With the festive season in full swing there is a fair chance you’re beginning to feel you’ve already had your fill of booze.
Thankfully there are plenty of ways to get in the Christmas spirit while staying off the sauce.
Low alcohol drinks have previously been the preserve of teetotal or pregnant partygoers – and those doing the driving.
But as more people choose sobriety for health and lifestyle reasons, the market for low or no-alcohol tipples is booming.
So here’s our list of the best options from drydrinker.com.
Wine
Red: For a warming glass without the hangover, try Spanish Dry Torres 2018 Garnacha Syrah Natureo, 0%, £8.99
White: A crisp glass always goes well with lunch – try Morouj Chardonnay Alcohol Free, 0%
Rosé: If you’re a fan of pink, there’s Vintense Origin Rosé Alcohol Free, 0%, £8.99.
Bubbles
Sparkling Vintense Fine Bubbles, 0%, £7.99 is a perfect booze-free alternative to champagne.
Spirits
Seedlip
Cure that G&T craving with this distilled, non-alcoholic spirit – the first of its kind.
It’s best with a simple mixer or as a base for a sour cocktail and comes in three flavours – Garden 108, Spice 94 and Grove 42. A trio of 20cl bottles is £30 from seedlipdrinks.com.
Gordon’s Low Alcohol Gin and Tonic flavoured drink, £4.50 for four 250ml bottles.
Tastes like the real thing but with less than 0.5 per cent alcohol.
It comes with a hint of lime or grapefruit. Sainsburys.co.uk.
Beer or cider
Brewdog Raspberry Blitz, 0.5%, £12.94 for six cans
Sour Berliner-esque beer is smooth and fruity.
Harvey’s Low Alcohol Old Ale, 0.5%, £8.99 for six cans
A classic dark ale with nearly all of the alcohol removed.
Big Drop Gluten Free Stout, 0.5%, £10.50 for six cans
A dark, rich and indulgent stout.
Stowford Press Cider, 0.5%, £9.99 for six bottles
Refreshing apple and fruity flavours.
Festive drinks
Twisst Alcohol Free Irish Cream, £11.99 for six cans
Perfect for coffees, puddings or just over ice.
Carl Jung Mulled Wine, 0.5%, £6.99
Just because you are going alcohol free doesn’t mean you have to miss out on this festive favourite.
Cocktails
Toddy
If you fancy something akin to a hot toddy, Seedlip suggests:
Heatproof toddy glass
Seedlip Grove 42 – 50ml
Coconut sugar – 1 bar spoon
Hot Assam tea – 120ml
Combine the ingredients and garnish with ginger peel.
Spice and Black
Another festive Seedlip treat is a Spice and Black:
Highball full of ice
Seedlip Spice 94 – 50ml
Organic Blackcurrant Cordial – 25ml.
Top with Cawston Fizzy Apple, combine the ingredients and garnish with a lemon zest.
Highball Italian Spritz
Aperol Spritz is the drink of 2019. If you fancy a virtually booze-free version, try Highball’s 0.5 per cent Italian Spritz, £10.99 for six 250ml bottles.
Pina Colada
Night Orient Pina Colada Alcohol Free Cocktail. £7.99 for 700ml is enough for a party. With classic pina colada notes of coconut, pineapple and rum.
Dr Claire Braham, from the Fleet Street clinic, said: “Avoiding alcohol means better hydration and sleep which will reduce tiredness, reduce sickness, increase your concentration and improve your overall control over emotions and behaviour.
“It is not advised to drink more than 14 units a week, which is the equivalent of six pints of beer.
“That converts to 1,092 calories in total which would need 109 minutes of running to burn off. Abstinence is an easy way to avoid festive weight gain.”