Sober October: the best alcohol-free beer, gin and fizzy wine
With many people cutting down on drinking or stopping completely for sober October, drinks brands have started offering a range of alcohol-free alternatives for that Friday night tipple. Here we take a look at some of the best low and no alcohol options available.
1. Left Field Kombucha
In 2017 drinks company, Left Field Kombucha, launched the first Kombucha tea to be brewed in Scotland and has gone on to win multiple awards since. Kombucha tea, which is popular in America, is a raw, fermented cold drink with an unexpected fizz and is made from fine loose leaf tea. Photo: Left Field Kombucha
2. New London Light
The award-winning South Devon based distillery, Salcombe Distilling Co., has recently released a non-alcoholic spirit, ‘New London Light’. Inspired by London Dry gin, NLL has been developed by master distiller, Jason Nickels, as an addition to the low and no alcohol category. Photo: Salcombe Distilling Co
3. Amplify
Amplify is a distilled non-alcoholic spirit, ideal for a G&T. It is distilled and made with a host of ingredients such as juniper berries, coriander seeds, Angelica root, lemon peel, lemongrass and ginseng root. Photo: Amplify
4. No Sin Gin
Made using a process of distillation, maceration fermentation, steam extraction and inventive alchemy, No Sin Gin gives all the taste sensation of a quality hand made small batch gin but with none of the alcohol. Photo: No Sin Gin