Guinep Recovery Cocktail - Cucumber

It's very light and refreshing, with the tropical sweetness of guinep fruit, fresh cucumber essence and a touch of sea salt. Think crisp and clean rather than rich or syrupy.

It's a recommended sip for post-workout recovery on a hot day, and it also works nicely as an after-work wind-down. The brand frames it as hydration and sports recovery meeting the relaxed mood of happy hour.

Each 12 fl oz can is made with GABA and deep ocean minerals, flavored with guinep fruit and fresh cucumber essence. It's made in the USA.

Guinep is made by Guinep NA Cocktail Co., founded by flavor developer Aaron Wisniewski, who also started the Alice & the Magician flavor lab back in 2012. The brand is based in Burlington, Vermont, where it works out of the flavor lab in the Soda Plant on Pine Street. The guinep itself is a small green Caribbean fruit Wisniewski first tried in Puerto Rico, and he recreates its flavor in the lab rather than using the fruit.

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