1/9/2024 0 Comments Non alcoholic spirits reviews![]() ![]() RED WINE: I’ve tried the majority of supermarket AF red wines and even a bottle of ‘Win-e’ 12 month oak aged Crianza Tempranillo at a whopping £10.99 a pop. The drinks I’ve tried but didn’t rate …so you can save your money! Again, they’re not perfect and they don’t give you that deep full bodied flavour of a proper glass of red, but they’re nice and they do a decent job… Maybe it’s because I’m such a red wine fan with high expectations that it’s been a particularly difficult task, HOWEVER, there are some out there that hit the mark if you’re looking for a red wine fix without the hangover. ( You’ll find some of the bottles I’ve tested and hated at the bottom of this article so you can save your money!) I’m sorry to report that I’m still struggling to find the PERFECT red wine substitute! The majority of no or low alcohol ‘red wines’ I’ve tried so far have been terrible – from the expensive to the cheap – and I’m still searching for an alternative that would make me consider switching for good. If you’re anything like me, the best non alcoholic wine section is the one you’ve most been looking forward to reading, especially when it comes to the alcohol free red wines. Some of the best non alcoholic beer we’ve found so far… I’ll be updating my best non alcoholic drinks guide as I go along with new finds so be sure to come and follow me on Instagram for updates as I try more! I also have an easy to swipe through story highlight with links too on insta. Let’s take a look at some of the beers, spirits and wines I’ve found that are actually pretty decent if you’re looking to cut back. To put this into perspective however, compared to a 0.5% ABV beer there’s around 1.9% ABV in a freshly baked roll and almost 2% in soy sauce…so even with the low alcohol options, you’re still doing a-ok! * In the UK, anything over 0.05% all the way up to 1.2% must be labelled low alcohol instead of alcohol free. ![]() In Europe 0.5% can be labelled alcohol free so this is why you might see some ‘alcohol free’ labels with different percentages on important brands. Here in the UK, drinks must be below 0.05% to be classed as alcohol free. The Difference between alcohol free and low alcohol labeling in the UK ![]() Consider me your no/low alcohol Guinea pig taking one (or five) for the team! ![]() Some worked, some didn’t, and I’m here to share my findings so you don’t have to waste your money. Now i’d just like to say that I consider myself a bit of a foodie and I’m pretty confident in my palette! We like good food and even better wine so I was a tough cookie to please when it came to these subs and I tested them all with a very critical tongue. Let’s be real, a lot of the good alcohol free stuff is EXPENSIVE! Do I really want to be spending twenty quid on something that tastes rubbish and isn’t going to also give me that mellow buzz? I could just drink squash instead right?! I think cost was the main reason why I avoided trying a lot of these things before, but now I’ve tried a few of the different options out there right now I can confidently say that some of them are really worth it! Even if you’re cutting back for weight loss reasons, the majority of these no/low alcohol subs are a fraction of the kcals of their boozy counterparts so it’s a bit of a win win all round really. We recently did a dry month to take a bit of a break from the slowly increasing habits we picked up over a year in lockdown – a boozy circuit breaker if you will! One weekend when I was doing the big shop, I found myself browsing the alcohol free section and taking the plunge on a few bottles. There’s now a whole section of wines, beers and spirits all ready to replace your boozy glass…that are actually quite good! Gone are the days of a lonely bottle of alcohol free gin or a dusty pack of watery 0% beer on the supermarket shelves. It used to be that there were only two reasons for not drinking alcohol – you were either in recovery or pregnant! But in reality there are a whole host of reasons why people don’t drink and the no/low alcohol movement is really taking off here in the UK. These links help us to be able to create useful and free content just like this, so thank you! -ad. Affiliate links do not change the price you pay but xameliax does make a small commission on any sales. This article contains affiliate links but is not a sponsored post. The Best Non Alcoholic Drinks on the Market – Our ULTIMATE Guide! ![]()
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