Cleverly they used known alcoholic vocabulary to bundle their products and direct us to what we’d like best. They have the most complete range of alternative spirits on our list. Lyre is last on the list and newest to us. With flavors like Spiced Cherry, Citrus Flower and Lemon Lavender, you’re bound to find a refreshing pre-dinner sip that gives you enough of what you crave without too much of what you are trying so hard to avoid.ĥ. Back to that moderation, a full ABV removal isn’t always necessary and this trio of flavors champions the apertif. Haus was started by an old photographer friend of mine and is this lists only low-alcohol choice. The art deco labelling lets us feel quite Gatsby while we sip everything from G+T’s to negronis.Ĥ. Monday Gin is our newest fav because we’ve been know to overstock gin like we were headed to an ark during a flood. I guess they think their energy communicates their value prop. Kin we’ve not officially tried yet but their commitment to wellness is so deep that we couldn’t even find the “we are a non-alcoholic” description on their website without serious digging. A trio of herbaceous concoctions that easily simulate gin and those bitter cocktails you miss most.Ģ. Seedlip is the one we’ve been sipping the longest. We’ve corralled our top 5 non-alcoholic (or almost alcohol free) substitutes to aid in your epic January crusade to stay off the hooch.ġ. Which is to say, cold turkey isn’t your only way to mental and physical bliss. I co-opted that idea making it my own, “drink like an Italian”. My dad used to say everything in moderation and in most cases that works well. Good for you but don’t go too far down the rabbit hole only to hiccup in late January and blow the whole thing. Now that you’ve coped you are ready for a new, vaccinated year of mindfulness and positive manifestation. Coping mechanisms were expected, that is why they are called that. You just made it through one of the the hardest years of your life. You’ve finally admitted to your roomate, or spouse, that your pandemic excuse to imbibe undermined all your positive behavioral aspirations leaving you with bar bottles as low as your self-esteem. Yeah, we know, you’ve started your detox. With descriptors like refreshing, spicy and delicious, if the folks that make this nectar are as true to the words on their bottle, it’s worth a stop and a sip. The Celebration Distillation, located on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans, is the oldest premium rum distillery in the United States and the nice peeps at Gingeroo welcome pop-ins. Last week we got a little closer to the root of the Gingeroo when we were perusing the New Orleans Whole Foods. He emphatically recited those adjectives using his self declared third rule of learning, repetition. My father later expressed to me, in a way only he can, that every adjective on the bottle was completely true to the product. Apparently, after decoding iMessage, the four of them were really enjoying the Ready-to-Drink part of Gingeroo. Some for the friends they had over for dinner. The following weekend a text storm from my mother was requesting a case. My father has a penchant for ginger and rum so I thought gifting him a bottle would be thoughtful. My first brush with this was in a small, craft spirits shop near my house. We can’t say we love the inner contents but sometimes our excitement isn’t just based on taste. The move puts them squarely into the energy drink line up (although no new energy added). The new brand graphics are a huge departure from their history. The juice hasn’t changed BUT this post was never about that. Finally it settled in with a few iterations for the skate and X-games crews of the 90’s and early oughts. Initially targeting the post 70’s hippies and then into 80’s surfers. Over the years Mellow Yellow, Coca Cola’s answer to the popularity of Mountain Dew, has gone through it’s iterations of can designs. But, the nostalgic ring of a Mellow Yellow jingle can still get conjured up pretty fast, especially when you see a move like this. Since those pre-teen days, we’ve cut the soda imbibing down to the random Mexican coke paired with an animal style In and Out burger. aka – We burnt more glycogen than a space shuttle launch. For us that was when we were 14 year old BMX rats who spent most of our free time riding fast and jumping off curved stationary objects. It might be one of the worst offensive product types created by us humans.
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