Do they hit the spot?

With the stress of another lockdown, it’s so easy to reach for that bottle of wine in the fridge and before we know it we’re drinking every night…which is totally understandable by the way! However, as the second lockdown was looming, one of my sister’s put it out there on our family ‘whats app’ group that she was going to try a “dry” lockdown and would anyone like to join her. So I decided I was up for the challenge!  I have to say it’s not been easy, and I’m going to be totally honest and say I have not managed it on two occasions, but I’ve enjoyed the challenge and love waking up most mornings feeling refreshed and ready to face the day. This encouraged me to start some research on what alternatives are available.  So I’ve listed below some alcohol free ideas as well as some low alcohol alternatives.  My favourite so far is Seedlip and I absolutely love Kombucha from https://www.sambuchakombucha.co.uk/ . I haven’t tried them all but would love to know your thoughts on them.  Cheers!

NON ALCOHOLIC IDEAS/0.5%ABV
Wine
Wild Life Botanicals sparkling winehttps://wildlifebotanicals.co.uk/
Botonique sparkling winehttps://botonique.com/
Thomson and Scott AF sparkling winehttps://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine
Leitz Eins Zwei Zero Alcohol-Free Rieslinghttps://www.waitrosecellar.com/low-alcohol-wine/leitz-eins-zwei-zero-796704
Rawsons Retreat sparkling alcohol free winehttps://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/295236926 https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/low-alcohol-drinks/rawsons-retreat-05-chardonnay-pinot-noir-muscat-75cl
Eisberg alcohol free winehttp://www.eisberg.co.uk/
Lindemans alcohol free winehttps://www.lindemans.com/en-gb/wines/non-alcoholic-wine-uk
Artis AF wine
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/no-alcohol-drink/artis-merlot-de-alcoholised-wine-75cl
Torres Natureo de-alcoholised red winehttps://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/torres-natureo-de-alcoholised-red/859418-343688-343689
Fre alcohol removed Merlothttps://groceries.asda.com/product/no-low-alcohol-wine/fre-merlot-alcohol-removed-wine/48032969
Ariel AF cabernet Sauvignonhttps://drydrinker.com/product/ariel-cabernet-sauvignon/
McGuigon Zero Shirazhttps://groceries.asda.com/product/shiraz/mc-guigan-zero-shiraz/1000210453254
Spirits
Seedlip alcohol free spiritshttps://seedlipdrinks.com/uk/
Ceders non alcoholic ginhttps://ceders-alt-gin.com/
Sea Arch non alcoholic spirithttps://seaarchdrinks.com/
Caleno non alcoholic spirithttps://calenodrinks.com/
Pentire non alcoholic spirithttps://pentiredrinks.com/
Beer/cider/lager/ale
Binary Botanical AF beerhttps://binarybotanical.com/our-product/
Clausthaler alcohol free beerhttps://www.clausthaler.com/brew/
Erdinger alcohol free beerhttps://uk.erdinger.de/beer/alkoholfrei.html
Big Drop Brew alcohol free beerhttps://www.bigdropbrew.com/
Peroni alcohol freehttps://www.ocado.com/products/peroni-libera-alcohol-free-448460011
San Miguel alcohol freehttps://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/san-miguel-alcohol-free-spain/597881-489053-489054
Adnams Ghostship beerhttps://www.adnams.co.uk/beer/shop-by-taste_1/ale/adnams-ghost-ship-0-5-bottles.htm
Lucky saint AF beefhttps://luckysaint.co/
Crafty Nectar AF ciderhttps://craftynectar.com/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage&q=alcohol+free
Brookly special effects AF lagerhttps://groceries.morrisons.com/products/brooklyn-special-effects-alcohol-free-lager-beer-537649011
Brewdog AF beerhttps://www.brewdog.com/uk/alcohol-free-beer-48
Heineken AF beerhttps://www2.heineken.com/gb/heineken00
Aperitifs/Cocktails
Aecorn – non alcoholic bitter aperitifshttps://www.aecorndrinks.com/
Low alcohol cocktail recipeshttp://www.lamaisonwellness.com
Soft drinks
Tame and wild soft sparkling drinkshttp://www.tameandwild.co.uk
Sparkling watershttps://www.no1botanicals.com/
Bionas tart cherry juice or pomegranate juice topped with sparkling waterhttps://www.realfoods.co.uk/product/10541/organic-pure-tart-cherry-juice
Fee Brother bitters and watershttps://www.feebrothers.com/products/
Punchy alcohol free punchhttps://www.punchydrinks.com/shop
Kombuchahttps://leftfieldkombucha.co.uk/ https://www.sambuchakombucha.co.uk/
Kefir waterhttps://www.yumbles.com/drinks/soft-drinks/kefir-and-kombucha https://www.purearth.co.uk/product-category/kefirs/
Fortnum’s Sparkling Teahttps://www.fortnumandmason.com/fortnum-s-sparkling-tea-0-abv
Shloerhttps://www.shloer.com/
Nix and Kix sparkling drinkhttps://nixandkix.com/
Dash sparkling flavoured waterhttps://dash-water.com/
Cloudwater flavoured sodashttps://cloudwatersoda.co/
Cider Vinegar based drinkshttps://jukescordialities.com/
Other places to buy fromhttps://zeroholic.co.uk/
https://drydrinker.com/shop/
http://www.wisebartender.co.uk