Non-alcoholic cocktails have been showing up as a hot trend this year, after many of us prefer to stay sober to save damage to our skin, energy levels and overall health.
The sway towards such sips is only going to become more mainstream, especially as the brands behind them evolve the flavours more like the real thing. Same zingy taste – fewer calories and less likelihood of damage to our health. What a winning combination!
Non-Alcoholic Cocktails Brand Drummerboy Beats The Booze Snooze
Drummerboy is designed to either replace some of the spirits in your favourite cocktails for a half-strength drink, or to enjoy on its own with a mixer. The non-alcoholic cocktails brand has won a slew of awards, including Non Alcohol Whiskey Producer of the Year, cementing the premium quality of these tipples.
These non-alcoholic cocktails stand out from the crowd because they actually taste like the real thing. Drummerboy is also Australian-made and has under 23 calories per serve, meaning you can enjoy your favourite beverages guilt-free.
Drummerboy is made using a blend of essences, extracts, and distillates to produce full flavoured, non-alcoholic spirits from scratch. It’s an innovative method that adds flavour rather than subtracting it. Many other non-alcoholic brands make the alcoholic spirit then remove the alcohol, which also tends to remove the flavour.
The Non-Alcoholic Cocktails Drummerboy Line-Up
The Drummerboy non-alcoholic cocktails range has something for everyone!
London Dry is a gin replacement, with under three calories per nip. Its aromatic nose boasts orange blossom, jasmine, lime, juniper and mint, while the palate pleases with juniper, citrus and pepperberry mix for a delicious dry finish.
American Dark is a tasty a bourbon replacement, which also comes in at under three calories per pour. You’ll love its rich caramel, vanilla, toffee, charred oak and caramelised fig nose, and really enjoy the palate of caramel, molasses, spiced vanilla and toasted nuts.
Mexican Agave, a tequila replacement, is perfect for your Margaritas. With under four calories a serve, it has a nose of lemon, saline, agave, chamomile and pine. Its palate is perfect, with nuances of lemon, agave and a peppery spice.
Italian Rosso, a Vermouth replacement, has under 23 calories per pour. It’s ideal for your Negroni or Spritz. With a citrus, almond, vanilla and saffron nose, its palate truly pleases, thanks to flavours of blood orange, vanilla, caramel, citrus pith and cocoa.
Other Alcohol-Free Elixirs We Love
Aside from Drummerboy, there’s an abundance of options out there for those who might be driving these holidays, trying for a baby, or simply want to sip away without the worry of extra calories or feeling dusty the next day.
Seedlip is also a distilled non-alcoholic cocktails range that offers three varieties. Choose from Grove 42, a bitter orange, citrus and herbaceous blend, or Spice, which is a sophisticated blend of allspice berries and cardamom that’s delicious with tonic water. Then, there’s Garden, a floral blend of Peas and Hay with traditional garden herb distillates in celebration of the English countryside. We can so see ourselves sipping this as the sun sets!
Polka nails its gin impersonation, with a botanical blend of pink grapefruit, juniper berry, finger lime, pepper berry, cardamom, fennel and cassia.
The natural citrus oils can settle on top so give it a shake before use and serve 30ml over ice with 200ml of dry tonic and a slice of citrus. Yum!
If you’re more of a wine lover, try 1920 Pinot Grigio. It’s an Australian-made drop crafted with traditional winemaking techniques. With a dry, robust flavour profile and notes of nashi pear, apple, and lemon, it has a long, satisfying finish and is low-cal and vegan friendly!
Another wine we love is McGuigan Zero Alcohol Rosé. Perfect for celebrating, this blush-hued drop is made using traditional wine making methods, is grape-derived and has no artificial sweeteners or additives.
For the red wine lover, there’s Edenvale Premium Reserve Pinot Noir. It has ripe red and dark fruit characters, hints of earthiness and a savoury complexity.
If you’re after bubbles, try Edenvale’s award-winning Sparkling Cuve. It’s crisp and sparkling, with delicious rich fruit flavours and subtle yet fragrant aromas of ripe apples, subdued tropical fruit and citrus.
