Seedlip is a British company that makes plant-based

liquor Liquor ( , sometimes hard liquor), spirits, distilled spirits, or spiritous liquor are alcoholic drinks produced by the distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar that have already gone through ethanol fermentation, alcoholic ferm ...

substitutes for use in non-alcoholic

mixed drinks A mixed drink is a beverage in which two or more ingredients are mixed. Types * List of non-alcoholic mixed drinks—A non-alcoholic mixed drink (also known as virgin cocktail, temperance drink, or mocktail) is a cocktail-style beverage made w ...

. Seedlip describes its products as "the world's first distilled non-alcoholic spirits". They are sold in four varieties: "Garden 108" (peas and garden herbs), "Spice 94" (spices, citrus peels and barks), "Grove 42" (citrus and spices), and the newest "Notas de Agave" (prickly pear, lime and agave). According to their labels, Seedlip products consist of water, "natural botanical distillates and extracts (15%)", the preservative

potassium sorbate Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, structural formula CH3CH=CH−CH=CH−CO2K. It is a white salt that is very soluble in water (58.2% at 20 °C). It is primarily used as a food preservative (E number 202). Potassium ...

, and

citric acid Citric acid is an organic compound with the formula . It is a Transparency and translucency, colorless Weak acid, weak organic acid. It occurs naturally in Citrus, citrus fruits. In biochemistry, it is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, ...

. On their own, their taste has been described as "a sort of pleasantly pungent savoury-herby-medicinal water". Claire Lower of ''

Lifehacker ''Lifehacker'' is a weblog about life hacks and software that launched on 31 January 2005. The site was originally launched by Gawker Media and is owned by Ziff Davis. The blog posts cover a wide range of topics including Microsoft Windows, M ...

'' was critical of the product, writing that it added little to

mocktails A non-alcoholic mixed drink (also known as virgin cocktail, temperance drink, "zero proof" drink or mocktail) is a cocktail-style beverage made without alcohol. Non-alcoholic mixed drinks date back to when cocktails emerged, appearing as "temp ...

and that its usefulness depended heavily on the

mixologist A bartender (also known as a barkeep or barman or barmaid or a mixologist) is a person who formulates and serves alcoholic or soft drink beverages behind the Bar (establishment), bar, usually in a licensed bar (establishment), establishment as ...

's skills and on the other ingredients. Seedlip is one of the best-known but also most expensive brands in what is, as of 2020, the rapidly growing field of liquor substitutes. Founded in 2014 by Ben Branson, a former luxury brand designer, the company has been majority-owned by the multinational alcohol company

Diageo Diageo plc ( ) is a British Multinational corporation, multinational alcoholic beverage company, with its headquarters in London, England. It is a major distributor of Scotch whisky and other spirits and operates from 132 sites around the world ...

since 2019. The name derives from the seedlep or seedlip, a basket for carrying seeds while sowing. In December 2020, British company Lockdown Liquor & Co announced its collaboration with Seedlip in making Grove Picante, Lockdown Liquor's first non-alcoholic spirit. Grove Picante is an inspired creation from Lockdown Liquor's Picante spirit and Seedlip's Grove 42 non-alcoholic spirit. The product had launched in the UK via Lockdown Liquor's website.

Products

* Garden 108 (peas and garden herbs) * Grove 42 (citrus and spices) * Notas de Agave (prickly pear, lime and agave) * Spice 94 (spices, citrus peels and barks) * Grove Picante collaborative creation sold by Lockdown Liquors & Co

References

External links

Seedlip website
Diageo brands 2014 establishments Drink companies of the United Kingdom Non-alcoholic mixed drinks {{UK-company-stub