Ghia reviews and discussion

4.2

82% of reviewers would recommend to a friend

Reviews mention

  • Complex bitter-herbal flavor
  • Elegant premium packaging
  • Convincing cocktail experience
  • Convenient canned spritz options
  • Overly bitter taste for many
  • Sediment and murky appearance
  • Short open-bottle shelf life
  • Similar-tasting canned flavors

Ghia earns polarized reviews: devotees praise its complex, bitter-herbal profile that convincingly replicates aperitivo cocktails—especially Le Spritz, Ginger, and Lime & Salt—along with standout packaging and a true “cocktail ritual” without sweetness. Detractors find many flavors too bitter, perfumey, or kombucha-like, with some noting flavor sameness, murky appearance/sediment, short shelf life once opened, and no noticeable mood effects.

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536 reviews and posts

  • The Ghia Ginger drink helped to settle my stomach on a recent trip abroad, when I couldn't stomach any heavy food or alcohol. Lovely, restorative ingredients. Clean, crisp flavors. Definitely bitter, but I like that.

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    I wish it came in a sliiiightly bigger can.

  • Delicious drink with cool design. As far as it being an alternative to alcohol, I don't know about that, but I love soft drinks and this one is unique

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    Maybe less emphasis on it being an alternative to alcohol?

  • It’s very bitter. I was not expecting that, it also leaves a bad after taste. (Can only).

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    Find a botanical to add a little sweetening

  • The flavors were not as interesting as I had hoped, and was definitely quite bitter. However, I liked having an interesting non-alcoholic beverage option.

  • I got this for a friend and myself while we were pregnant so that we could carry on having fabulous “cocktails” at dinners together. The flavor profile is strong and somewhat bitter but I really really enjoyed it and now that I am no longer pregnant I want to reorder just bc it makes a nice drink (probably great with booze too).

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    Once you open the bottle it lives in the fridge and you need to consume it fairly quickly.

  • Amazing product for those who aren’t able to drink or choose not to. I wish I had this around and available when I was pregnant!

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    Difficult to get when based on Canada! Had to have it shipped to a friend’s place in the States and then sent to me. Expand please!

  • I love the idea of non-alcoholic spirits, and Ghia's branding is absolutely gorgeous. I honestly wanted to have the bottle almost more than I wanted to try the drink. As far as taste goes, it's quite nice, botanical and somewhat bitter, tastes to me somewhat like Campari.

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    At $33 a bottle, it's way too expensive for a non-alcoholic sipping drink. At that price, I hesitated to choose it over, say, wine or beer. Which defeats the purpose.

  • Really love the bitter taste. Reminds me of drinking bitter sodas and amari in Italy. Beautiful packaging.

  • Absolutely delicious. I was completely sold on the flavour, which is so unique and I can't compare to anything else I've ever tasted. BUT the single can packaging.. I could write a full report on how beautiful it is. I love the play on the cutout shapes, the texture in the stickers and the font. It's perfect. It's one of the only non-alcoholic tonics in the market that I will invest and buy it again and again.

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    Please make it available in Canada.

  • I've listened to a few podcast episodes with Melanie Masarin (founder of Ghia, and my girl crush), and through these, I got a pretty holistic picture of why Ghia came into existence, the intention and message of the brand, and why it's the future of drinking. As a sucker for good branding, and even more so for brands that have that relaxed, Mediterranean, natural yet refined personality, Ghia is a personal favorite. Not only do I love the taste of their products (I do have yet to try their new Ghianduja), but I love love the routine that involves me sipping a can of Le Spritz while cooking dinner.

  • I'm sober and it's damn hard to find NA beverages that don't try to get you lifted on nootropics or whatever. I appreciate that Ghia tastes good without trying to mimic booze. Also big extra credit for not having stevia or monkfruit or insert "natural" artificial sweetener here. A+, constantly reco-ing to my sober pals.

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    I only wish it were cheaper.

  • Ghia is a force majeure in the beverage world - and rightfully so! Melanie, the founder, is a genius and she has executed a vision of aperitivo hour so perfectly. The liquid is as strong as the brand's aesthetic. I prefer the Ghia concentrate, in the spirit bottle, to the cans. Typically I cannot find myself finishing the cans. I get a little bit of a tummy ache from them... but unsure why! However, I do not experience it with the bottled spirit. I love ordering the spirit at bars as well. I think creating your own drinks with Ghia is the way to go. A can of AVEC, some tonic, some club soda, etc is all you need!

  • Taste of product was not good. Tasted more like a diet drink.

  • I tried the Ghia aperitif in a can after seeing a ton about the product. I did enjoy the drink but felt it was better paired with something else then as a stand alone drink. Overall a great aperitif taste and very cool brand!

  • Love Ghia specifically the canned tonics. Find them super refreshing. Wish they were slightly cheaper.

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  • Didn’t love the taste myself but others I shared with loved it as a good sub for a nonalcoholic version!

  • My partner and I don't drink, but when we meet up with friends, it's nice to have something a little fancier than a la croix to enjoy. For me, these are really tasty, elevated, sodas that are just as enjoyable as a cocktail, but without all the hangover.

  • Delicious NA beverage for those who want to have a sober social drink.

  • The lime and salt spritz is delectable, however, it is quite marked up where I live. Definitely a fun drink to try at least once!