Sparkling beverages, mocktails, infusions, juices or elixirs: alcohol-free drinks made from plants and fruit are now the stars of the aperitif, and go perfectly with your favorite dishes. Here's our selection.
Mauro Colagreco, chef at the Mirazur (18.5/20 4 T) in Menton, has been offering alcohol-free creations since 2023. The fruit of extensive research, each cuvée offers a different journey and pairing. A sparkling drink, Eterna II is based on yerba maté, verbena and elderflower. With its floral and citrus notes, the bubbles are frothy and dense, but the whole remains fresh and light, like a springtime atmosphere. This cuvée can be enjoyed as an aperitif or with trout meunière.
28 € for 75 cl
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Symples - Energizing
French mirabelle plum juice, Alpine sea buckthorn juice and lemon juice are combined with an infusion of tonic plants (thyme, rosemary, peppermint) and a touch of natural caffeine. A real energy drink, dynamic, lemony, herbaceous and with an effervescence that makes it elegant. serve with roasted sweet potatoes and feta cheese.
2.90 € for 33 cl
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Sapinca - Organic Fruit Elixir
Sapinca elixirs are drinks handcrafted from some of South America's most powerful roots and fruits. This cuvée is based on ginger, grapefruit and blackberry, as well as pink pitaya, cocoa and guarana. The citrus fruit is very present, with an impression of red fruit. Fresh and slightly spicy, it can be drunk neat or diluted on a salad of green lentils, coriander and pomegranate.
17.95 € for 50 cl
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Osan - Shiso basil
Sang Hoon Degeimbre, chef at Belgium's L'Air du Temps restaurant (19/20, 5 toques), creates high-quality botanical macerations. This one, based on purple shiso and basil, first flatters the eye with its intense pink color. It then bewitches us with its purity and elegance on the palate. Mentholated, garrigue and basil aromas to accompany pasta with garlic and fresh tomatoes.
13.90 € 75 cl
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Iessi - Il Frizzante
Inspired by an Italian recipe, this creation, presented in a small ready-to-drink bottle, is made with plant extracts and natural infusions. A hint of bitterness from gentian, pepper, bitter orange and cherry in a harmonious blend. Gourmet and sweet, but if you're looking for something lighter, the Aperitivo cuvée is a good compromise. Sold neat, it can be extended to taste. as an aperitif with mini mozzarella, bresaola and basil brochettes.
18 € for 4 X 18 cl
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Far & Søn - Botanicals
made with lemongrass, combava and a range of aromatic herbs, this cuvée envelops us in a bouquet of gourmet delights, combining citrus fruits, clementine leaves, plums and mirabelle plums. Vegetal, spicy and refreshing, it retains an appreciable sweetness to accompany a dessert such as a citrus pavlova.
16.90 € 75 cl
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La Brasserie Parallèle - Sabro, lime & tonka hops
An infusion of hops (Sabro) and tonka with lime juice. The tonka brings a chocolate sensation, and the hops a passion fruit and grapefruit flavour. These small bubbles, this lightness and sweetness will be sublimated on a fish with curry and coconut milk.
2.90 € for 33 cl
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Archipel -Rosat
A new kombucha from Archipel, this time based on raspberry leaf and rose geranium. The latter, with peony and rose jam, carries us away without intoxicating us in a fleshy yet balanced and slightly peppery whole. Rosat will accompany a shrimp tajine or a piece of Fourme d'Ambert cheese at the end of the meal.
11 € for 75 cl
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Datxa -Halo
Fig leaf and Pyrenean blueberry form the basis of this kombucha, which is a cross between the South-East and the South-West. It's full of gourmandise, reminiscent of a fine fig tartlet, orange blossom and minty vegetal. Silky but fluid, with a refreshing yet peppery finish, Halo is a surprising match for a slice of Brie.
3.33 € per 30 cl
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Rish - Tagetes
Tagetes (marigold or marigold) is a flower widely used in gastronomy. In this kombucha, it brings a fresh nose of mint, basil, grapefruit and kumquat. A round, delicate drink with a refreshing perlance and a turmeric finish. enjoy with sea bream ceviche with coriander.
