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Yeah, four or five clicks and my BS meter is off the charts. Not even so much as a hint as to a keyword to Google for more research. :/

But also, I'm rather intrigued and am doing some more looking now...

EDIT: I can't even tell what the difference between Sentia Red and Black are. I can't tell if one of them actually contains Alcarelle (Which is hard to research since that's GABA Labs' former name). Folks, this is not how you do it.

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It is engineered to appeal to those enlightened enough to move past the petty question of “What am I putting into my body?” to the really important questions like “Was it made in A Lab of some sort?”

There is a complete-seeming list of ingredients on the product purchase page at https://sentiaspirits.com/products/sentia-red-50cl-black-50c...

I was also annoyed by the FAQ.

Do you know which of those would be the psycho-active substance for the purported buzz effect?

Afaict other than water water, vitamins, preservatives, organic acids and glycerine the only common ingredient between the two is magnolia officinalis. Wikipedia mentions two psychoactive compounds in it with a matching mechanism:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_officinalis

Many of the herbs included have mild effects on mood and the nervous system

The article mentions Alcarelle trial dates are in a couple of years, it isn't on the market yet. The formulation in Sentia is just herbs, black and red are just flavours.

AFAICT “Alcarelle” isn’t in the current product. It’s still in development. The current product is claimed to use plant extracts to try to do something similar.

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