Perish the thought!!

Nevertheless, I bought some last year to use at our informal, friends-only Burns Supper due to the sober nature of the people at the event.



Needless to say, it was awful stuff and I'm not planning on making such a purchase again! Tasted somewhat like watered down turpentine aged in a rain barrel.

However, my question now is, what could I get away with using in place of the aqua vitae? I've made a non-alcoholic over-steeped mulled cider that's pretty strong as far as soft drinks go. Lots of cinnamon sticks, sliced ginger and cloves with citrus and then brown sugar to sweeten the deal. If you steep it long enough it burns a bit going down.