Clueby Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Has anyone seen this? https://www.ritualzeroproof.com/products/ritual-whiskey-alternative?fbclid=IwAR0MBbNS7dMCgnR0FSrc_pHag3GFPwwdCC8Pqs47oYFb6luAWGm0J7veB98 My biggest question is...WHY?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 40 minutes ago, Clueby said: Has anyone seen this? https://www.ritualzeroproof.com/products/ritual-whiskey-alternative?fbclid=IwAR0MBbNS7dMCgnR0FSrc_pHag3GFPwwdCC8Pqs47oYFb6luAWGm0J7veB98 My biggest question is...WHY?! Haven't seen this particular brand, but over the last eight years or so I have assembled a short library of non-alcoholic "mocktail" recipe books. My wife and I both had surgeries circa 2012 that kept us off alcohol for several months. We worked our way through about 100 or so recipes and found maybe 5 that satisfied the cocktail itch. The "base" ingredient was usually the problem - not enough body, too sweet, too sticky, too Shirley Temple-like. Having a "base" that corrects some of these would be nice. I keep in practice making those five or so and also keep searching for new ones as we have lots of relatives in (a) active (and enthusiastic!) child bearing age and (b) exotic disease/medical condition/meds age who cannot/should not consume alcohol for long periods of time as well as a few who don't imbibe. For large gatherings, I usually make two batches of alcohol base "punch" (a whiskey and a gin) and one non-alcohol. RE: the ritual - not sure I need a bottle as the "punches" are in pitchers with signs identifying the base and telling how much ice and how much and which mixer to add to the base portion. I guess I could put out the bottles so everybody could see them. Not sure in our extended family how necessary that is, though. They are more interested in consuming than in deconstructing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vosgar Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I noticed they only talk about using this in cocktails, no mention of it being a sipping whiskey. How big of a red flag is that?? But hey, at least it "delivers the taste and burn of good whiskey" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 There’s no mention of shelf life, but if it’s anything like the Seedlip gin replacements— it’s super short lived without the alcohol to pickle/preserve the components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Marekv8 said: There’s no mention of shelf life, but if it’s anything like the Seedlip gin replacements— it’s super short lived without the alcohol to pickle/preserve the components. I was curious and read the entire Q&A. They say it's good for up to 6 months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 47 minutes ago, flahute said: I was curious and read the entire Q&A. They say it's good for up to 6 months. Not bad, especially for on-premise accounts that turn bottles rapidly. Most accounts have at least a couple of non-alc cocktails on offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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