good way.

Now the whole point of these is that they are 'revitalizing' and supposed to restore your energy. They definitely tasted good, and the citrus flavor did it's job with the 'illusion' of waking you up wit the scent/flavor. But I'm not sure if it truly 'restored' energy. I guess that's where I was left a little unsure... to what extent was it supposed to restore my energy? Like a shot of caffeine? Or just enough to keep you going?

Either way, I did enjoy them. They were quite tasty, and even if this was treated like a straight piece of candy, I'd be okay with that. If nothing else, the effervescent pops you awake, however briefly. Not a bad thing if you're stuck in front of a computer all day.