Bax Botanics is an artisan company offering lovely herby botanical spirits from Yorkshire, made ethically with wild herbs and organic ingredients, all sent in zero-waste packaging. By law, no drink can be called 0% alcohol (there’s a little alcohol in bananas and bread), but this is as low as you can go. Even the bottle labels are made from biodegradable sugar-cane.
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).
The founders spend years learning about botanical flavours and now use their skills to create unique blends using herbs, roots, berries and flowers, for spirits and cocktails with complex tastes. Serve with tonic water, to make the drinks come to life!
There are two drinks in the range:
- Sea Buckthorn contains fragrant herbs, Seville oranges and has a warm ‘buttery baked’ flavour.
- Verbena is a light fresh herby flavour, with notes of citrus and menthol.
You can also buy both drinks in ready-to-drink cans already containing tonic water. Wholesale orders are welcome for restaurants, shops and hotels.
Sprigster Botanical Drinks from Wiltshire
Sprigster is a unique artisan company that produces botanically infused drinks in Wiltshire, inspired by English country gardens. They are alcohol-free (no drink can claim 0% alcohol, as even fruit and bread contain a little – but these are as low as you can go). These drinks are expertly crafted and bottled in-house by cooks and gardeners at a Victorian walled kitchen garden.
The signature infused drink is made with local fruits with no added sugar. Includes notes of ginger, rhubarb, fennel and hops, slow-cooked in apple-cider vinegar then blended with orchard apple reduction, and topped with Wiltshire spring water. Serve a single or double measure over ice, add soda or tonic water, then garnish with seasonal fruits and a sprig from the garden.
Garden Brut is a sparkling fizz alternative to champagne, made with English country garden ingredients, with an apple cider vinegar backdrop. Sprigster Hedgerow Blush is a pale pink sparkling fizz, with rhubarb flavours.
The Victorian walled garden is at the source of everything made. The south-facing layout and intelligent design of the beds, yield plump peaches and other fruits that make up these delicious no-alcohol tipples! Wholesale orders are welcome for shops, restaurants and hotels.
