Alcohol free Xmas

scooby75

As the missus cannot drink alcohol anymore, there is a sense of gloom with the upcoming festivities but I don't want her to feel left out so I'm going booze free too.

I've heard of "Luscombe" alcohol free sparkling wine but can't seem to find any.

Does anyone know where it could be bought or have ideas for recipes for decent tasting alcohol free drinks? I do have some grenadine at home so I'm off to a start.

socks_uk

How nice a husband are you! Thank you for being such a thoughtful man!

I can't really help you with non-alcoholic alternatives as I don't actually like the taste of alcoholic drinks except the occasional Bacardi & Coke and I really mean occasional as I've just finished the 1L bottle I bought on a ferry trip to Amsterdam about 7 years ago!
It's usually about now that Shloer is on offer and I get a few bottles in. The offers often work out to be £1 a bottle.

How about non-alcoholic cocktails? They could be fun to make!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/search?dishes[]=non-alcoholic_cocktail

JournalGirl

Rochester Ginger (from holland & barrett, or cheaper online) is a nice rich non-alcoholic ginger wine.

JournalGirl

OOh and if you have grenadine, a tequila free sunrise is lovely. Just fill the high ball glass with fresh orange juice, then carefully pour in a little (about a measure, but adjust to taste). It will drop to the bottom and then slowly colour upwards.

JournalGirl

http://www.alcoholfree.co.uk/?osCsid=e6cbbeec79bc8ab009a2d1e35571e3b4

Wow...just found this site. My OH is on a low alcohol run, and he has found a lot of the beers nasty, with the exception of the Sainsburys Czech beer. But this place looks great....I think we'll take a run out there to have a look.

Moominmamma

Bottlegreen do some lovely non-alcoholic drinks and are pretty widely available. I particularly like their Elderflower Presse

And just think how much better you'll feel on Boxing Day

littlerat

I love shloer - it's sort of a sparkling grape stuff (comes in red, white, rose and a few mixes too). Can get apple ones by other makes too.

A good quality ginger drink can have a nice strong flavour if you like that too.

System

co op sell a non alcoholic drink its called eiseburgh ,I think that's how its spelt.

bossymoo

Vim to and lemonade is lush

YoungBaker

Asda do a good range of extra special non alcohol wines that are good

feefeefalloo_2

You can get non-alcoholic mulled wine - I bought some for a friend last year.