Little Pussie Energy Drink

Just when you thought energy drinks could not get any classier, Erotic Beverages in Las Vegas have released Little Pussie energy drink - a yummy passionfruit flavored eight ounce can of silliness.  Like Sum Poosie and Pussy energy drink, this one is using naughtiness to get some exposure in a town that is known for in-your-face sexuality. Right now this drink is only found in Vegas smoke shops and a few casinos, but  with the right marketing and a bit of luck, expect to find these filling adult novelty stores, head shops and Spencers stores across the nation soon.
While many other sex-themed themed energy drinks might be on the market - this is the most playful and least serious one of the bunch. Sum Poosie is a bottled drink with a an absolutely beautiful Hard-R sexual feel to it, reminding me of Maxim and FHM girl spreads.  Pussy looks like something from Christian Audiger's catalog, and really just tries to offend and titilate with the name.  Both drinks are definitely pushing the envelope, but Little Pussie is like Dicken's Cider;  it is is more playful and goofy than that -   like the dirtiness of a Ralph Bakshi cartoon or Little Annie Fanny.

Packaging:7
First, the good news.  Little Pussie looks tight - the big buxom kitty cat is adorable and sexy in a Jessica Rabbit way.  The whole design is well thought out - and is more funny than offensive.  But that does not mean there are not problems.

Mainly two problems: Firstly, there is a lack of caffeine listing - so there is no idea how much of what is in here.   It is terribly annoying to not know what I am drinking.   I do have a bigger problem however; the use of a plastic wrap on the little can.  It is hard to be taken seriously when your label can just be peeled off - like any private energy drink label.  I love the idea, but having this energy drink look just like every drink that you can get from FYE or the Hot Topic shelf takes a whole lot away from its credence.

Taste:9
For being a tiny drink in a thin aluminum can, this tastes pretty amazing.  Little Pussie is supposed to be passion fruit flavored, but I truthfully have no idea what passion fruit is supposed to taste like.  I can say that this Pussie tastes pretty fantastic - and unlike most energy drinks I have had.  I expected this flavor to taste like a private label clone too - like Raspberry or fruit punch.  The closes thing I can think of it that this tastes like a mouthful of sour skittles; very candy-like and full of fake juiciness. Truthfully - I love it.


Buzz:5
This is the one place where I wished for a whole lot more excitement from my Little Pussie.    There is the usual cast of characters in here - like Ginseng, glucurolactone, taurine and a bunch of vitamin B complex.  I appreciate the use of real cane sugar for a sweetener, although I would not call this healthy in any way.  It is loaded with food dyes and preservatives, but in a drink like this, natural and healthy is missing the point.  This is supposed to be a novelty drink you can make your coworkers/girlfriends/boyfriends/parents giggle/get offended about.  Tasting good means you can drink it without destroying your taste buds to get the chuckle.  It is not like you would want to find this in your Whole Foods anyways.

I would appreciate it if this had more energy in it though.  This was pretty standard fare - with a very moderate amount of energy.  I would love to see a more potent version of this with a bigger bite. The most that I could wish for it this in a diet size - and about 16 ounces larger.  It would be truly amazing to see this Little Pussie stretch to hold more.