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Rum & Ginger
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Rum & Ginger

A ginger-forward AF cocktail in a can, with real ginger bite and a subtle lime lift — the rum flavour takes a back seat to the spice.

About This Drink

Free AF's Rum & Ginger is part of the brand's range of canned AF cocktails, all built around Afterglow — their New Zealand-sourced botanical extract that's meant to mimic the physical warmth of alcohol. In practice, it does add something: a mild tingle that sets this apart from a standard ginger ale. The drink is unambiguously ginger-led. The extract gives it genuine heat — reviewers have called it the spiciest AF drink they've tried — with a vanilla note underneath and a citrus edge from the lime. The rum character is faint. If you're expecting something that reads convincingly like a rum cocktail, you may be disappointed; if you want a quality spiced ginger drink with a bit of edge to it, this delivers. At 27 calories per 100ml it's reasonably low, and it's listed as vegan and gluten-free. The 250ml can format makes it easy to grab for a single serve.

Ingredients

Carbonated Water, Sugar, Natural Flavours, Ginger Extract, Citric Acid, Lime Extract

Key Specs

Per 100ml

Calories
27 kcal

Dietary

VEGANGLUTEN-FREE

Tasting Notes

Taste

PUNCHY GINGER UP FRONT WITH REAL BITE BACKED BY A FAINT VANILLA SWEETNESS AND A HINT OF LIME. THE RUM FLAVOUR IS UNDERSTATED — THIS READS MORE AS A PREMIUM GINGER ALE THAN A RUM COCKTAIL.

Aroma

STRONG GINGER WITH A SUBTLE SPICE. THE CARBONATION CARRIES THE GINGER RIGHT UP FRONT ON OPENING.

Character

Appearance
LIGHT AMBER WITH GOOD CLARITY.
Mouthfeel
LIGHT-BODIED AND WELL-CARBONATED. THE GINGER GIVES IT A TINGLY MILDLY PRICKLY QUALITY.
Finish
WARM AND GINGER-SPICED WITH A CLEAN SLIGHTLY LIMEY FADE.

Production

Canned RTD cocktail made with Afterglow, a proprietary botanical extract from New Zealand designed to mimic the warmth of alcohol.

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

Calories
27 kcal

Dietary

VEGANGLUTEN-FREE

Tasting Notes

Taste

PUNCHY GINGER UP FRONT WITH REAL BITE BACKED BY A FAINT VANILLA SWEETNESS AND A HINT OF LIME. THE RUM FLAVOUR IS UNDERSTATED — THIS READS MORE AS A PREMIUM GINGER ALE THAN A RUM COCKTAIL.

Aroma

STRONG GINGER WITH A SUBTLE SPICE. THE CARBONATION CARRIES THE GINGER RIGHT UP FRONT ON OPENING.

Character

Appearance
LIGHT AMBER WITH GOOD CLARITY.
Mouthfeel
LIGHT-BODIED AND WELL-CARBONATED. THE GINGER GIVES IT A TINGLY MILDLY PRICKLY QUALITY.
Finish
WARM AND GINGER-SPICED WITH A CLEAN SLIGHTLY LIMEY FADE.

Production

Canned RTD cocktail made with Afterglow, a proprietary botanical extract from New Zealand designed to mimic the warmth of alcohol.