Produced in Los Angeles, Optimist Botanicals Fresh Distilled Non-Alcoholic Spirit is a gin alternative. This 500 ml, <0.5% ABV offering features botanicals like juniper, anise, cilantro, lime peel, fennel, basil, thyme, jasmine, habanero and tangerine. It retails for about $35.
There is a sense of forest floor and moody cooking herbs. Mouthfeel is balanced and clean, with a long finish of fennel and tarragon. Reminiscent of aquavit. Try this with a splash of tonic and a lemon twist.
