A FANCY cocktail, a decent cup of coffee, a glass of Champagne - there are a few drinks I'd be willing to pay a bit extra for.

But £2 to £8 for a hydration drink created by a couple of YouTube stars - probably not.

Securing a bottle of the coveted Prime Hydration is a commendable feat as the drink has been flying off the shelves since it was launched in the UK back in May. 

In Worcester alone, Asda's shelves have been stripped in 30 minutes and Nisa Local in Derwent Close, Brickfields have had people going in and asking for it every ten minutes.

Having been reporting on it all week it was only right I tried it to find out if it was worth the hype.

Where is the hype coming from? Well, Prime Hydration has been launched by controversial but immensely popular YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul. 

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With the shelves of Asda empty of the drink, in the name of journalism, I decided to pay a hefty fee for the popular drink. 

Even the shop assistant, who knew I was hoping to write a review, told me: "It's a nice drink, not sure I would pay £8 for it though." 

Worcester News: I tried Prime Hydration and here is what I thought I tried Prime Hydration and here is what I thought (Image: Newsquest)

I tried the Blue Rasberry flavour and I was expecting it to be bright blue, but instead, it looked cloudy. 

The taste? Think melted ice pole, the ones that give you a bright neon-coloured tongue followed by a five-hour sugar rush. 

One of my colleagues, who was just as excited to try the drink as me, said it tasted like a melted slush puppy with too many flavours coming all at once. 

I'm not sure if I could drink a whole bottle without starting to feel sick because it is very sweet.

Perhaps I am not in the target demographic but I don't think I will be buying the drink again. Especially not at £8 a bottle.

Worcester News: Schoolchildren are queuing outside stores for Prime Hydration Schoolchildren are queuing outside stores for Prime Hydration (Image: Newsquest)

I think, although I enjoyed the chaos that went towards getting a bottle, the experience was not worth the result. 

But hey, maybe I'll like one of the other ten flavours.