Unboxed: 12 natural beverages to inspire holiday cheer
Botanical infusions and less or no added sugar make these mocktails, mixers and cocktails ideal choices for the holiday season.
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This 0% alcohol wheat beer is brewed with lemon peels, lending it a sour tang and tart citrus notes. At only 26 calories per serving, it's a guilt-free option for a refreshing, non-alcoholic Berliner-style Weiss beer.
Brewed like a beer using hops, but without the alcoholic fermentation, HopTea is a sparkling, non-alcoholic response to the search for a satisfying alternative to craft beer. This variety uses two types of hops, organic white tea and organic grapefruit juice.
Use it for a cocktail or drink it on its own, this mixer is exactly what the name suggests: refreshing with just a hint of salt.
Bitters are making waves right now, and these sparkling drinking bitters get their kick from a blend of ashwagandha root and leaf, artichoke leaf, gentian, ginger and artemisa extracts, combined with cherry and lime juices. Take note of the 0 grams of added sugar or sweeteners.
The festive cans containing this line of CBD-infused sparkling waters seem to scream celebration, but the true inspiration behind this brand is actually relaxation. Either way, these seltzers make a perfect addition to a holiday party.
This cocktail syrup joins a line of four, USDA Organic cocktail mixers from this brand. The only syrup of the bunch, it is made with real ginger juice for an authentic craft cocktail experience.
One of three certified-organic, kombucha concentrates made by this company, this product was more than a year in the making. The result is a kombucha syrup that was hand-crafted over the course of a month and a half yielding a shelf-stable elixir that boasts less than 1 gram of sugar per serving and one billion live probiotics.
The brand's first small batch collection also claims to be the first organic navy-strength gin in the United States. Made from USDA Organic corn, this 114-proof, gluten-free spirit has citrus aromas and a peppery finish.
This sparkling beverage offers a botanically infused way to enjoy a non-alcoholic dose of bitters with intensely evocative aromas. Cherries, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, wild cherry bark, grains of paradise, sarsaparilla, quassia, black walnut leaf, allspice, cloves and the wonderfully bitter gentian root comprise the natural ingredients in this complex mocktail.
One of six classic cocktails-in-a-can from this craft-cocktail company, this one is made with handmade bourbon whiskey, Rocky Mountain blackberries, spearmint and pressed lemons. Each 12-oz can contains two cocktails, meant to be served on the rocks.
The latest flavor of this USDA Organic, sugar free alcoholic "booch" checks in at 6.5% ABV and joins other innovative flavors from this brand including Lemon Orchard, Grapefruit Thyme, Ancient Berry and Ginger & Oak.
Seedlip claims to make the world's first distilled, non-alcoholic spirit. The latest of a trio of eye-catching varieties to choose from, Grove 42 is a warm and inviting blend of three types of orange, lemon, lemongrass and ginger—a sugar and sweetener-free recipe inspired by the concoctions found in a 17th-century manuscript. Mix with tonic with an orange peel twist for best results.
Seedlip claims to make the world's first distilled, non-alcoholic spirit. The latest of a trio of eye-catching varieties to choose from, Grove 42 is a warm and inviting blend of three types of orange, lemon, lemongrass and ginger—a sugar and sweetener-free recipe inspired by the concoctions found in a 17th-century manuscript. Mix with tonic with an orange peel twist for best results.
Celebrating the holidays has long been synonymous with the clinking together of glasses and the raising of festive beverages in happy unison. This remains true today, although both home and professional mixologists are becoming more creative as people become increasingly health-conscious, which often implies embracing a less-is-more attitude to alcohol.
This doesn't necessarily mean that alcohol is off the menu, but rather that those consumers who choose to imbibe are searching for better ways to do so. Hard kombucha, organic spirits, sparkling teas and a growing selection of natural cocktail mixers with less sugar and functional add-ins are just a few products that can keep the guilt and physical effects of alcohol.
At the same time, the sober-curious movement is gaining strength, and the new generation of mocktails and non-alcoholic options are infused with creativity and innovation.
New Hope content and NEXT team trends including traditional processing techniques—small-batch, craft manufacturing, as well as age-old processes such as fermentation—the use of plant-based ingredients in the form of botanicals and natural fruit, lower or no-sugar options and the addition of functional ingredients are driving this new generation of beverages; click through to see a few examples.
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