A lot of my life is fueled by caffeine. What can I say, I’m busy and I don’t sleep and I like to feel like I’m moving at super speed when I do things. Throughout my whole time at Beloit College, no caffeine has fueled me more than Alani Nu energy drinks. Bright colors, yummy flavors, a ton of caffeine per can — it doesn’t get better than that.
But what’s my absolute favorite flavor? That’s what we’re here to find out today.
DISCLAIMER: I am only including in this ranking flavors that are considered by the company as part of their permanent lineup for 2026, including flavors that have come out so far this year. If your favorite of all time is a seasonal flavor, so sorry, she will not be included here.
16th Place: Dream Float
In last place is the flavor Dream Float. This is an orange creamsicle flavored drink, and I personally just hate things with that flavor profile.
15th Place: Orange Kiss
This flavor is still orange but less sugary tasting than Dream Float. I’m just still not a huge orange flavor fan.
14th Place: Lime Slush
This is a new edition to the Alani Nu lineup, being released earlier this year. This is very sugary more than very lime-y, and it tastes like a canned cocktail I would drink so I could get drunk even though it tastes gross. Since this tastes like that and won’t even get me drunk, I am not a fan.
13th Place: Watermelon Wave
This flavor tastes like if a watermelon Jolly Rancher became a drink. This is fun, but I’m not the biggest watermelon flavor fan.
12th Place: Cosmic Stardust
With perhaps the lineups least descriptive name, this flavor isn’t bad, but it also isn’t great. It has a melted grape popsicle flavor that’s fun for about half of the can, and then loses its luster.
11th Place: Cherry Slush
The lowest ranking of the three different cherry flavors contained within the lineup. It’s very sweet and very cherry forward, and the sugar flavor makes my teeth ache a little bit.
10th Place. Sherbet Swirl
Also a newer edition to the lineup, coming out last year, I really want to like this flavor more than I do. The can is gorgeous, and it feels very sticky summer tasting. The issue is that the flavor profile gets old to me before I can finish a can.
9th Place: Hawaiian Shaved Ice
Now that we’re within the top ten, I officially like all of the rest of the flavors on this list. The Hawaiian Shaved Ice flavor on its own is good. Perhaps less good than some of the other slushy flavors, but yummy. The real shame is that there was a previous recipe of this drink that was Much yummier, and I can’t help but mourn the loss every time I crack open a can.
8th Place: Cherry Bomb
Another cherry flavor!! This drink truly tastes like if a cherry Dr. Pepper was an energy drink. A very unique flavor in the lineup, it’s really great when I’m in the mood for it.
7th Place: Strawberry Sunrise
The strawberry flavor in this drink is much closer to the taste of an actual strawberry than artificial strawberry tends to be, and I really love that. I think this would be a lot higher on the list if it were a little bit less sweet.
6th Place: Cotton Candy
This drink tastes like an injection of pure summer vibes flowing through my veins. The can design is gorgeous, it tastes like melted sugar, I love. I know a common criticism in this ranking has been the sweetness level, so this placement might seem silly. But this is obviously going to be very sweet. I came into this experience prepared, and that makes all the difference.
5th Place: Juicy Peach
Juicy Peach is a true classic, and it’s a faint peach flavor with a good fizz. Simple. Successful. Also I love a peach-flavored anything, I don’t have some form of Peachesandel as my username on every platform for nothing.
4th Place: Pink Slush
This tastes like “Barbie”-movie-summer in a can. Gorgeous. I can’t really explain the flavor in any way other than PINK!! But it’s a lovely pink flavor.
3rd Place: Breezeberry
Breezeberry is probably the most sour of all of the flavors, and I love that about her. It’s sour blue raspberry realness, and it’s so refreshing in every way.
2nd Place: Blue Slush
It was tough to rank these top three as I’m a huge fan of all of them. Blue Slush is everything good about any of the other slush flavors combined. Similar to Pink Slush, I would describe it as BLUE!!! Just go try it for yourself. Trust me.
1st Place: Cherry Twist
The winner. My all-time favorite flavor ever: Cherry Twist. It’s basically a cherry limeade from Sonic, but better. Please go get one right now, it will change your life.
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