I’m a drinker, so take that for what it’s worth...

I’m just now catching up on season one of Altered Carbon (live action) and really getting in to it. It was one of my favorite “cyberpunk” SF novels and the show, which, errr... altered the plot some, is quite good. Looking forward to the anime and to season two with Anthony Mackie as Takeshi Kovacs.

So long as the person you're making it for isn't trying to 100% have no alcohol cross their lips, bitters have always been my go-to for mocktails. No one's getting buzzed off a few splashes, and I can make a mean blueberry old fashioned that can leave you exactly as drunk or sober as you want to be.

Order your club soda with lime, if that’s what you want, and when the bartender brings it over, ask “how much do I owe you?” They’ll either tell you the price, and you can pay and tip. Or they’ll say “no charge,” and you can thank them graciously and tip. Or you can order a club soda with a splash of cranberry and a…

Yeah to me the whole point of something like this would be to have something that doesn’t require a ton of other ingredients or a lot of mixology skill to use. If I’m going to be spending the money and/or effort to also buy and crush up fresh lavender or whatever, those ingredients can stand on their own. To me the…

What does a product like this offer that the existing add-ins and a bit of forethought couldn’t do?

I’ve been sober for 23 years and intend to remain that way in perpetuity (memories of how I got sober in the first place will always see to that), but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss the experience of nursing a shot of good Irish whisky or a good peaty, medicinal Islay Scotch stolen from my friend Keith’s dad…

This.

I think you are exactly correct!

yes. yes they could.

I’m not “sober” sober but I probably have had around 3 drinks in the past 12 months and none since summer. I just wish I could order LaCroix in a glass out at bars. I’d gladly pay a premium for it and that way I wouldn’t have to worry about the social aspect of not drinking while enjoying a beverage that I really…

I hadn’t thought of this much before, but honestly, couldn’t a bartender make a variety of interesting non-alcoholic cocktails using the additives they already have, and using water/club soda/ginger ale/etc. as filler? What does a product like this offer that the existing add-ins and a bit of forethought couldn’t do?

I don’t do the drinking and driving thing, and often find myself as the DD, because I am the only one who can be counted on NOT to have a single sip of booze if I am driving. I usually stick with soda, except at craft bars. Ctaft bars seem to make their own elderflower lemonade, or the like, which is about the only…

But seriously, this is good info! I thought about buying Seedlip. I shall stick to a few shakes of bitters when I’m feeling low-alcohol-y.

I think you mean “little a seltzer, as a treat.” ;)

I’ll take some, I can use them to pay off the IRS. Those bastards keep calling me from different phone numbers, they’re tough to duck.

People smart enough to pull off schemes like this work on Wall Street every day collecting 10x this amount. Welcome to America!

They have pivoted all the way back around to the original pivot.

I guess it’s time to try video only content again... Oh gizmodo, do you ever learn.

NO mention of the most cosmically cool robot duo ever?! Daft Punk deserves better.