Three Chord Bourbon Amplify Zing & Zest is a nonalcoholic distilled spirit with a citrus-forward botanical profile. It is made from a blend of botanicals, including juniper, coriander seed, angelica root, lemon peel, lemongrass and ginseng. Bottled at 0% ABV, the 500 ml expression retails in the U.K. at about £15.
The drink itself has an orangey aroma and a mix of citrus flavours, along with ginseng, juniper and lemongrass. It’s won a couple of awards but has had mixed reviews. We’re sorry to say that our taste-testers didn’t like it very much. The promised bold flavours just weren’t bold enough for them. But, as always, you’ll have to make your own mind up.
There’s the bitterness of zest, the sweet roundness of orange juice, a sharp tang of grapefruit or perhaps kumquats and an underlying darker aromatic note which perhaps is the ginseng. I love this … it has the strong hit of a curacao or triple sec which marries perfectly with tonic, and it’s refreshing to find something intensely citrus that isn’t too sweet.