Seedlip Imbibing Without Booze

Imbibing without booze was once a sad state of affairs. But in recent years, top mixologists have started to put considerable thought into their no-ABV drinks in order to make a zero-proof libation with the sophistication and complexity of a classic cocktail. 

Enter Ben Branson, an entrepreneur with a small copper still, a background in farming dating back nine generations, and a desire to elevate the alcohol-free cocktail. Using techniques he borrowed from a 17th-century book about non-alcoholic distilling (“The Art of Distillation,” 1651), Branson created Seedlip, a distilled zero-proof spirit using all-natural botanicals without artificial colorings, flavorings, or, for that matter, calories.  

In this box you’ll find Seedlip Spice 94 — an aromatic blend distilled from six botanicals: Jamaican allspice berries, lemon peel, grapefruit peel, cardamom, American oak bark and Cascarilla bark. Mix it with tonic and a squeeze of lime for a ginless gin & tonic, or get adventurous and try it with some of your favorite mixers (we highly suggest Fever-Tree Spiced Orange Ginger Ale). However you enjoy it, be sure to raise your glass to Ben Branson, a true innovator. 

 

 

Spice & Ginger Ale 

 

INGREDIENTS 

2oz Seedlip Spice 94 

Top with Fever-Tree Spiced Orange Ginger Ale 

METHOD 

Build over ice in a highball glass. Garnish with a lime wedge. 

 

 

Spice Toddy 

 

INGREDIENTS 

2 oz Seedlip Spice 94 

1/2 oz Lemon Juice 

1/2 oz Manuka Honey 

Hot Water 

 

METHOD 

Build the Seedlip, lemon juice and honey; top with hot water. Garnish with a lemon slice. 

 

 

Panoma 

INGREDIENTS 

2 oz Seedlip Spice 94 

 1 oz Fresh Grapefruit 1/2 oz 

 Fresh Lime1/2 oz 

 Simple Syrup 

Fever-Tree Soda Water 

 

METHOD 

Combine all ingredients (except soda) in a shaker. Shake. Strain over ice in a Highball glass. Top with soda water. Stir. 

 

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