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Some of these rare tipples were bottled right at the still, and personally transported back to the UK, ensuring that CINCOs collection of exclusive rare finds, is ever-evolving.
These can include infusion (soaking the botanicals in water or a non-alcoholic liquid), maceration (a similar process to infusion but often using a gentle heat source to aid extraction), or distillation. Bottling: The final non-alcoholic spirit is then filtered, if necessary, and bottled.
Infusion and blending: ingredients are then infused or blended in a base, often water or a non-alcoholic syrup. Ingredients may be steeped, simmered, or cold-infused to extract flavors. Filtering and bottling: the final product is filtered to remove any undissolved particles, ensuring clarity.
Here, the non-alcoholic base is infused with a mix of botanicals, extracts, and other natural ingredients to replicate (as closely as possible) the taste profile of alcoholic tequila. This isn’t to develop the spirit like traditional aging, but rather to infuse the liquid with the woody, caramel, or vanilla notes often found in aged tequilas.
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It’s one thing to make them in your kitchen, but it’s another when you’re figuring out pasteurization for one thousand bottles, let alone what we’re doing now with hundreds of thousands. I’d say that and shipping—how to ship glass bottles. A lot of people say “alcohol-free” and “zeroproof.”
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Prickly pear, with its sweet and tangy notes, can be used to create vibrant pink syrups and infusions, adding a refreshing and visually appealing element to your mocktails. Infusions, created by steeping botanicals in water or juice, extract their unique flavors and aromas.
moment—proof that flavor complexity and pleasure can exist without alcohol. While there are exceptions, like Zeronimo and Oceano Zero, I believe the broader wine industry needs a major, phoenix-like transformation. Even after drinking well over a hundred bottles, I’m still impressed. That was my “Aha!”
For a long time, zero-sugar formulations lagged behind their conventional brethren, he says (“Red Bull really didn’t seem to care,” he adds). That’s gone out the window today, Riley says, and his TikTok is proof: Nearly every brand appears to tout a rainbow of options when it comes to flavors, acidity, and sweetness.
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