SentiaGaba Black & Red, Botanical Non Alcoholic Functional Drink, Lo Cal., Vegan, Gluten Free, With Adaptogens & Nootropics, Award Winning, Designed for party starters, conversations and relaxation.

I just got the Sentia black (red is still on the way) and mixed with ginger soda.The taste is so-so. Straight is licoricey, tangy, bitter, herbaceous, and rooty. You definitely taste the dry, bitter, earthy part. Anyone who has taken herbal supplements like valerian will notice it. Those flavors are categorically unpleasant for most people.Individual variation is the rule rather than the exception with a lot of things, so it doesn't surprise me that there are those out there who will say it does nothing for them.For me, however, thankfully it has a definite effect. It's like alcohol for sure. I was watching a video review as it was kicking in, and I was thinking, hmm... She's kind of homely looking. Well, ten minutes later in I'm like, no... She's actually very pretty.So, yeah. Lol. After around a shot and a half, I feel a bit warm and fuzzy. I feel calm and have a sense of comfort and well-being. I believe if I had company I'd be chatty and probably, as with alcohol, tend to be more uninhibited and maybe say some things I normally wouldn't. Not like, oh, so-and-so is a real such-and-such (negative, catty), but maybe something less socially guarded and perhaps inappropriate... which alcohol tends to do with me.The first try is a winner for me. It put a smile on my face.I think if a person and a partner were drinking it and watching a movie together, they wouldn't finish watching the movie... That is, it would put the chill part in Netflix and chill.