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They’re known for being sober-curious — but a bite-sized new booze trend reveals that Gen Z hasn’t quite fully broken up with alcohol just yet.As the cost of going out on the town climbs ever higher, Zoomers who love the nightlife have found a new way to pregame affordably — they’re turning to tennis ball-sized Buzzballz canned cocktails for a potent, 15%-20% ABV punch that only costs them between $3 and $4.50.Why nurse a $20 cocktail when you can efficiently chug a small jug of “Berry Cherry Limeade” before your Uber arrives? The trendy drinks, typically found by the cash register in liquor stores and gas stations, deliver a lot in a tiny package, can be downed in a couple of sips and they cost far less than an equivalent-strength drink at a bar.And as a generation that embraces fitness and wellness, these youngins aren’t willing to waste calories unless they feel the effects.
Despite not being a Gen Zer, content creator Gizzelle Cade understands the hype, describing the buzzy drink as an “elite pregame drink and chaser” after feeling drunk from just one of them in a viral TikTok video.“Let’s be real, the economy is crap,” she told The Post.“So it’s better to pre-drink instead of getting cocktails at an event.
I was skeptical at first, but they really do get you buzzed.”She pointed out that each flavor “almost has a personality, which makes them really fun and memorable.The flavors and colorful packaging make them perfect for social media.”Cade is among a slew of people online helping fuel the drink’s popularity, which was founded by a Dallas schoolteacher in 2009, by filming taste tests, ranking flavors and chugging them before a night out.One creator jokingly shared a video of himself sitting in a stool while holding a BuzzBallz with overlay text that reads, “Preparing for my Netflix documentary about why I love BuzzBallz so much.”Other videos show fans of the colorful drinks standing in a liquor store trying to conv...