Lyre's Non-Alcoholic Mixed Ready to Drink Premix Case - Pack of 4 X 6

Happy with this purchase

I'm not sober but, like many since the pandemic, I've been trying to cut back on my alcohol consumption. I discovered Lyre's at Tales of the Cocktail and decided to give their canned cocktails a try.I'll review each of the flavors in this pack individually. TL;DR: Most of these are really good, but at ~$3.50 per can, the price is a bit steep for me, especially since not all of the flavors are standouts. I would buy it on sale, but not at full price.G&T: This is pretty dang close to the real thing. It has a tiny bit of a menthol-y aftertaste that I'm not thrilled about, but the flavors of quinine (which gives tonic water its flavor) and juniper stand out as much as they would in the alcoholic version. Quinine has a natural drying sensation that helps mimic the dryness of gin, so the mouthfeel is very similar. It's a bit light on the citrus flavor for me, but I also like a lot of citrus in my G&Ts, so maybe that's just me; you can always add a squeeze of lime. 4/5Classico: I think this is supposed to emulate Prosecco. The "pucker" sensation of sparkling wine is replicated with a crisp, slightly vinegary tartness. Though it's missing the normal "bite" of dry sparkling wine, the tartness is a good approximation. It's sweeter than I expected, which is a bummer because the sweetness breaks the facade a little bit and makes it too easy to drink quickly. Also, the bubbles are not as fine as those of a sparkling wine, but now I'm nitpicking. Very enjoyable in its own right, but I don't think you could fool me with this one. 4/5Amalfi Spritz: Wow, this tastes just like an Aperol Spritz! I'm shocked at how closely it resembles the classic. It's perfectly balanced, right at the intersection of bitterness and sweetness, citrus and fruit. It does lack a little bit of the "bite" of alcohol, but it has a lot of the same tannic structure you'd expect from a spritz, so honestly, it's very close. You could definitely fool me with this--I'm not sure I'd be able to tell that it doesn't contain alcohol! 5/5American Malt & Cola: It's not bad, but I'm not as enthused with it. It tastes mostly like you'd expect from the name: a malty cola. I don't think it does a very good job of replicating the hit of vanilla and spice that you get from a whiskey and Coke, and I wish they had leaned more on spices for flavor than straight malt, maybe with a bit of black pepper to emulate that punch you get from whiskey. It's very sweet, but I think it needs to be in order to cover up the unpleasant, bitter undertones. Overall, there's some complexity here that makes it interesting as a cocktail, but I wouldn't be bummed if I never had it again. 3/5Dark 'n Spicy: I'm not sure what happened here. The fresh spice of a good ginger beer is replaced by the medicinal taste you get when you add too much ground ginger to a baked good. The most disappointing thing is, despite the name, the cocktail is not spicy at all--I can barely pick out the ginger! I also can't say that I get many of the tasting notes of rum except for caramel and vanilla; instead, I get some herbal and medicinal notes that don't seem like they belong, more akin to something like Benedictine and soda (is that a thing?) than a Dark 'n Stormy riff. I also don't get any of the acidity that normally comes from lime juice. It's not undrinkable by any means, but I can't say I enjoyed it. 2/5Overall, my recommendation is to skip this pack and buy the one with only the G&T, Classico, and Amalfi Spritz. The other two flavors aren't worth the minor cost savings, in my opinion.

I quit drinking two months ago and I love these! They are very tasty and the g and t tastes a lot like an actual gin and tonic. They all are really good mocktails and I take them with me when I go out and don’t feel like drinking water when everyone else is drinking booze. And then, I go home clear headed and happy!

These RTD AF cocktails are so good! I liked them all. Lyre's really has made being AF so much easier. I love making my own drinks with their products (try the Italian Spritz: it's amazing!) and like these to take places.

Disappointed in the fact that this is a super expensive and not clean product full with Sodium benzoate, artificial colors etc.