Item: hiyo
Rating: 3
Author: Jack T

hiyo creates alcohol alternatives that provide a stress-relieving and mood-boosting effect from healthy, functional ingredients. 

hiyo is a mood-boosting social tonic crafted with organic adaptogens, natural nootropics, and functional botanicals to be a better-than-alcohol alternative. made for the moments you want to remember with a feeling you'll never forget,  hiyo is rethinking the way the world drinks.

Evan Quinn

George Youmans

Cygne Cooper

Drink

hiyo earns mixed reviews: many users report a gentle, immediate calm or “float” that helps replace an evening drink, while a significant number experience no effect or develop headaches, nausea, or stomach upset. Reviews praise refreshing, not-too-sweet flavors like Watermelon Lime, Blackberry Lemon, and Peach Mango and elegant branding, but note inconsistent flavor intensity, sediment in Peach Mango, and a tendency to feel bloated or dehydrated.

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Non-alcoholic drinks & mixers

Hit has lions main mushroom extract in it. 

you should really look more into the ingredients of things you ingest instead of blaming it on marketing.. which you said you didn't even look into before purchasing. it says "feel the float" On the can. anyway do you drink coffee at the meetings? you mustve relapsed at least 365 times in those 8 years according to your logic

I was trying to cut back on wine so I thought I would try Hiyo. What a waste of money. I drank two of them and didn't feel any different. It was like drinking nasty tasting soda like juice beverage. Don't waste your money.

I'm basing this review on one can. Watermelon lime.  I'm 8 years sober and  I bought this thinking it was just another seltzer on the market but maybe with fruit juice and some other natural additives.  Then I get home...take a drink and start reading about the float. My eyes go big. Did I just relapse!!? Please rethink marketing heavily on this "Float" thing. Some people feel it some people don't.  It's a relaxing drink I would have preferred I not known anything about it or that it was created to be an alcohol alternative because now I'm equating it to alcohol and not sure I want to buy another can.  Can you allow your product to just stand out on it own? Retract the float ...I see addicts are already downing massive amounts just to feel something. Do you want your product to go the way of Kratom ...it this a designer drug. .or is it just a  beverage? Drug or Beverage. Until I find out I'm not finishing my can I had 3 sips of. It was delicious but I'm unsettled. 

 Rethink how you are selling this please.

Update: I have a headache.  If there's a physiological reaction to your product then it's a drug. I'm concerned Hiyo is selling a product that is a drug to people in recovery as an alternative and that's very concerning and makes me mad. I've worked very hard for my sobriety.  If you are in recovery do not drink this product. It hasn't been deemed a drug...yet.

I picked these up at my local sprouts to try as  I am always interested on what’s new in the NA Alcohol World. And I was having pre menstrual induced anxiety so I was hoping that “float” would be just what I needed

I got the Watermelon Lime 4 pack($13) and drunk one in the midst of my anxiety. I’ll preface this by saying I live in a high stress environment 24/7 and have very poor mental health and usually EVERYTHING I try to take to manage this does LITERALLY nothing, (even antidepressants) so I was really counting on this. I drank one can and by the end of it I definitely felt calmer! 

However it was short lived by all my stressors. 

BUT it definitely worked wonders for bedtime when pairing it with dinner! As a person with also sleep anxiety and revenge bedtime procrastination, I was able to drift more easier into sleep. 

Cons: It is basically seltzer water though and was looking for something a bit more sweet so I hope they’re 
 headed there in that direction in the future. 

You’re gonna need at least 2 a day to feel something which isn’t economically sound as they are expensive. 

***I am going to experiment with pairing this with my favorite cbd gummies to see if I can get the altered state I really need. 


Most non-alcoholic alternatives have not quite hit the spot for me, but Hiyo did. I tried the blackberry lemon and was really pleased with the taste and I felt the "float" they advertise. I also loved that this drink incorporates supplements and adaptogens that I utilize in other parts of my daily routine. I will definitely be purchasing more are trying the other flavors!

I can't say whether I felt the mood-boosting properties, so I'm not sure how much truth there is to that description. I was in a good mood before I tried Hiyo :) 

I tried the Peach Mango flavor recently and wish I could find it in stores in NYC! It was delicious — not too sweet, and the flavors tasted natural. It was really refreshing, too, and the branding is beautiful. Sometimes I'll put a non-alcoholic drink in a glass so that I feel like it's blending in, but I wanted to show off the can.

Love the packaging how it is clean and simple. I tried the watermelon lime but it really did not taste so much watermelon in my opinion. The price is a bit high which is a downside of this drink. 

First, off the packaging of these is incredible. Judging a book by its cover, I immediately wanted to try these. I've only tried one flavor, but it was a fun alternative to drinking without making it seem or me feel like I wasn't.

I bought these after starting a medication that can't be combined with alcohol. I was going to a social event and thought these would be a nice way to enjoy a fun drink with adaptogens. The "float" helps with social anxiety the same way alcohol might. The price makes them more of a special treat than an everyday drink. But if you compare to the price of a canned cocktail, it's similar. I bought a few boxes of the variety pack to switch things up and to have on hand for barbecues and other gatherings. The blackberry lemon was my personal favorite. I didn't get the headache others experienced. One star off because of the artificial sweetener aftertaste, although I appreciate it's not super sugary. Beautiful design.

