In this episode of the Mum Dad's Got Another Tattoo podcast, Marc and Richard are joined by Dash Lilley, the \"Chief Alchemist\" and co-founder of Three Spirit.
Find Three SpiritOnline: threespiritdrinks.com Retailers: Ocado, Majestic, Selfridges.The Pub: Available in many Young's pubs across the UK.
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They dive into the world of botanical elixirs, functional drinking, and how to find the \"pleasure without the pain\" in a midlife crisis.
🧪 Alchemy and Adaptogens: The Science of Three SpiritGuest: Dash Lilley (Co-Founder, Three Spirit)Marc, having recently celebrated a year of sobriety, is on the hunt for a sophisticated alternative to alcohol that doesn't involve \"pond water\" or sugary soft drinks. Dash explains how Three Spirit uses active plant compounds and innovative extraction methods to create drinks that prioritize function and feeling over simple imitation.🚀
From Film Sets to \"Plant Potions\"The Accidental Entrepreneur: Dash recounts his transition from the camera department on feature films to founding a coconut water business after noticing film crews’ obsession with functional health boosts like Berocca.The \"Chief Alchemist\" Role: Dash embraces his title, explaining the experimental early days of \"guinea-pigging\" friends and family to find botanical blends that actually trigger pleasure receptors like GABA, dopamine, and serotonin.
Texture Over Taste: Why Three Spirit avoids the \"watery\" feel of many non-alcoholic spirits, opting for \"swamp juice\" richness and complex, earthy profiles that overwhelm the senses.🍹 The Three Stages of the Social RitualThree Spirit is designed not to mimic gin or whiskey, but to replicate the occasions and feelings associated with drinking.
Elixir Occasion Functional Highlights LivenerThe \"Uplifting\" StarterStimulating, vibrant, and caffeinated with green tea (L-theanine) and ginseng.Social The \"Social Lubricant\"Designed to be floaty and buzzy; Marc describes the flavor as earthy, complex, and un-downable. NightcapThe \"Mellow\" FinisherRelaxing botanicals like Valerian, Ashwagandha to aid sleep quality.🛡️ The \"Zebra Striping\"
StrategyChoice Over Abstinence: Dash explains that most customers aren't teetotalers; they are \"zebra striping\"—alternating between alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to find a sustainable balance.The \"Gentleman's Retreat\": Richard and Marc prepare for an NFL-heavy weekend, planning to use the Livener for the 4:00 AM championship games and the Social for the day-long \"rituals\".Sipping vs. Consuming: Marc highlights the \"MasterChef wanky\" complexity of the Social elixir, noting that it provides the slow-sip ritual he missed from boozing without the \"borrowed happiness\" of a hangover.📍
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