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9 hard seltzers that make a refreshing alternative to cocktails this summer
By Amy Beecham
Updated 1 year ago
2 min read
Transform your summer sipping with these 9 alcohol-infused sparkling water brands.
When the temperatures start to climb, is there anything more quintessentially British than heading to the park with a tinny? The definition of low-effort, the humble can is made for everything from garden barbecues to after-work sundowners, whether it’s filled with ale or Aperol.
Hard seltzer – aka sparkling water infused with alcohol – has also been gaining popularity for some time now, offering a lighter and more refreshing alternative to the typical picnic fodder of beers, boxed wine and canned G&Ts.
From alcoholic ginger beer from Sunnyside to punchy Topo Chico to the fruity freshness of Good One hard soda, welcome to your ultimate summer drinks menu.
Sunnyside ginger beer
Pressed with real organic ginger and lemons, Sunnyside is the UK’s first fresh-pressed and naturally sparkling alcoholic ginger beer and tastes as refreshing as it gets.
Topo Chico Hard Seltzer
This tropical fruit-infused drink, with its bittersweet taste and low alcohol volume, promises to transport you to somewhere far away in just one sip.
Good One Hard Soda
These craft hard sodas are made with fresh and natural ingredients, combining flavours such as lime and cucumber, grapefruit and thyme, and raspberry and basil.
Shop Good One Hard Soda Selection, via The Food Market, £36 (for 12 cans)
Bodega Bay Hard Seltzer
Enjoy this expertly curated blend of triple-grain vodka, sparkling water and natural flavours of apple; ginger and açai; elderflower; lemon and mint; and cherry, mango and goji.
Delite Hard Seltzer
You’re bound to enjoy this UK-based, independently owned alcoholic sparkling water infused with fruit.
Berczy Hard Seltzer
Make a tasty choice between passionfruit and turmeric, lemon and lime, and peach and raspberry flavours.
Drty Hard Seltzer
Drty promises to taste like 5.01pm on a Friday, and we think it lives up the bold claim.
High Water Hard Seltzer
Try the whole range of delicious flavours, from mango and peach to lemon and elderflower and cucumber and mint.
Served Hard Seltzer
Are you being Served? If not, you should be. The brand offers both bar quality cocktails in a can made with a double measure of premium spirit and award-winning hard seltzers.
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