"These non-alcoholic drinks are as good as the real thing"
AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW - MAX ALLEN, 2023
The latest release from Sydney non-alc specialists ALTD Spirits, this limited-release collaboration with Indigenous-owned bushfoods company Kakadu Kitchen is the first of a planned series of seasonal drinks. Bininj man Ben Tyler supplies family-harvested an-marabula – native peaches – from Kakadu to ALTD’s Tim Triggs, who blends them with sparkling water, de-alc’d wine and peach and vanilla flavours to make a very attractive bellini full of vibrant, rich fruitiness with an intriguing earthy, bittersweet botanical note from the native fruit. Packs of four 250ml cans, $25
Other good products to look out for from Triggs’ No & Low drinks company include the HIGHR range of tangy, not-too-sweet pre-mixed cocktails – I like both the Negroni Spritz and the Gin and Tonic (four-pack of 350ml bottles, $26) – and ALTD Golden Emperor ($45 for a 700ml bottle), a convincing take on Italian orange aperitivo bitters that is rather delicious over ice with a slice of lime and a splash of soda.