Two bottles of blue Rev Energy | |
Type | Alcopop |
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Introduced | 2000 |
Alcohol by volume | 7% |
Flavour | Original ("Blue"), Watermelon + Grapefruit ("Red"), Mulberry ("Purple"), Quebec only |
Variants | Rev Energy, Rev Low (discontinued), Rev Factor (discontinued) |
Website | Geloso Group Quebec |
Rev is a 7% ABV vodka-based cola beverage (alcopop), infused with guarana. Malt beverage versions are also available in cans instead of plastic bottles. [1] Rev was originally manufactured by FBM Distilleries in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, but is currently also marketed as a malt-based beverage by the Geloso Group [2] [3] and distributed exclusively within Canada under license from Bacardi. The malt version is currently available in 3 flavours in Quebec: Original ("Blue"), Watermelon + Grapefruit ("Red"), and Mulberry ("Purple"). [4] The Mulberry flavour is sold only in Quebec, [5] with all other flavours being available in all other provinces.[ citation needed ]
Rev was introduced in April 2000, as a beverage marketed towards rave and nightclub culture. [6]
Cocktail | |
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A shot of Jägermeister dropped into Rev creates a Rev-bomb. | |
Type | Mixed drink |
Standard drinkware | A pub glass and a shot glass.![]() ![]() |
Rev when combined with Jägermeister makes a drink called a "Rev-Bomb", a variation of a Jägerbomb. [7] The T-Room on the Dalhousie University campus is credited with inventing this combination in 2009. [8] The Rev-Bomb is a "depth charge" or "bomb shot", which refers to cocktails that are made by dropping a shot glass filled with liquor into another drink.
Canadian indie rock band Alvvays titled their third studio album, Blue Rev (2022), after the drink. [9]