![]() ![]() If you have any reason to take it easy or avoid alcohol, it shouldn’t interfere with you having a good time. They want you to be able to choose your own adventure without having to guzzle down a hundred sodas and lime like you’re 19 at the one underaged bar in town again. This situation is what they are going for. Fast forward to now – I just finished a work out and wanted to keep my cocktail light, and this mostly alcohol free cocktail is just perfect! Exactly what I wanted. While acceptable, it was my first beverage of the day and it didn’t quite do it for me. Why? Well, I first tried an old fashioned that used Kentucky 74 instead of whiskey all together. And I even followed their suggestion and made my second cocktail (this julep) with a bit of whiskey in it. After watching their marketing video (bravo, by the way) I knew exactly what I was getting into. It’s this expectation that makes this product so great. I said it’s important that the folks from Spiritless are fully aware that this doesn’t replace bourbon – it instead creates a possible alternative to it. While I’m not claiming Kentucky 74 should be a sipper for the whiskey connoisseur, it does a great job of landing the flavors and feeling you need when you mix it into a cocktail. Sign up to our Daily Birmingham City Life newsletter to receive what's on email updates.However, most struggle to sustain the ‘thingingness’ that a true alcoholic spirit brings to a drink, do you know what I mean? They can taste flat and boring, failing to stand up to other ingredients. If you're on Facebook, you can find our City Life page here. Read more: Look Fantastic to launch a mini egg perfume after dozens of requests from shoppersįor the latest on events and attractions, food and drink, and things to do around Birmingham and the Midlands, visit our What's On home page. Read more: I tried GBK's newest burger and it has one very controversial topping You can buy CleanCo non alcoholic spirits on the CleanCo website, as well as Tesco or Sainsbury’s. There is also the added benefit that these bottles are low calorie and have zero sugar. The gins were my favourite, although they probably tasted the least like actual gin, mainly because of the refreshing and botanical flavours, perfect for a summer garden party. Overall, I was impressed with CleanCo’s alcohol free spirits range and a little in awe of how similar the spirits tasted to the real things. This would be perfect for anyone who actually enjoys the taste of tequila. However I did not enjoy the taste to the point that embarrassingly, I gagged.ĭo not take my reaction as law though. In all fairness, it tasted exactly like tequila. It was going to have to be a fingers holding the nose job. Vogue Williams, 36, is spearheading CleanCo's mother's day campaignĮven just the smell brought up too many memories of queasy nights after shotting one too many tequila shots. The Clean G rhubarb surprised me, although it did not taste exactly like a pink gin with a much weaker flavour, it was a delicious drink, just with weaker flavouring than a traditional gin. On the other hand, I was hugely excited about the gin alternatives.įirst up, I tried the Clean G Rhubarb, followed by the plain Clean G. I am generally not a fan of either rum or tequila in their alcohol forms, so it is fair to say I was apprehensive (basically because I am a wimp with shots). Read more: I tried Prosecco from Tesco, Morrisons, M&S and others - I won't splurge on expensive brands again I tried two bottles of Clean R, a rhubarb and a plain flavour, one of Clean R, which was just a dark rum alternative, and a Clean T, the tequila alternative. The drinks are categorised into “Clean G” for gin alternatives, “Clean R” for rum alternatives and “Clean T” for tequila alternatives. The bottles are simple, hexagonal and wholly aesthetically pleasing, they would look great in any drinks cabinet. CleanCo is also currently donating 20% of its profits to The Happy Kids Foundation, in support of Ukraine children.Īll the alcohol free spirits produced by CleanCo use the same distillation processes as the real things. Matthew's alcohol free spirits brand CleanCo, spearheaded by wife Vogue Williams, promises alcohol free spirits that taste just like the real thing. However I decided to open up my mind and try CleanCo, the brand owned by ex Made in Chelsea star and brother-in-law to Pippa Middleton, Spencer Matthew. I am also in the cynical camp of if you are not drinking alcohol why not just pick another soft drink? ![]() Without mentioning names, I have tried some pretty poor attempts at non-alcoholic spirits in the past. ![]()
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