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title: "Alcohol-Free Drinks Have Gone Mainstream: 3 Grown-Up Aperitifs to Make at Home"
description: Why low and no alcohol drinks have gone mainstream, what UK labels mean and three easy alcohol-free aperitif recipes with grown-up flavour.
author: Dr Marina Nani (Editor-in-Chief)
date: 2026-10-30T16:09:35.789Z
updated: 2026-10-30T17:51:04.230Z
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The alcohol-free shelf used to hold one sweet lager and a bottle of [elderflower cordial](https://richhealthmagazine.com/article/elderflower-cordial-the-taste-of-early-summer-you-can-bottle). It now carries alcohol-free gin, wine, beer and bitter aperitifs, and [low and no alcohol drinking](https://richhealthmagazine.com/article/ginger-lime-botanical-with-lion-s-mane-how-mocktails-make-this-summer-a-memorable-sunny-party) has moved from a January novelty to an ordinary choice at dinner parties, business lunches and weddings.

Health drives much of the change. Alcohol is classified as a cause of cancer, and the World Health Organization has stated that no level of drinking is safe for health. Even a couple of glasses in the evening disrupt your sleep: alcohol helps you drop off, then fragments the second half of the night and cuts the dream sleep that supports memory and mood. You feel the difference the next morning.

## What the labels mean

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