I’ve been making it a habit of treating myself to something sweet whenever I finish a review. I also do it to replenish the glucose in my brain. A lot of my treating has involved 7-Eleven Slurpees, more specifically, 7-Eleven Hawaii Slurpees. You see, 7-Eleven locations here offer flavors that you can’t get anywhere else in the country. However, we don’t get the limited edition Slurpee flavors that mainland 7-Eleven locations get. These local flavors change periodically and have been popping up for years now, but I can’t recall ever trying any of them. But that changed in July.

The first one I tried was Lychee Lemonade, which was good, but as a lychee lover, I wish it had a stronger kiss of the white flesh fruit. The other flavor I tried was Melon Mochi, which did a decent job of capturing the flavor of honeydew melon flavored mochi. There’s a strong melon flavor with a little something something to trick my mind into thinking mochi. If you ever visit this rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, I’d highly recommend you take a detour to a 7-Eleven and give these flavors a try. They change every so often, so these might not be around.

Despite being on the menu for years at this point, this was the first Cold Brew Mocha Freeze I’ve gotten from Costco. I only got it because I NEEDED caffeine while my kid was at his morning gymnastics class, and there wasn’t a Starbucks for miles, but there was a Costco within walking distance. For $3.99, I can’t complain much. It’s sweet, chocolatey, and has a decent cold brew coffee flavor. I like Starbucks Frappuccino Beverages, and this had a better icy consistency than the Frappuccino. Sure, it’s a dessert coffee drink, but it contains caffeine and tastes great. I will probably repurchase it since I have to sit through six more gymnastics classes.

Finally, we have Monster Energy Zero Sugar, which is an energy drink that has been around for a couple of years now, but this is the first time I’ve tried it because I usually gravitate to the Monster Ultra flavors when I want an energy drink. It has all the flavor of the original Monster Energy Drink without sugar. However, I could easily taste the difference between this and the original Monster Energy Drink because the original has a syrupy sweetness that attacks my taste buds like a kaiju attacking Tokyo. While I like it, I don’t think I’d ever drink this regularly because Monster Ultra flavors appeal more to my palate.