Non-alcoholic craft cocktails they are having a moment. By 2024, consumption of low-alcohol or non-alcoholic distilled spirits is projected to increase by 31%, according to an industry study conducted in 10 countries, including Canada, the UK and the US. Meeting demand, beverage brands are coming to the table with a selection of nonalcoholic products featuring artisan bona fides and layered flavor profiles. Here’s a rundown of some of our favorite Canadian products in the category, as well as other great things for the sober sip set.
1. The CB Fizz
Try star mixologist Evelyn Chick’s exclusive creation for this very magazine, featuring Seedlip Garden 108 and a homemade raspberry basil bush. Get the recipe.
2. Restoration of Solbrü
This Winnipeg Sugar Free Ginger Elixir is made with organic mushroom extract, dandelion root, and licorice. It is recommended to serve over ice with a citrus slice. $ 33 for 750 ml, solbru.ca
3. Benjamin Bridge Piquette Zero
This Wolfville, NS-based winemaker has launched a non-alcoholic wine-style drink. It’s like a canned citrus orchard, with notes of bergamot, lime, yuzu, and blood orange peel.
$ 49.50 for 12 250 ml cans, benjaminbridge.com
4. Lumette London Dry Alt-Spirit
This alternative to gin is distilled in BC using premium botanical ingredients. Mix it with a luxurious tonic or use it as a substitute for liquor in a tart cocktail.
$ 36 for 750 ml, enjoylumette.com
5. Sober 0-Gin
From Stratford, Ontario, this crunchy, aromatic elixir is distilled with juniper berries, coriander, allspice, star anise, and local ginseng.
$ 35 for 750 ml, sobrii.ca
6. Acid League Proxies
Based in Dundas, Ontario, this company combines juices, teas, spices and bitters to make its limited edition wine alternatives.
$ 70 for three new Proxies each month, acidleague.com
7. Sundays Easy Edge sideboard
Mid-century style and made from white oak, this sideboard from the Canadian company Sundays is the perfect modern liquor cabinet.
$ 1,370, domingos-empresa.ca
8. Spirit of Lyre’s White Staff
Made by the reigning cool kid of the international soft drink market, Lyre’s is valued at $ 140 million.
$ 47, lyres.ca
9. Side Object Gradient Glasses
Coveted cocktail glasses will elevate any drink, no garnish required.
$ 60 each, ssense.com
10. Rice straw
More durable than the usual soggy paper straw, this biodegradable option won’t leave a cardboard aftertaste either.
$ 12 for 50, ecosmartsupply.co
Reference-www.canadianbusiness.com