Sweet Dry January
Dry January continues to build popularity each year in the UK. For those who haven’t heard the phrase (where have you been?) Dry January or Dryuary encourages individuals to abstain from alcohol for the entire month of January. This initiative aims to raise awareness about the health benefits of reducing alcohol consumption and encouraging a healthier start to the year.
To get your Dry January going, our in-house Applications Technologist Lauren has created a refreshing no-alcohol cocktail - her Fiery Peach Fizz, made with all-natural flavours and our provenance-based kiiNotes®.
Fiery Peach Fizz
Ingredients:
Peach Juice Concentrate (65 Brix) - 18g
Lemon Juice Concentrate (32 Brix) - 1.5g
Natural White Peach Flavour - 0.45g
Earl Grey Tea kiiNote® - 1.5g
OmegaSweet Extra Flavour Natural - 30g
Sparkling Water
No-Alcohol Spirit alternative (optional)
Process
In a shaker, mix the Peach juice concentrate, Lemon juice concentrate Earl Grey Tea kiiNote®; Natural White Peach Flavour; OmegaSweet® and Ginger (Sri Lankan) Natural kiiNotes®. Shake well and pour over ice in a large wine glass. Top up with sparkling water/no-low alcohol alternative. One of our favourite no-alcohol alternatives for this recipe is CleanCo’s Clean G.
In the absence of alcohol, consumers typically switch over to sweetened non-alcohol substitutes. The reason for this is the inability to replicate the alcohol sensation that is typically found in your favourite ABV beverage.
Trends indicate consumers who take up non-alcoholic beverages are keen to ensure that the products deliver on the reduced sugar, natural and clean label credentials as well as providing some added functional benefits. On top of these requirements, they are also looking for products that provide a similar palette delivery to alcohol whilst staying low- calorie - all the while eliminating the drawbacks of alcohol.
To keep the taste and calorific profiles in place as well as enhance flavours effectively, the right natural solution would be needed. Omega Ingredients OmegaSweet® provides the right balance. This natural flavouring is designed to replace sugar in food and beverages by intensifying their existing natural flavours. This allows for the boosting of the natural sweetness, enabling sugar reduction of up to 50%, whilst delivering a clean label. Additionally, to ensure taste profiles stay true to their natural origins, our Omega kiiNotes® range, which is, simply put, natural extracts from the named fruit/source, are considered ideal to deliver provenance that can be depicted on the front of pack.
To deliver the alcohol sensation, we have developed a technique to replicate the mouthfeel and palette delivery of non-alcoholic beverages to perfectly mimic that of various alcohol types. This provides the taste profile of alcohol within a healthier alternative.
Are you interested in optimising your product with our range of natural flavours and extracts? Contact us and discuss your application needs with our team.