Tawny Lara, AKA The Sober Sexpert, was a whiskey drinker back in her party girl days. As someone who’s reported on the sober curious and mindful drinking movement since 2015, she’s tried just about every NA drink on the market. None of the current whiskey alternatives have the bite that she craved.

Her husband, Nick, got into vinegar-making as a sober hobby, eventually launching Sour Humanoid, while she got into tea and botanicals. The more they learned about vinegar and fermentation, the more they realized that the bite Tawny craved could be achieved with vinegar's acidity.

So Nick got to work fermenting small-batch vinegar using organic seaweed from Maine, and then adding botanicals to said artisanal vinegar. Drink (parentheses) like you'd drink a whiskey or scotch: on the rocks, neat, or elevate your favorite mixer.