# Black Tomato Spirits The Ready-to-Drink Black Tomato Spirit is Genuinely Made with Black Tomatoes By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2018-08-20 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/black-tomato-spirit References: [thespiritsbusiness](https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/08/black-tomato-gin-appoints-us-distributor/) & [blacktomatospirit](https://www.blacktomatospirit.com/) At the Tales of the Cocktail, the Black Tomato Spirit brand made its official launch, introducing consumers to a unique [ready-to-drink product](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flyback) that is made from Sicilian black tomatoes. In terms of taste, Black Tomato Spirit is said to be "very pure, full of nuances of Merlot, salt and citrus, with a solid strength," with a subtle tomato flavor. While there are many spirits and cocktails that are crafted to play up sweet flavors, the Black Tomato Spirit has the potential to create intriguing, [savory drinking experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cacio-e-pepe-martini). Black Tomato Spirit suggests recipes like 'Black Garden,' which features an egg white, lemon juice, [pickle tomato paste](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dill-pickle-bloody-mary) and basil cordial. The Black Tomato Spirit and Tonic are set to be distributed in the United States in late 2018. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 32% | Activity: 53% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Drinking](https://www.trendhunter.com/drinking) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Savory Cocktails:** The Black Tomato Spirit introduces a unique savory drinking experience, opening up opportunities for the creation of more savory cocktails. - **Unique Ingredients:** Using Sicilian black tomatoes as the main ingredient, Black Tomato Spirit demonstrates the potential for incorporating unique ingredients into ready-to-drink products. - **Nuanced Flavors:** The Black Tomato Spirit offers a drink that is full of nuances of Merlot, salt, and citrus, paving the way for the exploration of more complex flavor combinations. ### Who This Affects Most - **Beverage:** The ready-to-drink market can leverage the use of unique ingredients and nuanced flavors to create innovative and differentiated products, like the Black Tomato Spirit. - **Hospitality:** Savory cocktails, such as the Black Tomato Spirit, can be a disruptive innovation opportunity for bars and restaurants looking to offer unique and memorable drinking experiences. - **Agriculture:** The utilization of special or rare ingredients like Sicilian black tomatoes in products like Black Tomato Spirit can create new opportunities for farmers and cultivators, stimulating the agricultural industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Savory Tomato Cocktails](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/papa-johns-tomatini.md) - [Bottled Bloody Marys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laiba.md) - [Savory Tomato-Based Juice Drinks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/natalies-orchid-island.md) - [Cocktail-Inspired Canned Teas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bahari-iced-bloody-mary.md) - [Plant-Powered Bloody Marys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bloody-mary-spritz.md) - [Shareable Bloody Mary Cocktails](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bloody-mary-in-a-can.md) - [All-Natural Pizza Vodkas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizza-vodka.md) - [Yellow Tomato Bloody Mary Mixes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yellow-tomato-bloody-mary-mix.md) - [Indulgent Pizza Cocktails](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tomatini-cocktail.md)