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Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks In Australia

  1. Impresses with cumin, anise and fresh mint on the nose and celery leaf, cumin and stunning acid on the palate. The perfect balance of sweet, savoury and acid. Love this!

    01. Smug AF Cocktails - Smug AF non-alcoholic mojito

    State: New South Wales Category: Non-Alcoholic Spirits

  2. Freshly planed wood shavings, maple and damp soil on the nose. An alluring balance on the palate, lovely bitterness and warmth. It's so well balanced. Feels like home.

    02. UpFlow Brewing Co. - Stout

    State: Victoria Category: Non-Alcoholic Beer + Cider

  3. Great Bloody Mary balance with a spicy kick finish. Leaves both palate and nose with a soft balanced aftertaste. Salty, savoury and so delicious. Well executed acid and with room to add your level of heat. Love this.

    03. Patio Beverages - Bloody Mary mixer

    State: New South Wales Category: Soft Drinks, Mixers, Shrubs, Cordials

  4. Friendly bubbles. Bright, fun ginger and cranberries on the nose. Rose petal mixed with classic kombucha flavour. Electric on the palate. Well balanced and neither too sweet nor too savoury.

    04. HOTI - Healthy On The Inside - Ginger Glow Kombucha

    State: Queensland Category: Kombucha / Fermented

  5. Rich and roasty, true whisky characteristics come through in the glass. Serve with soda and you could fool me into a highball. A touch more concentration and you could drink this on the rocks.

    05. Lyre's Non-Alcoholic - Lyre's Highland Malt

    State: New South Wales Category: Non-Alcoholic Spirits

  6. Huge fruit aroma, passionfruit and pineapple, lovely sour balance and flavour is balanced throughout the beer. Wildly fruit forward, balsamic strawberry stewed. Tart and sour.

    06. BREWTROPIC - APPROVED LEAVE

    State: New South Wales Category: Non-Alcoholic Beer + Cider

  7. Great colour. Candied orange skins, cinnamon and baking spices. Good hit of bitter orange in the mouth with a gorgeous toffee apple colour. With a hit of soda and fresh orange, you're set to go.

    07. Lyre's Non-Alcoholic - Lyre's Italian Orange

    State: New South Wales Category: Non-Alcoholic Spirits

  8. Licorice roots on the nose and palate. Complex and balanced. Very refreshing finish.

    08. Easy Tea - Classic Peach

    State: New South Wales Category: Other Non-Alcoholic Drinks

  9. Passionfruit seeds on the nose almost jump out of the glass. A pleasant surprise that this drink has real follow through on the palate. It'll remind you of mum's passionfruit pavlova on Christmas Day. Well structured and punctuated with great acid.

    09. HOTI - Healthy On The Inside - Mango Passionfruit Kombucha

    State: Queensland Category: Kombucha / Fermented

  10. Fresh mango, peach stones and poached apricots. Fun and juicy on the palate. Would sit well as a non alc sour with a splash of bitters.

    10. The Everleigh Bottling Co. - Bellini, Sparkling Bottled Cocktails

    State: Victoria Category: Non-Alcoholic Spirits

Category Winners

Non Alcoholic Kombucha

  1. 01.

    HOTI - Healthy On The Inside - Mango Passionfruit Kombucha

    State: Queensland

    TASTING NOTES:
    Passionfruit seeds on the nose almost jump out of the glass. A pleasant surprise that this drink has real follow through on the palate. It'll remind you of mum's passionfruit pavlova on Christmas Day. Well structured and punctuated with great acid.

  2. 02.

    HOTI - Healthy On The Inside - Ginger Glow Kombucha

    State: Queensland

    TASTING NOTES:
    Friendly bubbles. Bright, fun ginger and cranberries on the nose. Rose petal mixed with classic kombucha flavour. Electric on the palate. Well balanced and neither too sweet nor too savoury.

  3. 03.

    Mailer McGuire Kombucha - French Earl Grey Kombucha

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Traditional kombucha style. Soft vanilla-like finish. Fruity tropical. Great for summer. Smashable.

  4. 04.

    HOTI - Healthy On The Inside - Blood Orange Kombucha

    State: Queensland

    TASTING NOTES:
    Very pretty and delicate on the nose - like standing in a rose garden. Great initial follow through and balance.

  5. 05.

    Two Boys Brew - Silk Road (Ginger Lemon Myrtle, Cinnamon & Clove) Kombucha

    State: Victoria

    TASTING NOTES:
    Confectionary nose, rouses childhood memories of drinking hot chocolate on a cold winter's day. On the palate, stewed pears with vanilla. Unsuspecting.

