Sentia Red Gaba Spirit: A 50cl Vegan & Gluten-Free Non-Alcoholic Beverage, Fair Trade Certified, 0% ABV.

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If the thought of alcohol-free wine, beer or spirits doesn’t grab you then you should try kombucha. The patent-pending blend of botanicals in SENTIA is designed to enhance GABA activity and when drank in the company of friends, it creates the same social feelings of well-being that alcohol does – conviviality, happiness at being together – but without the detrimental health issues. The Daily Mail sends two rosy cheeked, and hopefully merry, MailOnline reporters to test out SENTIA and give their verdict.

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If Christmas excess has left you feeling in need of some new year moderation but dry January doesn’t appeal, there might be a third way. At least, that’s what the handful of companies behind a new category of drinks are promising – the buzz of booze without any of the downsides of a binge. It was developed by Professor David Nutt at GABA Labs after 40 years of scientific research and five years of product development.

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I find the feeling of relaxation that comes from drinking Sentia Spirit far more pleasant than the effects of alcohol and obviously carries none of the associated dangers. As far as I'm concerned that's a massive win. The botanicals Sentia contains are included because of their ability to enhance GABA in the brain, naturally reducing stress and promoting relaxation. A small amount of alcohol does this as well apparently – but if you can have the beneficial effects of GABA without alcohol then why wouldn’t you?

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We can't guard against it. If it is drunk in the way we recommend, people shouldn't come to harm," Nutt said. "If you want to get wasted, it's not for that. And it doesn't make you hallucinate." This is a golden and eminently drinkable IPA from the Butcombe Brewing Company. The flavour is full and rich, leaving a satisfying bitterness on the tongue after drinking.Over the last 40 years or so we’ve been working to understand the GABA system in the brain. It turns out it’s a very sophisticated system with multiple parts, and alcohol stimulates tem all. We’re trying to stimulate the good effects of alcohol, without the bad.’ Flavoured ciders have become really popular in recent years and this pineapple and raspberry variety opens up the sector to non-drinkers. If you’re a fan of the alcoholic version the chances are you’re going to love this – it’s sweet, slightly fizzy and definitely tastes of pineapples. Going forward, the range of flavours or effects could expand, or it could enter the world of mixology, especially if a clear-liquid version is made available. All are in the works at GABA Labs. The science of Sentia's components meant that they were probably safe, Nutt said. "They have met the food standards, it doesn't get much better than that," he said. We are not strong drinkers and just wanted to have a bit of fun with this, but the results were so underwhelming we cannot justify the price tag at all.

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The Social Drinks claims to have made just that: Sentia, a botanical drink made entirely from plants.Sentia is also designed to replicate the sweet spot you get after your first couple of alcoholic drinks, that relaxed and de-stressed feeling that washes over you after your first glass of wine. It does this by stimulating GABA activity in the brain. Does SENTIA work? Using significant quantities of real, high quality, organic ingredients, it is the world’s first alcohol-alternative to be classified a ‘food supplement’.