This has secured the number one spot, for all my kidney-wrecking energy drink experimentation. This stuff? Awesome.

That'd be my sendoff line, if I found myself in a mid-nineties commercial for Jolt Endurance Shot. I'd end this review with a smile and a big thumbs up to the camera. Maybe a wink? Freeze the frame and fade to black, as I have said all that need be said.

Thing is, I'm not especially into niacin. I dunno if it's just me, but I don't think expanding my blood vessels just for the sake of doing so leaves me more energetic than I otherwise would be. I'm guessing a lot of companies throw it into their energy shots for the sake of producing a palpable "rush." I'm pretty sure that my body has for the whole blood-moving thing on lock, no augmentation needed.

These Jolt shots are sans-niacin, which is rare. Just a bunch of caffeine and some other nondescript chemicals that I didn't care enough to pull up on Wikipedia. Whatever they are, they work great, and that's enough for me. Real smooth buzz that lasts you for a solid portion of the day—no crash, no shakes.

I ended up with the grape flavor, which tastes like "grape flavor." Grape drink, cough syrup—all the same stuff. I don't particularly mind it. It's like taking a swig of strong Kool-Aid™.

The packaging is pretty decent too, especially compared to some of the other energy shots out there. I'm looking at you, 6 Hour Power.