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Published: Monday, 04 November 2024 at 09:38 AM

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When it comes to Christmas Day tipples, it’s hard to please everybody. You may have relatives that are pregnant, vegan, gluten-free or are looking to cut down on their alcohol consumption. It is estimated that a third of young adults are opting for an alcohol-free lifestyle in 2024, so your Gen Z relatives may pass on the Baileys. So what can you do as a host, when your usual aperitif just won’t cut it?

Enter Everleaf. Everleaf is an award-winning non-alcoholic aperitif that creates the best-tasting non-alcoholic cocktails. A delicate blend of distilled botanicals derived from the natural world, Everleaf has been perfectly balanced to lend the very best flavour to your cocktails – especially Christmas cocktails.

As explained in their FAQs, Everleaf use a vegan, gluten-free formula (though some ingredients do come from facilities that also process gluten-containing ingredients). Everleaf drinks are also all blended and bottled in the UK.

A non-alcoholic spirit so good, it’s won four awards

Since its launch, Everleaf has been recognised as the leader in taste in the non-alcoholic category, with numerous awards, including being listed as the No. 3 in the Top Selling & No. 2 Top Trending Non-Alcoholic Brands 2024 by Drinks International and Gold in Bartender’s Brand Award 2024. As well as this, in 2023, Everleaf achieved B Corp status – a milestone moment in recognition of the brand’s commitment to connect and collaborate with nature, not compete. Everleaf was also winner of The Spirits Business Ethical Award 2023 in recognition of its commitment to sustainable practices.

What is the perfect non-alcoholic alternative to gin?

Everleaf’s three alternatives to gin – Everleaf Forest, Everleaf Mountain and Everleaf Marine offer a sophisticated approach to balanced drinking during the Christmas period. These elegant aperitifs also create delicious cocktails with all the depth and complexity of the finest spirits.

Everleaf Forest | £22

“A bittersweet blend of sustainably sourced botanical distillates and extracts chosen to capture forest flavours. Lie back and imagine the filtered sunlight of forest canopies captured in this blend of sustainably sourced botanicals, from exotic saffron & vanilla to honeyed orange blossom.”

Everleaf Mountain | £22

“An aromatic blend of sustainably sourced botanical distillates and extracts carefully chosen to capture mountain flavours. Climb through the floral clouds of savoury cherry blossom & sweet mountain strawberry, until you reach the bittersweet rosehip at the peak.”

Everleaf Marine | £22

“A crisp blend of sustainably sourced botanicals carefully chosen to capture marine flavours. Sit back, relax and immerse your senses in the Mediterranean depths from umami-soaked kelp forests, zesty bergamot and tropical sea buckthorn.”

What are the best non-alcoholic drinks to make at Christmas?

Everleaf has become a bartender’s favourite to craft non-alc cocktails that taste as good if not better than their alcoholic counterparts. Let us share some great recipes to prepare at home that will surprise your invitees. They will not believe that these cocktails taste as good, if not better than their alcoholic counterpart. Here are a few delicious cocktails that can be made using Everleaf.

Everleaf Forest Old Fashioned

60ml Everleaf Forest; 3 dashes Non-alcoholic bitters; 10ml Maple syrup

Pour all ingredients into a rocks glass and stir gently. Garnish with a wheel of orange peel, vanilla pods, maple leaves, sugar cane and cinnamon.

Everleaf Mountain Negroni Sbagliato

40 ml Everleaf Mountain; 15ml Monin Bitter syrup; 100ml non-alcoholic sparkling wine (we like Wild Idol) or soda

Combine ingredients in a rocks glass and stir gently. Garnish with a blood orange slice, blossom flowers and a cherry.

Everleaf Marine Martini

60ml Everleaf Marine; 20ml coconut water; 5ml lime juice

Add all ingredients into a mixing glass and stir a little. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a lemon twist, lime, seaweed, samphire and Nocellara olives.

What’s the story behind Everleaf?

Everleaf’s founder, Paul, spent most of his life surrounded by nature. A conservation biologist, he spent years observing the natural world, learning how best to interact with it. Paul would never force a solution onto an ecosystem but rather pose a question and give the natural world the space and conditions to tell him the answer.

Fast-forward a few years, and we now find Paul behind his own bar, this time listening to customers. He understands what makes them tick, the flavours that matter, and suggests the perfect liquid for their mood.

As a bartender, Paul was surrounded by some of the best spirits in the world. He knew what made them great and why. But if someone asked for a non-alcoholic recommendation, well, the answer wasn’t as easy. Which got him thinking. How could he create a non-alcoholic aperitif with all the depth and complexity of the finest drinks behind his bar? He knew nature would have the answer. And that’s how the spark for Everleaf began. You can read more about how Paul created Everleaf here.

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