I love it with bourbon but don’t want to support genocide… Tried pepsi zero, not the same and they work with sodastream…

18 points

don’t go for similar - nothing will taste close to your favorite.

find something new that you love.

asparthame is the zero-cal sweetener that tastes the best to us, so try Clear American flavored waters at Walmart

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Sucralose tastes better and is healthier. SAMs club colas are pretty good

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Healthier how? Every independent study comparing sugar substitutes I’ve ever read puts aspartame as the healthiest/safest.

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Almost all soda is produced by a corporation run by psychopaths. Your best bet is to stop drinking soda.

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While it is a fair point that there’s no ethical consumerism under capitalism and soda is bad for you, I still want a drink and bourbon goes quite well with coke. I just hope to not support a company actively supporting genocide. I’d hope that’s a low bar for companies but you’re right it may not be.

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I guess to be fair, there are some local places around me that make sodas, which probably are reasonable ethical businesses. Depending on how many bourbon colas you’re drinking, it might be worth paying extra for an locally made soda if possible. If you don’t have someone that makes soda locally (which is probably likely), maybe consider buying from “gourmet soda” brands like Hank’s.

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Water

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isn’t that just flat favourless tonic for poor people?

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You should see some of the filtration systems I’ve seen mounted on the sides of rich houses I work around

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On the one hand, that’s excessive. On the other hand, if I had the money, sure why not – you can’t trust the regulators anymore

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Water and bourbon doesn’t sound like the best cocktail tbh

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A little bit of water releases the burbon flavors and males it taste better. Also, ice waters it down after a while and tastes lile shit.

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Find some local alternatives. There’s so many craft sodas out there these days.

My favorites around here are Northern Sodas, Lift Bridge, and 1919 Root Beer. Holy shit, pony kegs of 1919 are the best thing ever.

Edit: I forgot about Sprecher Soda somehow. Their Green River is. The. Best. Soft. Drink.

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Most smaller brands don’t have the excess funds to lobby, etc.

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85% of products you buy of literally anything in some form benefits towards those who do fucked up shit. You can’t avoid it.

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Not all products have an organised boycott movement behind them. The number of large-scale organised boycotts is quite small and easy to participate in.

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