This is my 7th year doing Dry January which is a great way to reset for the new year. Skipping alcohol for 30 days is a breeze I find. The research says after one month sober you will have a mood boost and sleep better. You might lose some weight and lose some bloat/redness from your face which will make your skin look brighter. Pausing your alcohol consumption may help you to create a new relationship with alcohol. With so many alcohol free alternative beverages on the market these days, you'll still can have something special to drink at night. Here's a roundup of all the new beverages I tried this month. I drank all of these in a cocktail glass. In past years I used to have to order everything online but my local Foxtrot (they are located in Chicago, DC and Dallas) had everything in store. At the bottom of my post I share some podcasts episodes about Dry January.
Figlia $40 - 750ml 27oz
Figlia is a non-alcoholic aperitivo that is delicious. All natural ingredients, no added sugars, no preservatives and it tastes like ginger, citrus, black currant with some rosemary and elderflower. You can drink it straight up in a cocktail glass or mix it with ginger beer. Cons: The glass topper was difficult to open and then later hard to close. It's overpriced for a non-alcohol and almost double the price of the next two items on my list of the same size.
Chateau ISH Sparkling Rose $24 - 750ml
A dry sparkling wine with some light sweetness. I was surprised that both of the alcohol free wines actually tasted like wine and not sparkling grape juice.
Surely Sauvignon Blanc $25 - 24 fl oz
Tastes like a crisp sparkling white wine with notes of green apple and lime.
Recess Mood $4
Sparkling water with magnesium and adoptogens that comes in four fruity flavors. Recess also makes a drink with hemp. I don't recommend the Margarita flavor.
Unspiked $2
A canned mocktail made with carbonated water, juice, agave, and herbs. This is the only alcohol alternative that is priced fairly. My favorite flavor was the Grapefruit Rosemary that tasted like a Paloma without the tequila. The rosemary gives it an interesting texture so you're not just drinking grapefruit juice. One can is only 25 calories with 12g of sugar.
Ghia Le Spritz Ginger - 4pk $18
I reviewed Ghia last year and found it too earthy for me as the natural herbs result in a bitter beverage. They just released this new version mixing the original with ginger beer.
SpritzISH $5.50 per can
Made by a Danish brand who makes 3 premade alcohol free ready to drink cocktails in a can. The Spritz flavor was so delicious and tastes like an aperol spritz! Made from natural ingredients such as orange, lemon, quassia, cinnamon and gentian root. It has a complex bitterness plus a little of that sweetness found in a traditional aperol spritz. One can has 7g sugar and 30 calories.
W*under $5
This is a CBD sparkling beverage. I loved the Cucumber Lime flavor, it was so refreshing! It's labeled Fast Times because it has adaptogens to help sustain energy and focus. You know I love a cucumber martini.
Heywell $4
A sparkling adaptogenic water with incredible ingredients like L-Theanine and Ashwagandha. This is a caffeinated beverage.
VYBES CBD $7
Vybes makes both a CBD beverage and an adaptogen beverage. I tried the Peach Ginger flavor which is made from peach puree, lemon juice, ginger, and hemp extract. It's like a peach lemonade but a little thicker. It was good.
I've heard some people like to do a dry February because it's the shortest month of the year so you can still give this a try! lol Check out my previous Dry January posts linked below to see additional beverage reviews.
Podcasts
The Hello Someday: Start the New Year Alcohol Free (Start at the 16 minute mark)
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