Spirits Gaba Gold, Botanical Alcohol Free, Drink , Award Winning, Vegan, Gluten Free and GM Free, Zero Proof, Citrus Ginger Taste Up to 20 Drinks, 16.9 fl oz (500ml), Mix with Lemonade or your favourite mixer

It has a citrusy flavor and good with club soda. It does relax me and I like that my head is not in a fog like with alcohol.

Drank half the TINY bottle moments after it arrived. No sensations felt by half hour later. Complete waste of money and cancelled second order of the Black label before it shipped. What a rip off. No buzz, no tipsy, no nothing.

Marketed as a healthier alternative to alcohol. Pricey, flavor not good.

I'm usually too lazy to write Amazon reviews but Sentia products are getting such an odd division of reviews that I felt obliged to. For context, I've now consumed 2-3 bottles of Gold and 2-3 of Red but have yet to try Black. Most of my purchases were via Amazon but I did make the mistake of purchasing my initial bottle via their website (which added a hefty shipping cost and, if anything, took longer to arrive). So... where to begin? First of all, if you are actually expecting a buzz/intoxication effect that is very similar to alcohol without the health concerns, don't bother purchasing it, you're just going to be disappointed. I think a large number of the 1 or 2-star reviews could be explained away with this simple fact. But that does not make this product worthless. The "buzz" created is more of a mild mental calming effect with slight physical sensations. It does the job of taking the edge off after work or relaxing a bit in the evening versus consuming alcohol, but that's about it. Personally, I view this as a good thing, but I suppose if you're specifically looking for the less-inhibited, so-called "pro social" effect of alcohol you're not going to find that here. The taste is quite nice -- it's certainly not "overpriced fruit juice" as some reviews are suggesting. It's more botanical/bitter in taste. Alas, that's about all the praise I'm going to give this product/company. From here on out, it's critiques. First of all, Sentia needs to work with Amazon to make one listing page for all flavors. Jumping between product pages is not a smooth experience and it leads to more review division. Second, they need to step up their game on the logistics front. At nearly all times, at least one flavor is out of stock on Amazon, and I certainly don't care enough about this product to pay the hefty shipping cost on their own website. Third, and by far the most important part of this review... they need to clarify the serving size and do some more studies on the average effective dose. You are selling to the US market that probably includes a significant number of cocktail enthusiasts. We expect measurements in ounces, and the suggested serving size of this product is a joke -- change it to a standard 1.5 oz "shot" for simplicity. Alas, my primary issue with Sentia is that to feel *anything* close to the "buzz" I described above, I need at least 2 ounces per beverage. Okay, that's easy enough to pour, but now the serving size of this bottle just got slashed to 10 instead of 20. And I'm someone who was fairly naive to most of the "active ingredients" so I doubt I'm an outlier when it comes to dosing. So the TL;DR essentially becomes the following: Sentia is a decent product, certainly quite promising for the future and a significant step-up from typical non-alcoholic beverages that omit the alcohol yet not the carbs, yet the purchase decision boils down to the serving size (minimum effective dose, so to speak) balanced against the price tag. Is $40 worth it if you actually only get 8-10 effective servings? Only you can answer that question. For me that's an easy yes because there's not really anything similar on the market (in aperitif-style liquid format, at least)... but I'm certainly not thrilled with that price-tag.

Very expensive for not much. I wanted this to work! I like the flavor but a think a cup of chamomile tea would work better!

A review on taste is subjective; However, the taste, flavor, and the positive effect add to the experience of enjoying the moment without remorse or harm to my brain and body. The craft in making, the intent from the creator, and ingredients, all add to my enjoyment.

Tastes awful, very small batch for a very expensive price. Doesn't seem to do what gaba is supposed to do.

It seems like it's hit or miss with this stuff for folks, I'm one who does get a very noticeable effect from it. I have been looking to replace alcohol with something relaxing at the end of the day when I'm all wound up, and this does it. THC selzers are too strong (forget about driving) and not great for social occasions for me. This stuff is quick acting, lasts about an hour, I don't feel impaired after drinking, and of course, no hangover. About the flavor.... ok, it's not great, but if you mix it with tonic water, fruit seltzer, or fruit juice it's an acceptable mocktail. Be nice if the company sold a small bottle that people could try without committing to the expensive big bottle.