I Tried Gordon Ramsay’s New Hard Seltzers And Will Personally Be Sticking To Truly
When hard seltzers first became A Thing, I wasn't quick to hop on the bandwagon. I don't love carbonated drinks, but I can finally say after a couple years of hard seltz taking over the world, they're a great canned drink to enjoy in the warmer months. There are tons of brands on the market making their own versions of spiked seltzers, but when I found out the legend Gordon Ramsay was throwing his hat into the ring I knew I had to give them a try. Hell's Seltzers are now available nationwide and this is my official review so you can decide if you want to buy them for yourself.
The seltzers are available on shelves in 25 states right now and will become available across the United States by midsummer. They're sold in 12-count variety packs with each can weighing in at 12 ounces, with 5.6 percent ABV, and 120 calories.
Each flavor name is inspired by Gordon's signature abrasive attitude that we see him exhibit on his shows like Hell's Kitchen. The lineup includes "That's Forked," a key lime, vanilla, and graham flavor, "Berry Inferno," a peach, blueberry, and raspberry flavor, "Mean Green," a kiwi, lime, mint, and pineapple flavor, and "Knicker Twist" a passionfruit, pineapple, and orange blend.
While I admire the flavor choices since they aren't the same tired black cherry and lime flavors we've seen time and time again in hard seltzers, I think that the complex combinations made them hard to differentiate.
That's Forked, which was definitely supposed to taste like a key lime pie, tasted more like lemon water. Berry Inferno had a flavor similar to red Kool-Aid, but wasn't strong enough to taste like the fruits it was supposed to resemble. Mean Green was better, but it was more pineapple-forward than anything and I didn't taste the citrus or mint that it was labeled as. Knicker Twist was by far the best of the four with the pineapple and orange flavors taking the spotlight over any passionfruit, which I think is a hard fruit to replicate in a drink to begin with.
Overall, while the thought was there with the flavor combinations, less is more in this case. Also, with the 120 calories in each can there isn't much that would personally entice me to choose Hell's Seltzers over the others on the market like Truly, Topo Chico, and even Bud Light. I'll definitely be sticking to my normal purchases this summer when I want some bubbly booze in my life, but that's just me!
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