This is hemp seed drink made by hung fook tong that I got in Hong Kong. it's got a weird separation of colors at the bottom, like a black & tan. But it says to shake well before drinking. After shaking it turns a uniform dark brown.

It smells like peanuts, and to my surprise is very watery. I thought it was going to be thick, but it's not at all. The taste reminds me of almond butter, and is very similar to the peanut drink. You can feel the little particles of ground-up nuts inside, and there's a slight aftertaste. Not a bad one, but the flavor lingers.

The doorman at the place I'm staying at said it's very good for your gut. He said if you're too hot, you can drink this to cool off. I think he means something to do with yin and yang, and Chinese medicine theory. So that must mean that the hemp seed drink is very "yin."

The health properties of hemp seed are pretty well known, but not very mainstream. I've seen it getting put into more and more food and drink products. Actually, hemp seed is the second ingredient here after water, so it must make up a good percentage of the total drink. There is also some almond added (I'm guessing for flavor).

I guess the only negative thing about this drink is that it separates really quickly, but that's also part of what makes it interesting.

Hey, I like peanuts and I like peanut butter. I've never heard of peanut juice, but it can't be that bad right? It's probably good even!

This is what was going through my head when I picked up this peanut drink. Plus, it's in a juice box. What could be better?

So I have the image of slurping up a liquidy peanut butter variant, but it's not like that at all actually. It's really smooth, and almost refreshing. Actually, the thing that is most noticeable is the smell as you drink it. The juice itself might not taste exactly like peanuts, but it sure does smell like peanuts.

The aftertaste lingers quite a while, and I'm sure my breath will be smelling like peanuts for a while. The only negative thing is that it leaves a slight dryness on my tongue like that inner skin of roasted peanuts, the part directly around the nut.

On the juice box it says "Our slow-roast recipe may take some time. But after tasting it you'll know it is  worth the wait." I've gotta say I agree. It's not a thirst-quencher, but I could pack one of these peanut drinks for a picnic lunch once in a while. It's like eating roasted peanuts, but without the mess of shells.