The best Ghost Energy drink flavors taste how they’re supposed to taste. I know that sounds obvious, but Ghost makes a lot of flavors that are inspired by other products and, I gotta say, they’re stunningly accurate. Ghost Bubblicious Cotton Candy tastes exactly like Bubblicious Cotton Candy gum; same goes for the Sour Watermelon Warheads flavor. Now, I can’t say that I personally would want to consume 16 ounces of carbonated liquid that tastes like cotton candy bubble gum, but this taste test isn’t about me. It’s about you, the Ghost drinkin’ freaks of the world. You don’t have an anxiety disorder like I do and can slam these babies—more power to ya! 

For this taste test I sipped 13 flavors of Ghost Energy drink to find the best Ghost Energy drink flavors of them all. Yes, I took flavor accuracy into account, but I also looked for overall drinkability—some of these are just so, so sweet that it’s hard for me to imagine anyone willingly consuming them. Without further ado, here are all the Ghost Energy drink flavors, ranked from worst to best. (Not familiar with Ghost? Read our explainer to find out what Ghost Energy is, who makes it, and how much caffeine it contains.)

Ghost!

Ooh baby, this Ghost Energy drink flavor is sweet as all hell. Yes, Swedish Fish are very sweet. They are candy. I get it. But this drink also didn’t taste enough like Swedish Fish to get away with being tooth shatteringly saccharine. (What flavor are Swedish Fish? You’ll have to read to find out.) I love Swedish Fish, but this is the worst Ghost Energy drink flavor.

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Rating:

3/10

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Ghost!

Beverages that read as sour usually contain a lot of citric acid to achieve that mouth-puckering tang. This drink definitely tastes like it has a lot of citric acid, but the blue raspberry flavor was a little off. I may not be a Ghost Energy expert, but I am an expert in Sour Patch Kids, so you can trust me.

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Rating:

4.5/10

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Ghost!

In my notes, I described this relatively new Ghost Energy drink flavor as “floral and almost stinky.” That’s…not good. Yes, citric acid gives it a good sour tang, but I wish it tasted more like actual lemons. 

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Rating:

4.5/10

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Ghost!

I really loved some of the other Warheads-inspired flavors of Ghost Energy drink, but this one is not great. It had an odd almost vegetal flavor. If you want the Warhead experience and also need approximately 200 mg of caffeine coursing through your body pronto, opt for Sour Watermelon.

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Rating:

6.5/10

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Ghost!

This summer, a bunch of drinks—from Mtn Dew to Faygo to Twisted Tea—attempted to channel the flavor of a bomb pop to varying degrees of success. This flavor of Ghost Energy drink isn’t bad, but it doesn’t have enough cherry or blue raspberry flavor to make it really taste like a bomb pop. It’s tart and citrusy and not terrible, though!

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Rating:

7/10

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Ghost!

You know the saying, two’s company, three’s a crowd? Well, the two flavors here just work better than the three in the Faze Pop flavor. If you like cherry and citrus together, this Ghost Energy drink flavor is slightly tastier.

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Rating:

7.5/10

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Ghost!

It’s been ages since I chewed a piece of Bubblicious Strawberry Splash gum, but to my recollection, this Ghost Energy drink flavor is a dead ringer. It’s obviously a very artificial strawberry flavor, but if that’s your thing, you’re going to love this.

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Rating:

8/10

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Ghost!

This is sour and it actually tastes like red Sour Patch Kids to me. Of the two Ghost Energy drink flavors based on Sour Patch Kids, this is the better one.

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Rating:

8/10

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Ghost!

In my heart of hearts, I think this Ghost Energy drink flavor is a little bit much, but it really, really tastes like Bubblicious Cotton Candy bubble gum and I commend them for pulling it off. It’s pretty out there, but it’s good! I was genuinely shocked.

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Rating:

8.5/10

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Ghost!

This is tart and tangy, and the watermelon candy flavor is spot on. You can even smell how accurate it is. If you like sour drinks and you like watermelon candy (for instance, my husband doesn’t like actual watermelon but loves watermelon candy), this just might be the best Ghost Energy drink flavor for you.

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Rating:

8.5/10

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Ghost!

I love orange soda, and this Ghost energy flavor tastes like orange soda with a little bit of vanilla that reads as creaminess. It tastes like a good orange sherbet that’s been carbonated. It’s tasty and fun and I like it!

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Rating:

9/10

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Ghost!

If you want an energy drink that tastes more like a super sweet soda than like straight-up candy or melted ice cream, this is one of the best Ghost Energy drink flavors. It tastes like a cross between Sprite and Mtn Dew. It’s refreshing and doesn’t feel like it’s exclusively for college-age gamers who can still stay up all night. It’s a more grown-up Ghost Energy flavor.

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Rating:

9/10

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Best of the Best

This smells more like mango than it tastes like mango, but it’s still very good—in fact, it’s the best Ghost Energy drink flavor we tried. It tastes like a yummy, carbonated tropical punch. Like all Ghost flavors, this is super sweet, but we’re used to fruit punch being super sweet, right? It works. Try it the next time you’re flagging at 2 p.m. 

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Rating:

9.5/10

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