Synthetic Alcohol

[SlimJim16v]

I was watching Food Unwrapped and they did a bit about synthetic alcohol. It's being released in select bars in January 2021. [Internet search]

https://www.sentiaspirits.com/

50cl bottle £30 delivered, starting January 21st, available to preorder. Bottle ordered.

[Clifford Chambers]

SlimJim16v]I was watching Food Unwrapped and they did a bit about synthetic alcohol. It's being released in select bars in January 2021. [Internet search said:

https://www.sentiaspirits.com/

50cl bottle £30 delivered, starting January 21st, available to preorder. Bottle ordered.

Interesting, not sure why though.

[randlemarcus]

Because Gordon's seem to be able to sell a bottle of (presumably duty and tax free) gin for full price, so why the f&*k not?

[thebraketester]

So it gets you pissed still? Is says on the website you can mix it with alcohol?

[number2]

thebraketester said:

So it gets you pissed still? Is says on the website you can mix it with alcohol?

Be banned if it did, I'm sure.

Snake oil perhaps.

[SlimJim16v]

thebraketester said:

So it gets you pissed still? Is says on the website you can mix it with alcohol?

I don’t know about pissed, but they said something about getting some of the effects without any of the drawbacks. No mention of strength as such, but is it comparable to beer, wine or spirits? How much can/do you drink?

I shall have to conduct my own investigation in about 2 weeks time.

[Evoluzione]

Looking forward to who or what you connect with.

[untakenname]

Looking at the list of ingredients I can't see anything special tbh, think 5HTP is meant to help with comedowns but has the side effect of dizzyness so perhaps that's what mimics alcohol?

[dudleybloke]

How does this get around the psychoactive substances act?

[SlimJim16v]

dudleybloke said:

How does this get around the psychoactive substances act?

Good question. Maybe because it's a form of an already legal psychoactive substance.

[dudleybloke]

SlimJim16v said:

Good question. Maybe because it's a form of an already legal psychoactive substance.

If it does anything and is not caffeine, nicotine or alcohol (or poppers thanks to Keith Vaz) it's banned in the UK which makes me think that its snake oil.

[Piersman2]

I just read the website and checked the FAQ... all guff and virtually zero actual 'fact' to explain what you're paying a lot of money for.

Another for snakeoil definition here. Amaxzng what marketeers can sell to gullible people looking to be 'unique' .

[Pickled]

Anyone want to buy some Romulan ale?

[anonymous-user]

untakenname said:

Looking at the list of ingredients I can't see anything special tbh, think 5HTP is meant to help with comedowns but has the side effect of dizzyness so perhaps that's what mimics alcohol?

gaba,

[thebraketester]

SlimJim16v said:

thebraketester said:

So it gets you pissed still? Is says on the website you can mix it with alcohol?

I don’t know about pissed, but they said something about getting some of the effects without any of the drawbacks. No mention of strength as such, but is it comparable to beer, wine or spirits? How much can/do you drink?

I shall have to conduct my own investigation in about 2 weeks time.

Cool. Whole bottle... wait 1hour... post results. :-)

[hungry_hog]

Sugar content:
2g per 25ml
= 8g per 100ml

c.f. R whites lemonade 2.4g per 100ml
Fanta 11g / 100ml

Isn't it just giving a sugar buzz?

[ATG]

If you convince a group of people they're on the sauce, they'll all act AND FEEL pissed even though they're drinking vinegar or fruit juice or whatever.

Personally I'd me much happier if someone could flog me some booze that really tastes like booze but didn't get me pissed. Or perhaps a catalyst you could eat before drinking booze that converts the alcohol to vinegar in your stomach before it can enter your blood?

[C2Red]

Pickled said:

Anyone want to buy some Romulan ale?

I have 4 bottles; from 2001.

What are you offering?

[SpeckledJim]

The website reminds me of Fyre Festival. Just saying.

[toasty]

It sounds like his Alcarelle idea might have come to fruition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nutt