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Drinks that are not ‘just alcohol’

Beer, wine, a simple spirit: we can read those. A can of pre-mix is often soda with a percentage attached.

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The can

Hard seltzer, alcopop, a ‘vodka soda’ with flavour. Sugar or sweeteners, colour, a fruit name that never met a fruit. Scan it like a soft drink, because that is the rest of the recipe.

What the number cannot do

Healthie does not grade a hangover or a liver. It grades the pack. A short-list beer and a neon can will not look the same, and they should not.

The extras we mean

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