Top alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks for the Dry January® challenge and beyond

Alcohol Change UK | January 2025 | 9 minutes

Check out these favourites from the taste-testers at Alcohol Change UK and find your new go-to drink.

The alcohol-free drinks market is expanding quickly. We’ve compiled our top alcohol-free drinks of all time (so far), that we think are definitely worth a try. Here they are, in random order!

Some of these products contain 0.5% or 0.05% alcohol – we think these are perfectly acceptable to drink during the Dry January® challenge or any other dry month, but it’s up to you to make your own rules.

Lucky Saint (variety), 0.5%

An ice-cold alcohol-free beer never tasted so good this January!

Lucky Saint has expanded its range over the past year, introducing refreshing new options in their Lemon Lager and Weissbier, joining their classic Lager and IPA. These pioneering London brewers continue to impress.

In fact, our tasters have rated each our top score of 5/5!

For the fifth year running, Lucky Saint are also the official beer of the Dry January® challenge 2026 – check out Lucky Saint’s and all our Dry January® challenge partner offers here.

Noughty sparkling wine, 0.05%

This wine hits the nail on the head. In fact, according to our reviewers, “Most of us will have had standard-strength sparkling wine that isn’t half as good as this.” Want to find out what all the excitement is about? Read the review here.

Counter Culture Organic Kombucha (variety), 0.0%

Purpose-driven fermenters Counter Culture Drinks are the Official Kombucha of the 2026 Dry January® challenge, which means that some amazing offers are available.

Not sure where to start with kombucha? In our 5/5 review, we found Counter Culture’s Try Dry® Citrus Yuzu Organic Kombucha Soda to be bright and refreshing, making it a great kombucha for people who don’t think they like kombucha.

Plus, 5% of Try Dry® sales go to Alcohol Change UK. A good drink you can feel good drinking; I’ll raise a can to that!

Lyre’s Spirits (variety), 0.05%

If you want a little variety and want to try your hand at making a few of your favourite alcohol-free cocktails. Have a little look at what our taste testers think:

CHANCE Clean Cider, 0.5%

Chance is the UK's first dedicated non-alcoholic cider brand, and they are already getting noticed in the world of alcohol-free refreshment, having recently taken home the Silver Medal at the World Alcohol-Free Awards.

Our team of three reviewers described it as “refreshing and crisp, with bright apple coming through.” You can read the review here.

CHANCE Clean Cider are also one of our Official Brands of the Dry January® challenge. See available offers.

Adnam’s Ghost Ship, 0.5%

Whenever we’ve been at events and offered people a taste of this beer, it’s come out on top. According to Adnams, they produce Ghost Ship in their usual way and then remove the alcohol without damaging the flavour. If you’re curious, there’s a short animation explaining how they do it. Rated 5 out of 5, you can read the review here.

Tesco low-alcohol GnT, 0.5%

The thought of an alcohol-free GnT might sound odd – gin is a complex spirit, so how would it work without alcohol? Well, Tesco have nailed it. What they’ve produced tastes like gin and tonic, and it looks like it too. Read our review of the original and low-calorie versions here.

Rawson’s Retreat chardonnay, 0.5%

If you like white wine and are looking to cut down your alcohol consumption, this wine might be the one for you. It’s well-presented, smells great and isn’t too sugary. Our taste testers hugely enjoyed it and rated it 5 out of 5!

Lindeman’s cabernet sauvignon, 0.5%

Low-alcohol red wine is hard to do well but this one is very good indeed. From the Hunter Valley in Australia, this is one of the best low-alcohol wines our taste testers have tried. You can read their review here.