These are a zero proof tequila and gin alternative. Also available individually.
Finally! Star Trek Wines have released their long anticipated Synthehol.
https://startrekwines.com/products/synthehol-2pack-bundle
https://startrekwines.com/products/synthehol-2pack-bundle
These are a zero proof tequila and gin alternative. Also available individually.
36 Comments
phanto@lemmy.ca · 31 pts · 148d
94$ USD, and no mention of how much is in a bottle... Sus.
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 148d
Is it legal in the US to sell something without telling you how much is inside? Seems insane
EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 147d
Blind bags and all kinds of novelty items don’t have to tell you what’s inside/how much if they do a nifty trick called marketing it as a display/novelty and mark it as not for use/consumption
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 147d
I mean, sure. but in this case it's clearly inteded for consumtion
hopesdead@startrek.website · -12 pts · 148d
They are available individually like I stated.
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 148d
How much is in a bottle?
hopesdead@startrek.website · -8 pts · 148d
Our favorite number: $47.
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 148d
How much liquid is in each bottle?
Test_Tickles@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 148d
$45 of liquid. There's also $2 of bottle.
Etterra@discuss.online · 14 pts · 148d
All the taste and none of the point. Weeeee.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 147d
It doesn't even have the taste. I've tried non alcoholic bourbon, they replace the kick with a lot of cinnamon. It tastes like cinnamon and fake smoke flavor. If I hadn't seen the bottle I would have thought it was meant to be a steak rub.
Etterra@discuss.online · 2 pts · 146d
Non -alcoholic drinks really only serve 2 main purposes - to let kids think they're cool (my dad told me they used to do this with non-alcoholic beer when he was a kid) and to give to sober people at an event with alcohol. And I don't even know how much that second one is the case. Maybe it's just something people use in their cooking I don't know.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 145d
There's a local shop that sells non alcoholic spirits exclusively. The owners are all alcoholics. I've often wondered if it's healthy for them to drink it, even if doesn't contain any alcohol it seems like keeping he same sort of habits might trigger something in them. But it's not for me to judge.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 146d
1991 wants its comment back.
Modern zero alcohol beers are actually good and more refreshing in hot weather without the alcohol. You can now buy craft brewery zero beers that are better.
Gork@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 148d
But how does it compare to Tea, Earl Grey, Hot.
hopesdead@startrek.website · 3 pts · 148d
You want to tell me? https://startrekspirits.com/earl-grey-gin/
Lemmchen@feddit.org · 12 pts · 148d
Why would anybody bear to drink Tequila or Gin, if it's not for the buzz?
haverholm@kbin.earth · 3 pts · 147d
Ask any Starfleet crew? 😅
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 147d
Some people like the taste. A lot of their use in drinks makes the drink have a great depth to taste.
confuser@lemmy.zip · -2 pts · 147d
I think this about anyone drinking any form of alcohol, it seems like the only potential upside is the social lube but this is just a skill issue if you need alcohol to be a functional human
DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 148d
So this is obviously not actually any type of inebriant, correct?
I've read articles going all the way back to 2009 where researchers have been working on alcohol alternatives. But this is not it and is just marketing. Just zero proof tequila and gin with "Star Trek" slapped on the bottle, correct?
hopesdead@startrek.website · 4 pts · 147d
It’s not an alcoholic beverage.
DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 147d
I'm still waiting then:
Gizmodo - Real Life Synthehol
Mandarbmax@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 147d
Finally we have made Synthol, from the critically acclaimed show "Synthol is bad tasting" by gene rodenbery
hopesdead@startrek.website · 2 pts · 147d
Hey… XB’s can get intoxicated. So it is pleasurable for some.
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 147d
What in blazes is this?!
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 147d
So flavored water for $94.
sabine_esch@norden.social · 3 pts · 147d
@SaveTheTuaHawk @Lushed_Lungfish The point of synthehol in Star Trek is that you feel drunk and have all the side effects of being drunk until you decide not to.
Can this stuff do this?
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 147d
It's overpriced flavored water, like all alcohol substitutes. Huge fucking ripoff industry.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club · 3 pts · 147d
A lot of the value in alcohol is in the flavorings, not the ethanol.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 146d
A lot of the value of alcohol is taxes. So why are they charging $94 for flavored water.
Mangoholic@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 148d
Cool, but how does it compare to agave syrup in water or juniper in water.
SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 147d
No thanks, just pass me a bottle of Green.
hopesdead@startrek.website · 1 pts · 147d
That’s one of the cocktails you can get around the Rio during STLV.
cuchi@startrek.website · 3 pts · 147d
No we don't worry, our customers buy Duff for its robust taste, not its alcohol content
j4yc33@piefed.social · 2 pts · 148d
I need this but I moved to the EU :(