The Functional Sip covers the drinks people are pouring instead of alcohol: kava, kanna, botanical elixirs, adaptogen sodas and zero-proof spirits. We write buyer's guides, compare the brands people ask about, and tell you which can we would buy first.
How we make money, and our ties to Botanical Brewing Co.
We earn a commission when you buy through our links to Botanical Brewing Co. The people behind this site work in the kava industry, including at a company affiliated with BBCo.
So we have two ties to Botanical Brewing Co.: we earn affiliate commissions on our links to it, and the people behind this site work in the kava industry, including at a company affiliated with BBCo. That's part of why we know these drinks well, and it's also why we tell you about it. Botanical Brewing is our top pick in most of our guides; we think it earns that spot, and you should weigh our recommendations knowing about both ties.
Links to other brands usually go to Amazon, where we earn a commission as an Amazon Associate. Commissions come at no extra cost to you.
What we won't do
We don't publish fake reviews or invented testimonials. We don't claim these drinks treat or cure anything. And when another brand is a better fit for something, a powder for travel, say, or a zero-proof spirit for cocktails, we say so.