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Parentheses After

  • Distiller

    Parentheses

  • Bottler

    Parentheses

  • ABV

    0.0%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $1 to $29.99

Parentheses After is a non-alcoholic botanical aperitif priced at around $27. Made with kelp vinegar, turbinado cane sugar and botanical extracts, it features angelica, cherry bark, marshmallow root, black cardamom, peppermint, lemon balm, calendula, chamomile and lavender, herbs traditionally associated with calming and digestive benefits. It's meant to be consumed after eating — a non-alc digestif, if you will — and has a "Before" counterpart.

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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Modern Substitute
  • By Myles Faulkner
  • Earthy and boldly sour with hints of peat-like depth, After finds its full expression when taken neat, but shines just as brightly in a cocktail.
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  • Raided Score: 89
  • The Daily Pour
  • By Cynthia Mersten
  • There's a bit of a discordant note for me between the smoke and vinegar. I could see this being used in a zero-ABV cocktail and making something fairly interesting, though.
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  • Nose:

    There's definitely a dank, earthy, mushroomy smoke quality here. The earthiness of a forest floor is appealing, yet it is cut by a vinegary throughline.

  • Taste:

    Mushroom and umami. The bacon-y, savory components are prominent here, but there's a bit of that vinegar that kicks up.

  • Finish:

    Long, and the vinegar quality dominates here.

  • Overall:

    This is definitely interesting. I'm not sure I'm as partial to it as the vinegar kind of knocks out all that interesting, smoky, umami goodness. Regardless, if you're an amaro fan who likes sour, this will probably be your jam.

  • Score:

    89

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By Cynthia Mersten
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources