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Whet Your Whistle– with Water Now that every needle has fallen from the Christmas tree, it's officially time to detox with a little water, so step away from the barrel-aged Negroni and check out some healthful H2O. If you're a creature of habit and miss the shape and weight of a flask in your pocket, check out Fred Water, a perfectly smooth bottled water that fits right in your back pocket and will have you rethinking the classic round water bottle. Low in pH and with a super clean taste, Fred's also got an undeniable cool factor that'll fill your flask void during these tough detox days. www.fredwater.com If one of your resolutions in 2014 is to keep things local, American Summits bottled water is the all-natural choice for you. Created out of a desire to offer a homegrown alternative to the bottled water market, long dominated by imported sippers, American Summits is sourced from an isolated spring in Wyoming's remote Beartooth Mountains. Smooth, fresh and mountain air-y, this water, offered in both still and sparkling, is an ideal fit for today's locavore, on- and off-premise. www.americansummits.com If this New Year has you resolving to cut back on sugary drinks, in or out of a cocktail, check out Found Water, a hipsterready label of both still and infused sparkling waters that are cool looking and great tasting. Offered in flavors like lemon, cucumber, elderflower and apple cinnamon, Found infused sparkling waters are naturally sweetened with beet sugar, resulting in a low-cal, lightly sweet flavor that'll keep your taste buds happy and mix beautifully with spirits. www.foundbev.com Give in to Your Kraving Oh, curses to you, pants, and your post-holiday snugness. Helping us snack happily and healthfully in 2014 is Krave Jerkey, a line of all-natural gourmet jerkies made from 100% lean cuts of turkey, beef and pork, with a low-fat/highprotein combo that'd make Dr. Atkins proud. Gluten-free and offered in a variety of interesting flavor combinations (Basil Citrus Turkey jerky? That's Kravey!), this is one snack product that will fill you up without flipping the scale. www.kravejerky.com Skinny and Sugar Free While you may be feeling more "hibernating in sweatpants" than "bikini beach bod" this January, there's a new product out there hoping to help you take it all off. Meet Strip and Go Bare, the latest addition to the low-cal category, an unsweetened sparkling vodka-lemonade ready to drink quaff that's tart and refreshing and weighs in at only 25 calories per serving, thanks to a strict no-sugar-added policy. Adding to your resolution-keeping, guilt-free conscience, Strip and Go Bare is made from 100% organic ingredients. www.stripandgobare.com Trying Something New If you're in this industry and you have a pulse, chances are you've fallen for Hendrick's Gin. Keep your resolution to try new things this year with Hendrick's Quinetum, a quinine cordial specially crafted by Hendrick's Master Distiller Lesley Gracie. Slightly bittersweet with zesty citrus notes and a kiss of classic Hendrick's rose petal, this gorgeously-designed product is a super-rare gem: With only 4,000 bottles distilled and only 2,400 available in the U.S., this is certain to become the collector's cordial. www.williamgrantusa.com december 2013 / the tasting panel / 91 january 2014 TP0114_66-108.indd 91 12/19/13 9:48 PM