ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley - Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley's Lil Bitta Pod - 2nd August 2023

Episode Date: August 1, 2023

On Today's Lil Bitta Pod; the team taste test the new recipe V!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ZM Podcast Network. Fletchborn and Hayley's Little Bit of Pod. Treat yourself to McCafe coffee with MyMackers Rewards. Welcome to A Little Bit of Pod and we've just had a delivery. We talked about this. We did, we talked about this about a week or so ago. There was news that V changed the energy drink, New Zealand's number one energy drink. Yeah, born here in Methvin. What?

V. Born here in Methvin. In Methvin. Yes, we've talked about this. Exciting. It was invented in Methvin. We're the shower place. Hell of a place for inventions. The taps. The Methvin tapware. You could rely on them. Always. They were like in every Kiwi home

forever. Yeah, man. Always. Always. Go to. But yeah, so V is changing up the flavour. Yeah, and it was off their main V. They weren't like adding a special, because they've done special flavours. John and Ben had a flavour. They had a purple flavour. They had a blue.

There's blue. There's sugar-free. There's poo brown. Poo brown. It was a bold marketing move, but they went there there anyway they decided they were going to do it uh now shannon uh from the social media desk shannon like pajamas as we affectionately call her yes you are the you we spoke about your dad the biggest v fan had a v themed birthday like it's so embarrassing it is yeah it is look it. He rented out a nightclub. And he's worried about this flavour change. They have sent us

the new release. Now, it's still, this is a new flavour. They've tweaked it. Yeah, the can looks exactly the same. It's not a marketing ploy. Oh, hold on. I'm sorry, is it not the same? She's spotted a difference in the can. No, no, no. There's V's instead of dots. So on the OG there's

dots here. On that one there's V's. Okay, no, no. There's Vs instead of dots. So on the OG, there's dots here. On that one, there's Vs. Okay, a subtle change. So it's not a new flavour and it's not a marketing ploy. No, it's a smoother, fruitier, tastier flavour. So in other words, when we break down what that means, the cost cut and expensive flavour has been replaced with something cheaper. That's what happens in the food industry, right? Jesus.

Two cans max daily. We used to pound four of those at broadcasting school. Would you have two cans a day? Yes, I'll always go a one, and then if it's a hard day this morning, it's been a two-can day. Two-can day. And the producers will know.

It'll get to 7 a.m. and I'll be like, it's a two-can day, and I'll hit the vending machine for a second. So you love it. Now you're going to try the new flavour. Yeah, do you want me to crack it open? Now this is your first try of the new flavour. Yeah, I'm nervous.

At room temperature. Yeah, my other one's room temperature. Okay, so she likes her red wine. Room temperature. Room temp. Decanted. Not even slightly chilled like the Italians. Thicker can.

I'm going to open one too. It's a hard one. Oh, it is open one too. It's a harder can. Oh, it is. Oh, it's got a bit of pressure. Oh, a bit of pull, a bit of push. Okay, give us a try. She's sniffing, she's getting at the smell. It's very important.

The nation could turn on V if they change too much. It smells exactly the same. Oh, she's going back to the original. Maybe without the original side by side, it could be quite a hard taste comparison. I hate to admit it. I can't tell the difference. She can back to the original. Maybe without the original side by side, it could be quite a hard taste comparison. I hate to admit it. I can't tell the difference.

She can't tell the difference. I haven't had a V in years. I'm going to have a little sippy-doo. It would have been way more scandalous. If you blindfolded me, I wouldn't know. Okay. But I just know my dad, he'll be, because my dad won't drink out of a bottle. He says it's not the correct way to drink a V.

He's a purist. He'll drink it out of a can or out of a bottle. He says it's not the correct way to drink a V. He's a purist. He'll drink it out of a can or pour it into a glass. But he'll only have the can. He only has the fridge cans, the small, small cans. Right. And he will not drink, he wouldn't drink a can like a normal one. Right. He's a purist.

You went in the midst of a herpes flare-up, Hayley. No herpes. I don't have herpes on the mouth. Born chugs on his V. I haven't had one for years. Is this a marketing thing? They haven't changed a fucking thing. I don't think they've changed a fucking thing.

Can you look at the ingredients on the back? That's what I was just about to do. Okay, let's put these side by side. Energy. 492 kilojoules in the original V. 491 kilojoules in the new V, 491 kilojoules in the new V. So they've lost a kilojoule there. If we go down to carbohydrates, 26.7 grams in one can of the old V,

27 grams in the new can. Oh, okay. That's sweeter. No, no, no, God, no. No. You're still young, babe. If you weren't getting it already. Just wait, give it a few more years. Oh, okay. It makes it sweeter. No, no, no, God, no. No. You're still young, babe. If you weren't getting it already. Just wait a few more years. Oh.

Oh. Sodium. There's about the same. Yeah. Maybe a tad more sodium in the new one. Grana extract no longer listed. Oh. Surely that's just moved to another.

Oh, it's moved right to the bottom of the can. I do apologize. They've put it under the composition information Rather than under the nutritional breakdown That is still at 300 micrograms Okay The old can did have something in it called I-N-O-S-I-T-O-R-O-L

Okay It sounds good for you Inositol Oh inositol Inositol is no longer listed on the ingredients. Inositol. Okay. Caffeine, riboflavin, niacin, panthera's acid.

Hell of a metal band and hell of an acid. That's still there. Vitamin B6, vitamin B12, chlorine and- Chlorine? Chlorine. Chlorine. I was like, I'm allergic to chlorine. I think I'm allergic to chlorine. And.

I think I'm nervous. Glue, serol, and a subtle ton are still in there, but isinatol's gone. Inositol. I take that as a supplement for polycystic ovarian syndrome. It's one of the best supplements you can take. I'm going to stop drinking. I'm not there anymore. Oh, I don't know.

Is it expensive? Is that what's been dropped? Maybe. Because of the custard. Okay, so they've definitely tutu'd with the ingredients, but you can't taste the difference. No, I like it. Okay. But she already liked it. Yeah. I mean, standards are low. I'm drinking V.

But you drink them all the time and you don't notice. So they've obviously nailed it. Yeah, good on them. Thanks. I'm trying to get big V money. But no offence. Thanks for nothing. I really want to get to the bottom of this. It's a sugar made in the body and found in foods that can be found in nine forms. Blah, blah, blah.

Blah, blah, blah. It affects the hormone insulin and the function of chemical. Which is why it's good for PCOS. Blah, blah, blah. Wow. Okay. Let's see if it's gone up. Isonatol cost.

It's $47.50 per 500 grams. That's not enough to really I get mine from America. I have fancy stuff. I have nicer and nicer and nicer. But that's the only difference I can really see on the back. That's good because we've

avoided a national incident, haven't we? Well, just to Colin. Yeah, if that you talk to your dad and report back tomorrow. You take him a can. Good review, everyone. Good review there. V on three. One, two, three.

V. They weren't paying for this. They're not paying for this. I was just sort of finding a way to end it with a sort of a fun punchy. An open, honest. Okay, just say one, two, three. It's exactly the same. One, two, three.

It's exactly the same.