Non-alcoholic spirits

[Hoofy]

Post your experiences.

I just tried Celtic Soul.



https://soberito.com/celtic-soul-dont-call-it-non-...

Don't waste your money.

It's like watered down coke and vimto mixed together. I guess I'll have to pop it in some vodka or blended whisky.

I feel like a tt for wasting over £20 on it when I could have bought an actual whisky.

Is this what it feels like to be a millenial?

Edited by Hoofy on Wednesday 4th September 19:30

[Europa1]

Seedlip (gin) is pretty decent.

[Hoofy]

Europa1 said:

Seedlip (gin) is pretty decent.

Can you drink it neat? Does it have a pleasant kick to it?

Drinking Celtic Soul makes me feel like I'm an actor on a set pretending to drink a whisky.

[Europa1]

Hoofy said:

Europa1 said:

Seedlip (gin) is pretty decent.

Can you drink it neat? Does it have a pleasant kick to it?

Drinking Celtic Soul makes me feel like I'm an actor on a set pretending to drink a whisky.

I must confess I haven't tried it neat - only "&T" so far. But then, I don't drink real gin neat.

[dudleybloke]

Is it just expensive pop?

[Hoofy]

Europa1 said:

Hoofy said:

Europa1 said:

Seedlip (gin) is pretty decent.

Can you drink it neat? Does it have a pleasant kick to it?

Drinking Celtic Soul makes me feel like I'm an actor on a set pretending to drink a whisky.

I must confess I haven't tried it neat - only "&T" so far. But then, I don't drink real gin neat.

Hm. You can just about make me out in this painting.

[dudleybloke]

You need to get to Cheshire Hoofy.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-new...

[Hoofy]

dudleybloke said:

Is it just expensive pop?

Very expensive watered down fruit juice I guess. It's not even fizzy. They need to add something to make it taste interesting.

[Driver101]

How can these alcohol free drinks justify their prices when they aren't subject to alcohol duty?

I don't drink alcohol free beer very often, but I'd never pay £30 for a bottle of alcohol free spirit.

[Hoofy]

dudleybloke said:

You need to get to Cheshire Hoofy.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-new...

I'm there licking the road.

[Hoofy]

Driver101 said:

How can these alcohol free drinks justify their prices when they aren't subject to alcohol duty?

I don't drink alcohol free beer very often, but I'd never pay £30 for a bottle of alcohol free spirit.

I thought I was in for a treat of some kind.

I'm now drinking Erdinger Alkoholfrei and it isn't bad at all. Obviously no alcohol taste but a very mild beer taste.

[ambuletz]

Driver101 said:

How can these alcohol free drinks justify their prices when they aren't subject to alcohol duty?

I don't drink alcohol free beer very often, but I'd never pay £30 for a bottle of alcohol free spirit.

exactly. at those prices i would treat mysef to something that IS alcoholic. if i didn't want to drink alcohol but did want to treat myself i'd probably do it with food.

[Hoofy]

ambuletz said:

Driver101 said:

How can these alcohol free drinks justify their prices when they aren't subject to alcohol duty?

I don't drink alcohol free beer very often, but I'd never pay £30 for a bottle of alcohol free spirit.

exactly. at those prices i would treat mysef to something that IS alcoholic. if i didn't want to drink alcohol but did want to treat myself i'd probably do it with food.

I'm on antibiotics at the mo. I should have just bought a large doner kebab. And chips. And a double chicken fillet burger. And a 2 litre bottle of coke. And garlic bread.

[ambuletz]

doner? if you're treating then get youself a mixed grill!

[Hoofy]

ambuletz said:

doner? if you're treating then get youself a mixed grill!

I keep telling myself I'll try a different item but I always end up going for the doner with chilli sauce.
<insert Homer drooling here>

[gregs656]

I hear good things about seedlip but it’s priced way above the point where I would be interested.

However now the idea is out there I don’t suppose it will be long until there is a cheaper version, once Aldi are knocking out bottles for £4.99 I’ll be game.

[skinny]

I had quite a nice non alcoholic cocktail - don't know the relative measures (or what half the ingredients actually are) but was as follows

Seedlip spice
Aecorn dry
Pineapple & cinamon shrub
Apple - lime
Non alcoholic absinthe

I also had another using seedlip grove but i didn't like it as quite as much but still nice and something different to the norm. It was with aecorn bitter, grenadine, and cardamom & rhubarb soda

Edited by skinny on Monday 9th September 15:29

[Hoofy]

So what do I do with this? Try to return it or use it to create something tasty?

Back to proper whisky for now.

[MickC]

Hoofy said:

So what do I do with this? Try to return it or use it to create something tasty?

Back to proper whisky for now.

Use it for cooking? the alcohol gets evaporated off anyway, so wont make any difference?

I've never tried alcohol free spirits, i do drink alcohol free beer if I'm driving and bored of diet coke/fanta. Adman's Ghost Ship is quite good, becks blue if they have nothing else and its a hot day, also less carbs/calories than Adman's and similar). I sometimes do alcohol free wine sometimes, Tesco's own red is better (IMHO) than Esberg or the other common one, Sainsbury's not so good. They remind me of Ribina though

I cant see much point in alcohol free spirits, most of the taste/epectation is the alcohol kick anyway, and if you want a long drink usually got from mixing, just drink alc free beer/coke.

[227bhp]

Hoofy said:

So what do I do with this? Try to return it or use it to create something tasty?

Back to proper whisky for now.

Give it to some kids and don't let yourself be taken in so easily next time?