The Top Alcoholic Alternatives For Dry January

Are you participating in dry January this year? If you are sticking to it (we applaud you) you are in luck! There’s never been more choice when it comes to a satisfying spirit or wine alternative.

So, if you are looking to take some time off the sauce this January, we’ve put together a little guide of the best alcohol-free alternatives for dry January.

There is a lot of scepticism behind alcohol-free wines & non-alcoholic spirits; why are they as expensive as the alcoholic versions and are they actually any good? Since the first non-alcoholic spirit came onto the market nearly 8 years ago distilleries and wineries have been clambering over themselves to get a piece of this hugely expanding market.

According to Distill Ventures – the Diageo-backed drinks brand accelerator that launched the very first non-alcohol distilled spirits brand, Seedlip – there are currently 42 UK-based non alcoholic drink brands. Despite the challenges of the year, 11 new brands launched in 2020.

Originally reserved only for gin like liquids, as the demand grew and the technique developed, so did the range. You can now buy alcohol free alternatives for gin, vodka, rum, aperitifs and wines!

Now we want to point out that, yes these free of alcohol drinks for dry January have come along way, there are some things that just can’t be replicated without alcohol. The body you find in dark rum for example. With that in mind we have taste tested a huge selection of low and no alcohol free beverages products and have listed our favourite below for you.

Whatever your reasons are for cutting back from the booze, you now have the pick of the bunch to make dry January that little bit more exciting.