It’s not just Hollywood A-listers you should be listening to when you are deciding what to drink this summer, although Cameron Diaz’s clean wine Avaline and Rita Ora’s Prospero Tequila deserve a special mention… Here’s a summer selection of top British drinks.
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10 drinks brands you need (to know) this Summer
Whether you are lucky enough to have gone on holidays somewhere overlooking a lagoon or are still stuck at work, we hope our selection of refreshing drinks will accompany your days at the pool or on the beach, or at least help you escape a little bit.
Dash Water is an innovative British beverage brand changing the mainstream soft drinks industry by offering an ethical and healthy alternative. Dash infuses British sparkling spring water with wonky fruit and vegetables for a subtle dash of flavour containing no sugar, calories or sweeteners.
Founded in 2014 by Julia Kessler and Kerstin Robinson with a first range created in 2017, Nix & Kix offers all-natural, low calorie, sugar-free vegan adult soft drinks with a Cayenne kick.
TRIP is the UK’s leading premium CBD drinks brand, restoring calm to the everyday chaos. Sold in Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Planet Organic, Daylesford, As Nature Intended and others, the drinks have 15mg of CBD per can for consumers to relax into their best self. Plus, it’s vegan, gluten-free and with no added sugar.
Buveur creates perfect spirit-forward cocktails. Buveur’s alcoholic drinks are characterful, strong and balanced, with the perfect balance of ingredients. The drink experts believes in real quality, strength, and ingredients. Amid lockdown, Buveur is ideally positioned to bring a unique bar experience to customers, wherever they may be, with ultimate simplicity.
Hard Seltzer from Brewdog is a craft BrewDog spin – rather than being fermented like the US seltzers, Clean and Press seltzer is spiked with very high-quality single malt vodka, Rogue Wave and infused with all-natural fruit flavours. Zero carbs, zero sugars and only 90 calories per can. Plus, there’s a choice of 4 flavours available now exclusively on Brewdog’s online shop.
Theodore Gin is an elegantly aromatic Scottish gin, inspired by the lost civilisation of the Picts. Theodore is a homage to a war-like tribe that once made its home amidst these ancient rocks and valleys. This intricate and delicate elixir is the product of a perfumer and two master distillers, one British and one French, combining old and new techniques creating a modern timeless classic.
Launched in Spring 2016, Rejuvenation Water is the World’s first Amino Acid enriched spring water. The award-winning drinks are currently available in Apple & Mint, Ginger & Lime and Spanish Orange. It’s the perfect drink to accompany food, as a pick-me-up or post-exercise. There’s no added sugar, it’s low calorie and Vegan-friendly.
The Uncommon is breaking the rules by putting really good sparkling wine in cans, the best way for them to bring their wines to wine amateurs.
So wine in a can seems to be a thing. Another example is NICE but this time using different wines – Pale Rosé, Argentinian Malbec and Sauvignon blanc.
Agua de Madre is a naturally sparkling low-alcohol Water Kefir fermented in London. Sold in many organic shops around the city such as Planet Organic, Agua de Madre is a highly cultured beverage with a staggering 25 billion live cultures per 100ml.
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