I've written about Rip It here before, and much like the name Citrus X, the name of this Tribute C.Y.P.-X betrays nothing of the taste. Take this quote from their website.

Cover Your Palate? Complete Yearly Provisions? Competitive Yodeling Practice? You don’t need to know what C.Y.P.-X stands for to enjoy the boost of orange-creme flavor.

Without knowing how the taste would be I bought one on a quest to try every flavor I found at my local Exxon. Rip It is most widely available at Dollar Tree stores but their energy finder makes merchants carrying the drink easily searchable. Interestingly the Exxon I found these at is not in this finder tool.

The taste of C.Y.P.-X is like cream soda, especially the IBC ones, and tastes just as sugary. With 52g of high fructose corn syrup this drink supplies 104% of the FDA recommended intake of added sugars in just one can. Packed with only 160mg of caffeine, this drink is on the lighter side of energy drinks these days with respect to the energy content.

After the taste of cream soda settles the finish on C.Y.P.-X is like artificial banana, redolent of the taste of banana Runts. This finish is subtle but stands out once you notice it. It's my favorite flavor of Rip It that I have tried so far. Unfortunately I do not enjoy it often because of its dizzyingly high sugar count and there is no sugar-free version.