![]() Garden is our favourite of their three flavours, with notes of spearmint, rosemary and thyme. The first in a long line of non-alcoholic spirits, Seedlip paved the way for booze-free drinks. There’s a reason we go back to this bottle time and time again. Serve with: a good tonic water or use it as a base to a cocktail. ![]() We loved Everleaf Marine for its crispness, served with tonic and lime. Available from Everleaf Drinks (£18/50cl). Everleaf Mountain is the sweetest of the three, with fragrant cherry blossom, rosehip and wild strawberries – try it with tonic and fresh strawberry for a simple cocktail. Everleaf Marine has a savoury salinity from dulse and kelp seaweeds, with a piney juniper and bergamot base. ![]() Everleaf Forest is bittersweet in flavour, sunshine yellow in colour and has an overarching dryness that tastes almost alcoholic. team were stumped too), the long list of (natural) flavourings used in the three Everleaf expressions certainly amount to complex-tasting drinks. With ingredients such as vetiver, cassia bark and gentian (don’t worry – the delicious. Or try one of GIMBER’s recipes here.Įverleaf was launched by conservation biologist and bar owner Paul Matthew who truly knows his stuff when it comes to botanicals. Serve with: sparkling water and the garnish of your choice. It’s a little on the pricier side, but is unique in being suitable to drink at any time of day. It can be used as the base for many a mocktail – think a mojito, dark ‘n’ stormy or margarita – but is also a great in a morning pick-me-up or tea, or even a chai latte. Ingredients are simply organic ginger, citrus fruit and herbs, so this aromatic cordial is still one to go for if you’re on a health kick. GIMBER is an alcohol-free ginger concentrate that really impressed us. Available from Pentire, £27.80 for a 70cl bottle. We like both served with a little tonic, ice and a sprig of rosemary, but the team also now have 2 ready-mix cocktails made with the drinks, a margarita and a spritz. Then there’s Adrift, with green notes from samphire and sage, it has a distinctly pleasing herby aftertaste. There are two flavours: Seaward which is bright, zesty and includes local sea buckthorn and rosemary. The drinks are plant-based, distilled naturally, and are free from artificial flavourings and sweeteners – so far, so good. Pentire’s range of non-alcoholic spirits is made in Cornwall with coastal botanicals. Available from Three Spirit Drinks (£24.99/50cl). Please note: Three Spirits don’t recommend drinking their products if you are pregnant as some contain caffeine. Before bed, their ‘Nightcap’ with maple syrup, lemon balm, white willow bark, valerian, and liquorice root is a non-alcoholic solution to help you unwind in time for hitting the sack, and it almost feels good-for-you. The ‘Social Elixir’ might sound like a spell and smell like one too, but ingredients such as agave nectar, caraway seed, yerba mate, passion flower, cacao bean combine for a bitter-sweet drink that’s reminiscent of vermouth and lovely with ginger ale. For an aperitif, try their ‘Livener’ with tonic, which offers sweetness from unexpected watermelon, beet sugar, pomegranate molasses, and a spicy ginger-like kick. Whether you like to drink to get you in the mood for going out or as a relaxing end to an evening, Three Spirit drinks have something to please. Available from Wednesday’s Domaine, £25.99 for a twin pack. Both offer the mouthfeel you’d expect form a glass of the proper stuff, and we’d definitely go back for a second glass. The red is made from Tempranillo grapes, and has a noticeable complexity, with hints of red fruit. The white, made with Airen Blanco grapes is on the sweeter side, but if you’re a fan of a Sauvignon Blanc then you’ll enjoy its clean and balanced profile. Both drinks went particularly well with food. Simply heaven!įinally, a tee-total, bubble-free wine we can get behind! We were impressed by Wednesday’s Domaine, a wine based drink with natural flavours, with plenty of body to keep it interesting. Serve with: ice, tonic and a slice of orange. Available from Wilfred’s Drinks (£19/500ml). Wilfred’s is not only free from alcohol, but also allergens, artificial colours, and it’s vegan and naturally low-calorie. This would be delightful served as your Friday night knock-off, an aperitif, or as your Sunday afternoon pick-me-up. The taste is deceptively like the real thing, with notes of rosemary, bitter orange, rhubarb and cloves – it reminded us of Cynar. If your favourite alcoholic tipple is an Aperol spritz, then Wilfred’s is the one for you. Wilfred’s Bittersweet Non-Alcoholic Spritz
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