Tenneyson is a brand new model of non-alcoholic spirits with precisely one product to its title up to now: Black Ginger. (The corporate has extra Tenneyson clothes merch on the market than it does fake booze.) Right here’s hoping that can change, as a result of Black Ginger is considered one of only a handful of non-alcoholic “spirits” that truly tastes prefer it may very well be one thing boozy — and likewise tastes fairly good.
What’s it, precisely? Per the corporate:
Suppose alongside the strains of an aperitif or digestif; concentrated, botanical, spicy and sturdy ginger, with none bubbles or added sugars.
Our recipe is designed to reward your physique with good, actual and distinctive elements like ginger, dandelion, lemon balm, bergamot, yerba mate, grape seed, and gentian root. A mix that you could be ok with and revel in sipping or mixing.
Tenneyson has no added sugar, synthetic flavors, or carbonation — and is vegan apart from the addition of “accountable honey.” It’s good for as much as a 12 months with out being refrigerated — however I’d recommend preserving it within the fridge only for the style affect. Learn on for extra particulars.
The title of the spirit is definitely apt. It’s ruddy brown and a bit muddy in shade (the colour within the supplied photograph is definitely propped up a bit), harking back to Ghia‘s barely soupy look. There’s no lacking the ginger on the nostril: It’s instantly evident simply from opening the bottle, and within the glass it dominates over extra notes of lemon peel, cherries, and a few rhubarb, making for a spicy and bittersweet (however largely candy) fragrant expertise that’s amaro-adjacent.
The palate stays a showcase for ginger, evoking a really robust ginger beer to begin however with a obscure, vegetal edge. Extra notes of grains of paradise and robust black tea add some earthy depth, whereas a lemon peel factor brings a citrus twist into focus. This all works pretty properly collectively when served neat, although it doesn’t ever fairly come throughout like a spirit however extra like an unique mixer.
On ice the product is extra inviting and invigorating, however right here it clearly drinks extra like an amaro, with these rhubarb and a few gentian notes changing into much more seen. Components of anise and black lime are mild however detectable, and each add some nuance to the in any other case ginger-heavy expertise. Served on the rocks, I truly loved a second glass.
B+ / $39 / tenneyson.com
Tenneyson Black Ginger Non-Alcoholic Spirit
$39
