Sales of non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits are at a record high, with the market estimated to be worth £100 million. For proof that booze-free needn’t mean subsisting on warm lemonade, here are ten no-alcohol alternatives, from exotic botanicals distilled like gin to fermented rare teas and acorn wine. Fentimans rose lemonadeThe traditional tooth-furring sweetness of lemonade is tempered by the floral tang of rose oil. Fentimans distils its soft drinks like spirits, heating botanicals such as ginger root and lemon peel in copper pans for flavour. £1.30 for 275ml, sainsburys.co.ukMonte Rosso non-alcoholic aperitifThis scarlet-hued Campari-like blend of sparkling water and fruit juice, cut through with Venetian bitters, is like a negroni without the hangover.

Source: The Times June 02, 2019 23:09 UTC