Non-Alcoholic Vodka
Non-alcoholic vodka is an unusual problem, because vodka is defined by not tasting of much. Strip the alcohol from something deliberately neutral and very little is left to work with, so what these bottles offer is texture and a faint bite rather than a flavor to recognize.Producers get there with a light botanical base, a touch of pepper or capsicum for the prickle, and sometimes a glycerin-like weight so the liquid is not simply water. The point is to carry the drink built on top of it without adding anything of its own.That makes these the most useful bottles on the shelf in a mule, a bloody mary or anything citrus-led, where vodka was never the flavor in the first place.
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Vodka Set (2 × 700 mL + 1 × 500 mL)
Three vodkas, poured together, nothing hidden.
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USKO Original (700 mL)
Cucumber and celery salt with a capsicum kick — built for a Bloody Mary.
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Optimist Botanicals Bright (500 mL)
Lemon, jasmine and lavender — citrus and sherbet with a herbal finish.
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CleanCo Clean V (700 mL)
Green apple and cinnamon spice, with a warm alcohol-like finish.
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- Gluten-Free
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What can I use instead of vodka in a cocktail?
A non-alcoholic vodka alternative works where vodka was a carrier rather than a flavor, which covers most vodka drinks. In a bloody mary or a mule the other ingredients do the talking. Where the recipe is little more than vodka and ice, there is not much for an alternative to replace.
Does non-alcoholic vodka taste of anything?
Deliberately, very little, which is the point. Most carry a faint pepper prickle where the alcohol burn would be and a slight weight on the tongue. Judged on its own it is unremarkable, and judged in a mixed drink it does its job.
Is non-alcoholic vodka just water?
No, though it is the closest call in the category. There is usually a light botanical distillate, something for texture, and pepper or capsicum for bite. The difference shows up next to plain soda in the same glass rather than in a tasting note.
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