Has anyone tried Seedlip? as an alternative to gin?

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I want to cut out some alcohol and calories. I was in a cook shop back in the summer and they were selling bottles of Seedlip which is apparently a botanical non alcoholic drink that you can add to Mixers like tonic.

Any one tried it? Is it rank?

I like it.

Its very expensive for squash. Which is effectively what it is. I have been buying really posh squash for around 3 pounds per bottle. I mix it with water or soda water.

It isn’t expensive squash - it hasn’t got any sugar in and virtually zero calories.

It is expensive though!

Seedlip is lovely - we mix it with fever tree tonic and use slices of lime, etc, much like a gin and tonic.

It's ridiculously expensive and emperor's new clothes in liquid form. It makes me laugh through its sheer ridiculousness!

Its a lifestyle drink. Its selling "adult soft drinks". I dont think its an alternative to gin, its a completely different drink.

I like the spicy one.

Can anyone describe the taste?

I don't mind paying for it as an alternative to spirits.

I fancy the grove one, with mandarin fever tree!

I like the Spice one, less keen on the garden. It's def reduced my alcohol intake, I make a nice one with ice and tonic and garnish and it makes me feel like I've had a drink whereas a glass of squash wouldn't.

Yes it's ridiculously expensive though and ridiculous that's it's more than a bottle of cheap gin!! What price is your liver worth I guess!!

The Spice one is quite clovey and tastes fab with the Mandarin fever tree!

As an alternative can I recommend the excellent Nix & Kix mixers..on their own. Interesting and not really sweet.

Ridiculous price

I've tasted two flavours original and another.

Didn't like either.

Will stick to gin and tonic if drinking and ginger & lemongrass cordial with sparkling water when not.

It's mega expensive but nice.
What about elderflower tonic on it's one, or grapefruit tonic? Both are lovely.

I was handed a free sample outside Camden Town station a few months back. It was vile. Never again.

It’s worth trying the M&S alcohol free G&T . I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was.

The garden one tastes like peas

I think it's nice, like fresh garden peas (not good if u don't like peas tho!) Try and get some when it's on sale tho cos it's pricey as pp have said.

It tastes like cucumber water and is more expensive than gin. Completely overpriced.

I’m not very keen to be honest. We have most of a bottle to drink and it’s been in the cupboard for over a year. I prefer to drink tonic water on its own if I don’t want to drink alcohol.

The restaurant i work in serves the garden one in a non alcoholic cocktail with peas as a garnish

Try a few drops of angostura bitters instead of gin - is a very good alternative.

Agree about angastura bitters. It makes a proper grown up drink. Fee Brothers make good bitters too.

Thanks, I have asked for the grove one for Christmas as a treat. I will also seek out the non alcoholic g&t at Marks.

I'm pretty sure I won't like the garden one.

I'll try the bitters too.