• cannedtuna@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    The smell too. Idk what it is about the smell of Monster when it gets warm, but it’s god awful.

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      8 hours ago

      Probably ethyl butyrate I think it’s in Monster too, but there’s a lot of weird crap in energy drinks to make it taste/smell medicinal. The recent Lab Coatz vid reverse engineering Red Bull has a whole laundry list of bizarre chemicals.

      https://youtu.be/7pTqGJ3KSLE

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      11 hours ago

      I’d say that, even aside from anything specific to Monster, most carbonated beverages are optimized for drinking cold and aren’t great when warm.

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        9 hours ago

        Fair enough. Tho there’s something about the smell that just permeates a car after you open Monster if you don’t immediately toss it when empty. Not that I’m even a fan of the flavor anymore. Liked it when I was in high school, but can’t stand it as an adult.