When I first received my bottle of Grape XTend, I was a little quick to make a drink with it and didnt bother reading the directions fully. I put six scoops in my bottle. The taste was horrible. I almost threw the rest of the bottle out. Then I decided that reading the directions fully was probably a wise move, and there it is, take 2 scoops pre, 2 scoops during, and 2 scoops post work out. Lo and behold, the taste was great...lol