Here are the group highlights following another busy month!

Right at the end March we had another takeover day in the group – Mude introduced our community to their ready to drink cans – featuring a drink to help support every “Mude”; Chill, Play, Sleep and Work. They ran a competition and the winners, Debs Smith and Christopher Michael have been sharing pictures of the fab taster packs they received! 

More Winners Announced ! 

Following NonToxicated’s collaboration with Janey Lee Grace’s Alcohol Free Life Podcast we were able to announce a winner from our joint competition which had over 1600 entries. The winner was Kirsty Hubbard from Scotland, who claimed the BUMPER hamper of alcohol free drinks! You can watch Lisa showcasing the drinks as she packed them here!  

With thanks to all these brands who contributed to the prize which was worth over £250! 

Myth –Coconut White Cane and Dark Spiced Spirit 50cl

ANON – Bittersweet Aperitif 70cl

Maria & Craig’s -  CBD Spirit 500ml

Bemuse – Sparkling Mead – 4 mixed flavours 330ml

Smashed – Cider, Berry Cider, Shandy and Pale Ale 330ml

Herbarium – Distillation 29 70cl

Warner’s - 0% Pink Berry and 0% Juniper Double Dry 50cl

Goat Drinks – Horny Goat Functional Energy Drink 330ml

Lyre’s Classico Non-Alcoholic Sparkling 750ml

Stillers – Celtic Myst and Silk Roots 20cl

Mahala – Botanical Spirit 750ml

Mude – Taster pack of Mood-enhancing RTD’s

SoBeer – Taster pack of Light and Grapefruit Lagers

People's Choice!

Following Lisa taking part as a judge at the World Alcohol Free Awards (WAFA) in March, NonToxicated was delighted to have been asked to nominate 2 members of our community to take part in the judging of the first ever “People’s Choice” Award. We ran a competition to offer group members the opportunity to be a “Judge for a Day” and Kirsty Johnson and Malcom Dragon were thrilled to be selected. They attended the judging at the Club Soda tasting rooms in London on 10th May. We can’t wait to see their pictures and hear which drinks won the People’s Choice awards and the Trophies selected from the medal winners – more news on the WAFA virtual awards ceremony coming soon! The event was so successful that the WAFA team are hoping to roll-out Community Judging in other countries! 

On the Road 

Leanne and Lisa travelled to the NEC on 24th April to check out Low and No drinks at the Food and Drink Expo. This year the Low2No show was integrated into the main show – as many more buyers are looking for Alcohol Free drinks as part of their core range rather than a few specialist retailers looking at the category. Take a look at the Low 2 No exhibitors that were at the show. We had some great conversations, tasted some amazing drinks from around the world and we look forward to welcoming some of them as Brand partners in the coming weeks! 

Reviews 

We’re lucky enough to have some great reviewers in the group; this month Mick Malty, who is a big fan of Non Alc beers, has reviewed the two So-Beer lagers he won in the NonTox group (one of the reviews was his 225th!!) as well as Red Admiral Rouge, Jump/Ship Stoker’s Oat Milk Stout and from new Yorkshire brewery, Tartarus; the Moon Rabbit Vanilla and Tonka Stout. You can check out his Beers without Fears Blog here to see if your favourites have been reviewed! 

Nick Sorrell from All Hail The Ale loves his AF drinks too and last month reviewed Wolf Blass’s Zero Shiraz and Mash Gang’s Stay True. Check out his Youtube channel here - find out what he thought of the Eisberg white!

Til next month – Stay Nontoxicated! 

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