The other day I was invited to a fancy little crayfish braai hosted by Toby Scheckter, he of Scheckter’s Organic energy drink. As it was a hideously hot (but beautiful!) afternoon, getting to sip Scheckter’s-infused cocktails under a pool/beach-side marquee was kind of like the best thing ever.

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Anyway, for those of you who don’t know, Toby is the son of Jody Scheckter, the big deal Formula 1 racing driver. As it turns out, he’s also a big foodie and has a farm in England where he grows all sorts of fresh organic produce. Toby (the son, don’t get confused now…) spent a lot of his youth helping out on the farm before getting stuck into racing which is where he got exposed to ten million zillion different energy drinks.

While we’ve only got a few energy drinks in SA, Europe and the states is awash with them. There, you’re unable to throw a rock without hitting an aneurysm-inducingly bright can that screams ‘I’ll give you so much freakin’ energy you’ll be able to pick up the Eiffle tower with your bare hands and snap in half like a breadstick. Raaaaarrr!’ Or something like that.)

Anyway, Toby got sick to death of drinking lighter fluid/battery acid/dragon’s blood or whatever it is they put into all that crap and decided to make his own damn energy drink. The difference, however, was that he’d use top quality all-natural ingredients to do it and pull on his boereseun background to source the finest he could find.

The result? Scheckter’s Organic Energy, a merry mix of sparkling filtered water with raw cane, lemon juice (from Sicily, nogal), pomegranate juice and elderberry juice plus energy-boosting guarana, green tea and raw green coffee bean. And yes, everything’s certified organic.

Anyway, being invited to a fancy pants crayfish braai to be ‘introduced’ to Scheckter’s was definitely all kinds of awesome ‘cos, to be perfectly honest, I’ve been a huge fan of the brand for ages. No need to buy my love with crayfish darlings, but now that I’m here, please pass me that plate of lemon butter…

But ja, the reasons why I love Scheckter’s to bits are pretty simple; it tastes totes amaze – like black fruit pastilles and it doesn’t give me heart palpitations or hot flushes like other energy drinks can (I’m a recovered epileptic). I like to keep a few in the fridge and knock ’em back on super hot morning’s as a coffee replacement, down one before I hit the prom for a run to just that little bit further and around 4am if I feel like I’m hitting a slump but have to get up and make myself pretty for a big launch in the evening. (You have no IDEA how much hair and make-up it takes to look like a 22-year-old after 30…)

Anyway, if you’ve yet to try Scheckter’s give it a bash. I’m kind of addicted to it. Maybe you will too. Each ‘regular’ can is a mere 404 kJ and there’s a ‘lite’ option too but it’s super hard to find in stores as it’s beyond popular.

Thanks Toby, it was lovely meeting you, you’re a doll. And dankie dankie to the Jess from Visual PR and Tammy from Brand New marketing; this was a great avie out.

Love, love

Leigh