Sentia is a non-alcoholic drink made of a licensed, ‘Botanical GABAergic Blend’ from Nutt’s team at GABA Labs. will see the ‘No and Low space’ expand into interesting territory… ‘No and Low’ has become a functional sector where mindful drinkers can opt-in and socialise with sophisticated drinks choices that add proven holistic benefits to their wellbeing.” Is SENTIA healthy? The team at GABAlabs have taken several lifetimes worth of expertise in psychopharmacology, neuroscience, bioprospecting and biochemistry and put it to the problem of creating an alternative to alcohol that actually works. This research has branched into two directions. The long-term project is the invention of a synthesised, alcohol-alternative molecule. Then there’s Sentia: the herbal alternative, which took the past two years to create. As a non-drinker it doesn’t matter to me that my choice of beverage doesn’t contain alcohol – I’m well over it, and the awful hangovers and regrets it brought with it.

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GABA Labs has also completed its first botanical ingredient known as ‘ABI’. The ingredient has been licensed to The Social Drinks Company which is now launching the first of a new range of botanical spirits called Sentia. ‘ABI’ is a botanical ingredient which can be formulated into a liquid product to provide an agreeable drinking experience that mimics (to a lesser degree than Alcarelle) the sociability and conviviality effects of alcohol-based drinks. ( This innovation is evaluated in the Channel4 ‘Food Unwrapped’ programme that will be shown at 8pm UK time on the 11th January). And while there’s no evidence of impairment with Sentia, the team won’t recommend it for designated drivers as people might be affected by it differently.

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Nutt wanted to avoid that risk with Sentia. “We don’t want to produce a massive stimulation,” Nutt says. “We’ve also worked to develop compounds which work relatively shortly, so they get in fast and get out fast.”

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Whereas only a few years ago your choice was limited, now there’s an abundance of alcohol-free or low-alcohol drinks on the market, including beers, wines, spirits, ciders and grown-up soft drinks such as Kombucha. Synthetic alcohol that doesn’t cause hangovers or liver damage may be available in five years (in English) The London-based company is developing a synthetic alcohol that it says will bring pleasurable effects without hangovers, health problems or slurred speech. Its basis is gamma-aminobutyric acid, an amino acid that targets receptors in the front of the brain that trigger the relaxation and sociability alcohol brings, while avoiding the chaos it wreaks on the body.” (in English) GABAergic In molecular biology and physiology, something is GABAergic if it pertains to the neurotransmitter GABA Sentia is classified as a food supplement; it doesn’t get you drunk, but it does relax you to varying degrees, so for that reason you should be mindful about driving after drinking it and use common sense as to whether or not you should drive. (The effects depend on the individual and how much of the product you drink).It was developed by Professor David Nutt at GABA Labs after 40 years of scientific research and five years of product development. GABA Labs is a pioneering, science-driven company, known for its discovery and development of a patentable alternative to alcohol called Alcarelle.