Gos Diet Gingerbeer

Gos Diet Gingerbeer is a sugar-free-style ginger beer mixer, made for drinks that need ginger heat and fizz without a sweet backbone. Ginger beer in the diet style usually runs drier and more peppery than the full-sugar kind. The ginger bite tends to stand out, and the finish is lighter and less syrupy. Expect that profile rather than a measured one, and taste a small glass first if you're building a drink around it. Its best use is in highball-style cocktails, where the mixer makes up most of the glass. A Moscow Mule is the obvious one: vodka, lime juice and ginger beer over ice. A Dark 'n' Stormy follows the same logic, with dark rum and ginger beer. A gin buck, which is gin, lemon or lime and ginger beer, suits a mixer like this well, because the ginger's dryness lets juniper and citrus come through. A diet ginger beer also keeps the drink from tasting cloying if you add a generous squeeze of fresh citrus. For serving, chill the bottle or can well before opening. Fill a highball glass, or a copper mug for a mule, to the top with plenty of ice. Pour the spirit and citrus first, then top with ginger beer last and stir once, gently, so the carbonation lasts. Typical ratios run from one part spirit to two or three parts ginger beer. A lime wedge is the standard garnish, and a thin slice of fresh ginger or a sprig of mint works too. It's also fine on its own over ice with lime as a non-alcoholic drink. Once opened, ginger beer loses its fizz quickly, so use it soon or reseal and refrigerate.