  6. 06.

    Mailer McGuire Kombucha - Spiced Chai Kombucha

    State: Australian Capital Territory

    TASTING NOTES:
    Gingerbread spices, cinnamon and vanilla up front. Nice acid on the palate.

  7. 07.

    Two Boys Brew - French Kiss (Hibiscus, Lavender, Chamomile & Vanilla) Kombucha

    State: Victoria

    TASTING NOTES:
    Rosewater, rose petal syrup. Bubblegum berry flavour. Sweet on the nose, perfect for those who like it sweet.

Soft Drinks Shrubs Mixers

  1. 01.

    Long Rays - Dark Soda

    State: Queensland

    TASTING NOTES:
    Natural cola-like body and colour, nicely balanced. Drinkable and complex with bitterness and clove-style spice.

  2. 02.

    14k Brewery - Ginger Beer

    State: Western Australia

    TASTING NOTES:
    Fresh ginger nose leads into a body of warmth and spice with lovely lemon notes. Good heat and sweet balance.

  3. 03.

    Easy Tea - Easy Tea Tonic

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Watery profile hides subtle fruit flavour, nectarine perhaps? Complex and interesting tonic inspired. Clear and transparent with some waxy fruitiness like persimmon or kumquat. Soft, fragrant and nicely balanced.

  4. 04.

    Sodasmith - Tasmanian Light Tonic Water

    State: Tasmania

    TASTING NOTES:
    Earthy notes on a subtle and tart base, nice carbonation. Fairly strong bitterness on the tonic, with well balanced sugar. Fresh and real.

  5. 05.

    Currawong Products - Chinotto

    State: Tasmania

    TASTING NOTES:
    Some sweetness balanced with tartness; cola and citrus with smokiness. Vanilla bean. Smoky cola? Rich, vanilla chocolate. Intriguing!

  6. 06.

    Sodasmith - Tasmanian Lemon Myrtle Tonic Water

    State: Tasmania

    TASTING NOTES:
    Refreshing citrus. Whole lemon squash, well balanced, full mouthfeel, chunky and fresh. Nice and real with good sweetness.

  7. 07.

    Currawong Products - Apple & Kunzea

    State: Tasmania

    TASTING NOTES:
    Curious! Interesting and pretty. Gingersnap cake spice and toasted wattleseed. Eucalypt bark freshness. Honey sweet. Delicate and open. Well balanced, you will want more of this.

Iced Tea

  1. 01.

    Supermaté Soda - Supermaté Soda

    State: Victoria

    TASTING NOTES:
    Very light and fresh. Profile of a kombucha/tea hybrid. Earthy green tea notes on the nose with a touch of lemon finish. Touch of candy in the end. Perfect refreshing drink for hot summer days.

  2. 02.

    Easy Tea - Classic Peach

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Licorice roots on the nose and palate. Complex and balanced. Very refreshing finish.

Non Alcoholic Beer

  1. 01.

    UpFlow Brewing Co. - Stout

    State: Victoria

    TASTING NOTES:
    Freshly planed wood shavings, maple and damp soil on the nose. An alluring balance on the palate, lovely bitterness and warmth. It's so well balanced. Feels like home.

  2. 02.

    Mismatch Brewing Co - Zero Pale Ale

    State: South Australia

    TASTING NOTES:
    Smells like a beer, looks like a beer, tastes like a beer. Exellent compostion; well executed with a full body. Finally a non alc beer with something you can hang on to.

  3. 03.

    Bridge Road Brewers - Free Time

    State: Victoria

    TASTING NOTES:
    West Coast IPA hops on the nose and palate. Real beer flavours and finishes like an East Coast IPA. No complications and very balanced.

  4. 04.

    The Hills Cider Company - Non Alc Apple

    State: South Australia

    TASTING NOTES:
    Sweet on the nose but wins you over on the palate: Granny Smith apple skin acidity countered with a childlike confection is a huge success. The balance hums.

  5. 05.

    The Hills Cider Company - Non Alc Lemon and Rosemary

    State: South Australia

    TASTING NOTES:
    Shandy/hard lemonade-like profile with lemon and ginger dry hopped notes. Super smooth finish. You could easliy be fooled by this drink - is this a hard lemonade living in a non alc beer's bottle? Easy drinking zippy little number.

  6. 06.

    BREWTROPIC - APPROVED LEAVE

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Huge fruit aroma, passionfruit and pineapple, lovely sour balance and flavour is balanced throughout the beer. Wildly fruit forward, balsamic strawberry stewed. Tart and sour.