I was looking for an alcohol alternative as a way to relax, shut my brain off and fall asleep. I tried this product and was pleasantly surprised at how it helpful it was but only after 3 cans. I loved the taste of the Peach-Mango. Second fave was Watermelon Lime. Bonus, I can buy local at The Vitamin Shoppe, BOGO 50 % - 09/30/24-10/27/24

I’ve tried several flavors of this brand. I like the strawberry guava the best. I’ve been sober currently for six months and I’m gonna continue on my journey products like this make it absolutely a joy. I appreciate that this brand is not overly sweet. 

I feel like this drink company is a scam. I drank 3 and had no effect whats so ever. Except feeling bloated from the Seltzers. I was waiting to feel the float. Complete waste of money. It's just a high priced  La Croix. I had 2 others try a few cans and they felt absolutely nothing. Don't advertise something that isn't there.  I bought this for the purpose of feeling "the float" since im allergic to alcohol. Won't be buying again. 

Great ingredients like mushrooms and ashwagandha to keep your anxiety in check. Great alternative to alcohol. Keeps you nice and relaxed but no magnesium so you won’t be sleepy. This is my go to drink. 

There are drinks you reach for because they promise something, and then there are drinks you return to because they feel good to live with. Hiyo belongs firmly in the latter category.

I am not drinking it for dramatic effects or bold claims. If there is a calming quality, it is subtle and unforced. What keeps me coming back is something far more compelling. It feels like a treat.

Lightly sparkling, low in sugar, and genuinely delicious, Hiyo occupies a rare space in the non alcoholic world. It does not try to imitate alcohol, nor does it feel medicinal or earnest. Instead, it delivers a beautifully balanced mocktail experience that feels intentional and grown up.

This is the drink I reach for when others are pouring wine. Not out of abstention, but preference. It has presence. It has pleasure. It gives you something to sip slowly, something that feels social without being performative.

The flavors are nuanced and clean, satisfying without being sweet, refined without trying too hard. It feels celebratory without excess, indulgent without consequence.

I will absolutely repurchase. Not because it replaces anything, but because it earns its place. Hiyo proves that the best alternatives are not about what they remove, but about what they add. A sense of occasion. A feeling of inclusion. And a quiet reminder that treating yourself does not always require alcohol at all.

Those of you who are getting a headache have likely had too much of a certain item within a time frame of drinking this. It does not say whether you should take more than one serving in one sitting.  If you have kidney issues, make sure that you are hydrating enough throughout the day prior to drinking this because they are already struggling to filter things out of your blood. I would not recommend taking other vitamins or supplements the day that you decide to drink one of these if you are not cross-referencing that you are not getting too much of a certain supplement. I personally do still take my iron and my vitamin C with this. If anyone is curious, I have seizures and these typically do not cause any or irritate my condition. I also happen to have PTSD (service connected) and a chronic illness and these have not made me feel worse. In fact, I've noticed a relaxation. I am very versed in taking adaptogens or nootropics so I may not be as aware of its impact as I use them daily. First impressions flavor: Carbonated blackberry notes with faint lemon not very strong in a good way 🩷📚✨ Love that is says "It's cool to care. Please recycle." Clearly I love my plants and they love the planet so sustainability is a major plus ♻️ 

The branding and aesthetic with the ombre colorway were what initially attracted me to hiyo! It supposedly produces a delightful sensation that the brand likes to call “the float"-which I definitely felt while I was sipping; an ultimate mood booster! The peach mango was delicious and I can't wait to try more of their flavors!

The blackberry lemon is a delight! Definitely improved my mood, and has a nice, refreshing flavor. I would drink these everyday. 

Not sure if I’d order this again, but I like all the added functional ingredients: ashwagandha, L-Theanine, functional mushrooms + other adaptogens/nootropics  

Tried the hiyo blackberry lemon sparking social tonic and frankly…it was really hard to describe the taste of this. My first sip kind of reminded me of berry/grape cotton candy (not super saccharine but whimsical?) with lemon notes over the top/back end. I’m not a big fan of erythritol (or stevia) but this drink also had organic cane sugar as a sweetener so the aftertaste wasn’t as offputting as other drinks I’ve tried with only erythritol, but still not my jam because of this. 

I thought these were super tasty. You don’t feel a big difference, but I did feel more relaxed after having it. I had these quite a bit during dry January, and it helped fill the social desire to drink. 

I had the blackberry lemon, which I couldn’t really decide if that’s what it tasted like, but it was definitely delicious! I think it’s a fun seltzer or alcohol alternative! 

I was so excited to try these. But was quickly let down. Like many others commented, I felt a headache come on after 1. So I decided not to try a 2nd. The next day I tried again...same headache :( I also never felt any sort of float, just the headache. 

Good news: The 2 flavors I tried tasted great! However, way too expensive to buy just for the flavor and a headache. I'll still to Bubbly's moving forward. 