Does This Drink Really Feel Like Alcohol?

How AF is helping me stay away from alcohol.

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There is one thing that I do miss from my drinking days, and it isn’t even getting drunk. What I missed was the warm feeling from liquor. It completed the drink for me, and felt like it even balanced it out. And for some drinks, it really helped to round out the flavors of the cocktail.

But remove the alcohol and you remove that familiar burn, right?

The brand AF is looking to change that for us, and they have successfully done it with their line of canned mocktails with a little something called Afterglow.

What is Afterglow?

Here’s what they have to say about it- “WTF is Afterglow™?! You know that rosy glow in your cheeks and the warm wave that washes over you after your first few sips of a cocktail? That’s Afterglow™ . It’s a 100% natural botanical heat extract that mimics the pleasant warmth of drinking alcohol — without the alcohol. It’s what helps our non alcoholic cocktails taste as good as their alcoholic equivalent.”

So what is Afterglow? How did they manage to mimic the same feeling as liquor? Is it magic?

Unfortunately, we’ll never know. From their website, “Exactly what it is will remain a secret — but rest assured that it’s natural, safe, gluten-free and…