  7. 07.

    Heaps Normal - Quiet XPA

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Clean and fresh body, subtle fruit on the nose, slight haze, balanced bitterness. Smashable.

  8. 08.

    Stone Cold Lager - Australian Lager

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Crystal clear, low head, light body, but open and clear across the mouth, pithy finish with good bitterness.

Non Alcoholic Wine

  1. 01.

    Tempus Two - Zero Prosecco

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Apples, pears and peaches - oh my! Beautifully balanced and with a cider-esque sweetness, it's easy drinking.

  2. 02.

    NON - NON 1 Salted Raspberry & Chamomile

    State: Victoria

    TASTING NOTES:
    Apple notes on the nose and palate. Great balance between sweet and dry. Granny Smith apple, lemongrass on the nose. Well structured and great acid. Prosecco-like freshness.

  3. 03.

    Ghiddy - WINE ALTERNATIVE

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Ripe pear on the palate with a touch of sweetness on the nose, well balanced with a lovely pop of lemon meringue pie-like acid.

  4. 04.

    Vinada - Crispy Chardonnay

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    White peaches and cream on the nose. Pear and fine acid on the palate, pull down the sugar a tad and this is going places.

Non Alcoholic Spirits

  1. 01.

    Smug AF Cocktails - Smug AF non-alcoholic mojito

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Impresses with cumin, anise and fresh mint on the nose and celery leaf, cumin and stunning acid on the palate. The perfect balance of sweet, savoury and acid. Love this!

  2. 02.

    Lyre's Non-Alcoholic - Lyre's Italian Spritz

    State: New South Wales
  3. 03.

    The Everleigh Bottling Co. - Bellini, Sparkling Bottled Cocktails

    State: Victoria

    TASTING NOTES:
    Fresh mango, peach stones and poached apricots. Fun and juicy on the palate. Would sit well as a non alc sour with a splash of bitters.

  4. 04.

    Lyre's Non-Alcoholic - Lyre's Highland Malt

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Rich and roasty, true whisky characteristics come through in the glass. Serve with soda and you could fool me into a highball. A touch more concentration and you could drink this on the rocks.

  5. 05.

    Lyre's Non-Alcoholic - Lyre's Italian Orange

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Great colour. Candied orange skins, cinnamon and baking spices. Good hit of bitter orange in the mouth with a gorgeous toffee apple colour. With a hit of soda and fresh orange, you're set to go.

  6. 06.

    Artisan Distillers - The Charlatan zero alcohol macadamia liqueur

    State: South Australia

    TASTING NOTES:
    Nutmeg shavings, roasted almonds, and hints of orange oil. Will sing over ice with orange.

  7. 07.

    Lyre's Non-Alcoholic - Lyre's Agave Reserva Spirit

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Jalapeno, ginger and chili hits you hard on the palate with a pleasant after burn. Very clever burning effect like drinking an unaged whiskey.

  8. 08.

    The Everleigh Bottling Co. - Guava Margarita, Sparkling Bottled Cocktails

    State: Victoria

    TASTING NOTES:
    Pink grapefruit, pomelo and watermelon bubblegum on the nose. Fizzy and fun in the glass, perfect for those sunny pools by the pool - tall glass, lots of ice. If you're feeling a little spicy, a dash of whisky would bang in this drink.

  9. 09.

    ALTD SPIRITS - GOLDEN EMPEROR

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Fresh and bright up front, vegetal on the nose, bitterness is pleasant and consistent.

Non Alcoholic Ready To Drink

  1. 01.

    Naked Bondi - Native Margarita

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Funk on the nose flows into farmhouse citrus body. Cool and fun and interesting. Malt vinegar tartness. Juicy and lively. Yum.

  2. 02.

    Smug AF Cocktails - non-alcoholic Cosmopolitan

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Light salmon colour, some sour sherbet, lovely balance. Sweet and grippy. Sherbert fizz, raspberry and a little floral. Lime Icy Pole on a hot summer's day.

  3. 03.

    Yes You Can Drinks - Yuzu Sake

    State: New South Wales

    TASTING NOTES:
    Refreshing, straight up preserved lemon. Sweet and tart, nicely balanced. Ginger warmth on the finish.

  4. 04.

    23rd Street Distillery - Non-Alcoholic Gin & Tonic

    State: South Australia

    TASTING NOTES:
    Clear and effervescent, refreshing and balanced. Touch of citrus, nice balance of dry herbs, sweetness and some acid. Drinkable and on the mark!