Over recent years we’ve seen an increase in demand for high quality low and no alcohol drinks, and producers are responding to this. You may be doing the Dry January thing, or maybe you fancy a lifestyle change. Either way, none of us want to compromise on quality or flavour to achieve this – and with new innovative production methods being adopted across the industry, good news is we don’t have to!
We’ve got some beautiful low and no alcohol wines, beers and completely alcohol-free spirits for you to try that are wonderfully complex and big in flavour. Meticulously made in ways that preserve all the character and nuances you’d expect from your favourite tipple, these low and no alcohol offerings taste just like the real deal!
Low & No Alcohol Wines
Mountain View Marlborough Rosé
The team over at Forrest Estate in New Zealand are the masterminds behind Mountain View. Founder Dr John Forrest and daughter Beth have been working tirelessly over the years to perfect their formula for lower ABV wines that achieve all the body and flavour of a standard wine. The genius behind their work is that they achieve all of this using traditional processes in the vineyard and winery!
Producing naturally low alcohol wines without drastically altering the winemaking method is no easy task. The biggest obstacle the team at Forrest face is getting the right balance of sugar and acid, which requires diligent vineyard work and strict temperature control during fermentation. Their attention to detail and years of hard work has paid off, with an outstanding range of top-notch 9.5% ABV wines.
The Mountain View Marlborough Rosé is their latest offering – fresh and lively, it’s a real flavour explosion of strawberries, sage and thyme, with a crisp and dry finish. Everything you’d expect from a high quality vino, but with a much lower alcohol level.
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Fritz Muller Zero Alcohol Frizzante
Semi-sparkling with a gentle fizz, the Fritz Muller Zero Alcohol Frizzante is something quite special. Winemaker Jurgen Hofmann uses cutting edge technology to remove every trace of alcohol without touching the aromas and flavours of the wine itself.
Full of crisp apple and zesty lemon, it’s a great alternative to Asti or Prosecco, and fantastic in a cocktail. Definitely worth a try if you’ve got something to celebrate and looking for a guilt-free glass of fizz to toast with!
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Leitz Alcohol-Free Riesling
Looking for a completely alcohol-free wine range? German winemaker Johannes Leitz is known for producing wines in an elegant style with pure fruitiness and great freshness – and this applies to his alcohol-free wines too. Using a gentle vacuum distillation to remove the alcohol, Leitz produces wonderfully flavoursome wines that are not only de-alcoholised, but also low in fat, low in sugar, and containing roughly one third of the calories that traditional wine with alcohol contains!
Check out the Leitz Alcohol-Free Riesling if a non-alcoholic white with crisp apple and lime flavours and refreshing acidity sounds like your kind of thing.
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Low Alcohol Beers
Big Drop Brewing Co. Alcohol Free Beers
Suffolk-based Big Drop Brewing Co. have produced a range of superb low alcohol beers. Launched in 2016, their lineup of 0.5% ABV beers have quickly become multi award-winning across the globe and named by BBC Food as one of three ‘Best Drinks Producers’ of the year. Rich, crisp and flavoursome, these delicious beauties not only tick the alcohol free box, they’re also gluten free, with a few vegan friendly bottles in the mix too.
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Alcohol Free Spirits
Seedlip Non-Alcoholic Spirits
Seedlips creator Ben Branson was inspired to produce non-alcoholic spirits with a difference when he discovered an age-old book of herbal distillate recipes. He began by playing around with indigenous herbs grown in his garden with a small copper pot-still in his kitchen and after several trials he knew he could recreate the age-old formulas with his own spin.
The Seedlip Garden 108 is delicious served with just tonic or soda water over ice, and garnished with fresh mint and a wedge of lime. Or if you prefer your gin and tonic with a spicy edge, try the Jamaican allspice-led Seedlip Spice 94. Both have quickly become the go-to base for all manner of ‘mocktails’, for the drivers and non-drinkers amongst us.
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Borrago #47 Paloma Blend
Borrago is a non-alcoholic spirit that is totally unique. However, we think it works best if you treat it like a top-quality gin. Complex and layered with subtle flavours and incredible smoothness, you really do feel like you’re drinking a spirit!
We recommend serving with tonic water over ice and garnishing with a slice of fresh lemon or lime. The botanicals, which include lemon, cardamom and rosemary, are steam distilled separately and then carefully blended together to create a unique alcohol-free spirit. Superbly refreshing, it displays wonderful aromas of citrus fruits and peppery spice.
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CleanGin
Next up we have a fresh and spicy offering from The Clean Liquor Company. Prepared by a master distiller in small copper pot stills, this is an authentic low alcohol spirit with traditional botanicals like juniper, coriander, lemon, orris and angelica root. These classic gin flavours are accompanied by aromas of cardamom, grapefruit, peppermint, ginger and cinnamon, and it makes a beautiful G&T. You’d never know it contains over 30 times less alcohol than a standard gin.
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Sea Arch Non-Alcoholic Spirit
And finally, we have the bright and refreshing Sea Arch Non-Alcoholic Spirit. Inspired by the dramatic English coastline, it’s made using delicate seaside botanicals such as sea kelp and samphire, and distilled with juniper, cardamom, coriander, blood orange and grapefruit. With such an intense depth of flavour, this really is a fantastic alternative for gin lovers – no alcohol, no artificial flavours, no sugar or sweeteners, and zero calories too!
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