No-Alcohol Artisan Spirit Drinks (the best brands)

Pentire drinks

 

For tins, pop ring-pulls back over holes. Then pinch or flatten cans, to avoid curious creatures like hedgehogs (or snails/slugs) getting trapped inside.

Due to quinine, avoid tonic water for pregnancy/nursing and certain medical conditions (liver failure, blood thinners, antibiotics and anti-depressants). Avoid grapefruit and rhubarb tonic waters, if on certain medications (check paper inserts).

Clean Co (no-alcohol spirit alternative drinks)

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CleanCo offers no alcohol alternatives to gin, whisky, rum, vodka and tequila. This brand invests in flavour profiles to create like-for-like alternatives to alcohol spirits. For age 18 and over, as they replicate spirit drinks.

Just 2 to 3 calories per single measure. Made in Manchester, drinks are packed in recycled glass bottles with Flexi-Hex compostable packaging. Once opened, drink within 3 months.

Unlike many independent no-alcohol drinks, this one has not sold out, and is now the largest independent no-alcohol spirit brands in the world. Use these drinks as you would normal spirit drinks (with mixers or in cocktails.

Pentire Drinks (botanical drinks from Cornwall)

Pentire drinks

Pentire Drinks makes lovely no-booze botanical drinks, on the Cornish coast (there’s even a Cornish Margarita!) All sold in sustainable packaging.

Made with unique coastal plants and Cornish sea salt, the range includes:

  • Pentire Adrift (serve with lemon peel or rosemary)
  • Pentire Seaward (serve with a slice of grapefruit – check medication)
  • Pentire Coastal Spritz (a nice alternative to Italian negroni)
  • Pentire Margarita (garnish with lime wedge and a slice of chilli)

Wilfred’s: An Orange and Rosemary Aperitif

Wilfred's aperitif

Wilfred’s Aperitif is an artisan aperitif, made without alcohol and free from honey. Natural botanicals are blended with bitter orange, aromatic rosemary, clove and a hint of rhubarb. Created by an engineer after 100 experiments! His site has simple mocktail recipes.

For a sweeter end to your meal, Gibson’s Organic Liqueurs are made in the Cotswolds, and include:

  • Elderflower – a floral taste of an English summer
  • Blackberry (add a splash to bubbly, or drizzle into vegan ice-cream or crumble)
  • Raspberry (add to vegan ice-cream, crumble or trifle)

Everleaf: No-Alcohol Artisan Aperitifs

Everleaf forest

Everleaf is a brand of award-winning no-alcohol aperitifs, ideal for making mocktails (no drink can be 0% alcohol, as even fruit has a little booze). Just mix one part with 3 parts mixer over ice, then add a garnish, for summer in a glass.

Choose from:

  • Forest (saffron, vanilla, orange blossom)
  • Mountain (cherry blossom, bittersweet rosehip)
  • Marine (sea buckthorn, bergamot, kelp – avoid for thyroid issues)

This brand was founded by a conservation biologist, who spent years learning how to observe and learn from the natural world. All ingredients are sustainably-harvested, and the brand gives back to conservation causes worldwide.

Clean Co No Alcohol Drinks

Clean Co drinks

The range includes:

  • Clean G – to replace gin. Made with notes of juniper, lemon, orange, rosemary and lavender for a fruity herby finish.
  • Clean R – to replace rum. Ideal for a no-alcohol mojito. With notes of caramel, apricot, vanilla, star anise, orange, pimento and cinnamon.
  • Clean T – to replace tequila. Ideal for a no-alcohol margarita. With notes of green agave, sweet melon, black pepper and cedarwood.
  • Clean W – to replace whisky. With notes of oak, vanilla, spice, fresh apple and fig. A good knock-on advantage is that unlike most whisky, this is not destroying peat bogs (home to endangered butterflies and helps to prevent floods).

You can find Clean G drinks in shops, or shop online (regular shoppers get loyalty points, depending on the club you join – the host, the bartender or the mixologist!)

Try Some Clean G Cocktails

If you fancy some mocktails (no-alcohol cocktails) there are many simple recipes to try, using Clean G Drinks including:

  • Strawberry Daiquiri
  • Ginger Mojito
  • Gin Spritz
  • Dark & Stormy
  • Pina Colada

Usually, no alcohol can really be 0% booze, as even fruit and bread contains a little alcohol. But 0.5% is as low as you can get. But Clean G has recently formulated their drinks to actually be 0%. It’s officially safe to drive (but still best to avoid for pregnancy/nursing).

Caleño (a Latin-inspired drink from Bristol)

Caleno drinks

Caleño (Bristol) is a Latin-inspired tropical drink in light and zesty version (nice with tonic and pineapple) or a dark spicy version (good with ginger ale and lime).

Designed for people who like to party, but without the alcohol. This is free from the sickly sweet artificial ingredients in similar brands.

Colombia has more bird diversity than anywhere on earth, and is the world’s second most biodiverse country for wildlife (after Brazil). One tenth of all the world’s species live in one of the world’s happiest countries.

A third of the country is made up on rainforest, where pink dolphins leap out of the water. The locals don’t drink the spirit above. Their national drink is made from sugar cane, that is very much not alcohol-free!

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