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Whiskey Alternative
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Whiskey Alternative

A 0.0% whiskey alternative from Spain, made from wheat, maize and barley with botanicals, oak and caramel. Produced without fermentation, so it was never alcoholic to begin with.

About This Drink

Most non-alcoholic spirits start as alcoholic drinks and have the alcohol removed. Whissin takes a different route: the wheat, maize and barley base is heated without reaching the fermentation threshold, so the product never contains alcohol at any stage. The brand describes this as a key distinction -- it is a crafted flavour product rather than a dealcoholised spirit. The flavour profile aims at the sweeter end of the whiskey spectrum: caramel, grain sweetness, a note of vanilla, and a background of oak that gives it some structural depth. It carries more body than many water-based AF spirits -- something closer to a light liqueur in texture -- which makes it more convincing in longer drinks. The sweetness is more forward than the dry, smoky profile of a Scotch single malt, sitting closer to an American bourbon character. Sold in a 700ml bottle, it works best mixed: on the rocks, with ginger ale, or in simple mocktails where a whiskey note is needed. Neat it reads as pleasant but sweet. Vegan.

Ingredients

Water, wheat, maize, barley, botanicals, caramel colouring

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

SWEET GRAIN CARAMEL LIGHT VANILLA OAK CHARACTER MILD BOTANICAL WARMTH BOURBON-ADJACENT SWEETNESS

Aroma

SWEET GRAIN CARAMEL VANILLA LIGHT OAK AND SPICE

Character

Appearance
DEEP AMBER SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO A BLENDED WHISKY
Mouthfeel
MEDIUM BODY SLIGHTLY SYRUPY TEXTURE WITH THE WEIGHT OF A LIGHT LIQUEUR
Finish
SWEET AND WARM OAK SPICE FADING WITH A SOFT CARAMEL TAIL

Production

Grain base of wheat, maize and barley heated without fermentation; never contains alcohol at any stage of production

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Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

SWEET GRAIN CARAMEL LIGHT VANILLA OAK CHARACTER MILD BOTANICAL WARMTH BOURBON-ADJACENT SWEETNESS

Aroma

SWEET GRAIN CARAMEL VANILLA LIGHT OAK AND SPICE

Character

Appearance
DEEP AMBER SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO A BLENDED WHISKY
Mouthfeel
MEDIUM BODY SLIGHTLY SYRUPY TEXTURE WITH THE WEIGHT OF A LIGHT LIQUEUR
Finish
SWEET AND WARM OAK SPICE FADING WITH A SOFT CARAMEL TAIL

Production

Grain base of wheat, maize and barley heated without fermentation; never contains alcohol at any stage of production

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non alcoholic spirit

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