Free Spirits Non-Alcoholic Bourbon Spirit - Award Winning Whiskey Alternative - Low Calorie, Vegan, Gluten-Free with B-Vitamins - Natural Ingredients for Delicious Cocktails - 750 ml Bottle

I gave it 1 star just to acknowledge the effort that went into creating this product.Look I’m not a guy who turns my nose up to non-alcoholic beverages. I can enjoy a Budweiser Zero or other non-alcoholic beer.So when I saw this product advertised, out of curiosity I bought a bottle. After all why not?Lemme tell you all about this. First off, as soon as you pull the cork out, the aroma is a slap in the face to all bourbons everywhere. It smells like the aftertaste of vomit in your mouth.So right out the gate things weren’t looking good. But I was committed to trying it out so I dug in and prepared myself.I put a large ball in my glass and poured this over it. I let it settle for a few minutes before taking a sip. Oh my god it was bad. I can’t put it any other way. It begins with a familiar oak taste but a second after hitting my tongue, there was that vomit taste again with a prune finish. I had to force it down because I didn’t want to be wasteful.A week later I thought I would give it another try. But after a few sips I gave up. I poured out the glass and poured the rest of the bottle down the sink. The whole kitchen smelled like vomit and prunes for about a half hour afterward.I wouldn’t recommend this for anyone. If you’re looking for a non-alcoholic bourbon, this ain’t it. In fact you may just have to face reality. Because I have zero faith in these products now.I’ll be sticking with the real thing and only the real thing from now on. I had hoped to dabble with creating a non-alcoholic Old Fashioned with this, but I think I’ll go back to experimenting with iced tea to find that proper fix.And I’ll stick with my Woodford, Buffalo Trace, and Bulleitt for myself.I normally don’t leave reviews for products on here. I just buy my stuff and mind my own business. But I can’t in good conscience stay silent.If you’re reading this, trust me. It’s not worth it.Find something else.

This spiritless whiskey is surprisingly good. I’m very impressed. Is it indistinguishable from a real whiskey? No. But it reminds me of a friend who can convincingly substitute cauliflower for potatoes. The lingering sensation in the nasal cavities and throat is more reminiscent of real whiskey than any other mocktail I’ve tried so far.Like all of these, it’s much better with a mixer. However, use a much lower ratio than you would in a real cocktail, as these tend to lose their effect with too much added.I’m a bit worried about the shelf life. For the price, I would want this to last a long time. The label suggests a much shorter shelf life than is what would be most useful.Everyone who tasted it knowing it is non-alcoholic was impressed, but said they could tell it wasn’t real. However, those who I poured a drink for and let them believe it was real was fooled. Most reactions liked the taste but was confused as to which brand it was. After finding out the truth, everyone agreed the effect was even more convincing after a couple drinks when no longer focused on describing it.Really looking forward to future Free Spirits products. A sample pack of airline bottles would be great, but they need more than one drink’s worth of each for your senses to grow a suspension of disbelief. Hoping for some Rums, a Canadian Rye, and even a scotch!If they have a mailing list. I want on it.

Buyer Beware….Do Not Try this Product unless you are used to non-alcoholic beverages.The smell is bad.The taste is bad.Contacting the company, I received this response“We are so sorry you didn't have a good first impression of Free Spirits. We're big believers that a great cocktail needs to have the warming burn and bite that is typically associated with alcohol, so we crafted each one of our expressions to balance flavor with bite.The hardest thing to simulate is the feeling of alcohol on the tongue - the antiseptic quality. We use capsaicin to simulate the burn and warmth - while it hits the tongue differently, it does have a warming sensation and creates the piquancy. Some people do enjoy it straight, but like any spirit, it'll leave some teeth marks. When mixed into a cocktail, it works quite well.That said - Tastes are one of the most subjective things in life and it makes sense that Free Spirits or any non-alcoholic spirit option will not make everyone happy so we totally understand and aren't offended.”I have tried their recommendations; none worked for me….Buyer Beware

It’s just not that good. Very watery and lots of pepper to simulate burn. Held out hope as it’s the 4th NA whiskey I’ve tried, but it’s still not good even in an old fashioned.

This stuff was not tasty!! My husband and I both, wanting to cut down on alcohol intake, had high hopes that this nonalcoholic Bourbon would at least taste decent. But sadly, no! The smell was so off, and the taste was not any better (even after chilling for a few days!)I'm usually not that critical about different tastes but there was just no way that I would have even taken a second sip; not to mention, my husband and I both had that off taste in the back of our throats for about a half hour. I don't know how to describe the taste other than to say it tasted like the bourbon had soured! It came packaged great; and the bottle looked exactly like what was pictured, but aside from that, it was basically unpalatable.I have never left a review, good or bad on Amazon, but this product was just NOT worth what we paid for it!**Edit to add that this Company's Customer Service is Top-notch!! I gave this review 2 more stars because great Customer Service goes A LONG WAY in my book, you just don't get good customer service that often these days! Anyway, Free Spirits offered me a full refund which I appreciate so much!!Thank you to Customer Service Rep, Jon, for awesome customer service, it's obvious that Free Spirits care about their customers and are working hard to improve the taste and quality of the products you produce!