From the Den to your dinner table.
A good pitch gets your attention. A good glass of wine keeps it.
As seen on Dragons’ Den, ZENO brings together proper winemaking and a love of everything that makes pouring a glass feel special.
Made in Spain, the wines are carefully crafted before the alcohol is gently removed. The focus? Flavour, texture and something you’ll look forward to opening.
Which bottle are you backing?
ZENO Viura
A crisp, fruity white for a glass with dinner or a catch up with friends.
ZENO Bobal Rosé
Fresh and lively. Pour chilled, put a few plates on the table and settle in.
ZENO Tempranillo Cabernet
A characterful red with a touch of spice. One for your next dinner at home.
ZENO Sparkling White
Elegant fizz for toasts, celebrations and making an ordinary evening feel a little more special.
ZENO Sparkling Rosé
Fragrant pink bubbles for when you fancy opening something with a bit of occasion.
You don’t need to face the Dragons to decide for yourself. Just choose a bottle and reach for your favourite glass.
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September has a bit of January about it.
Back to routines. Back to normality. And perhaps a quiet feeling that August got slightly out of hand.
But we’re not suggesting a detox, a new personality or getting up at 5am to go running.
Just a fridge reset.
Fill it with drinks you actually want to open. Proper craft beer, crisp lagers, cider, wine, fizz and grown up alternatives for when you fancy a drink without the alcohol.
Going alcohol free doesn’t need to be a big declaration.
Sometimes it’s simply choosing something better.
RESET THE FRIDGE
Whether you’re cutting back for September, staying alcohol free, or just fancy trying something different, we’ve got plenty to choose from.
Beer. Wine. Cider. Spirits. Mixed cases.
The difficult bit is deciding what gets fridge space first.
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ONE LAST TASTE OF SUMMER
The August Bank Holiday has arrived.
The unofficial end of summer. One last long weekend before September appears, evenings start drawing in and somebody inevitably mentions putting the heating on.
But we’re not quite ready to go full autumn yet.
We’re going orange instead. 🍊
And if your drinks cabinet needs something new for the changing season, these two from Lyre’s sit rather nicely between summer refreshment and autumn apéritif.
Bright, citrusy and made for mixing.
Lyre’s Orange Sec brings sweet and bitter orange, fresh zest and a touch of marmalade to the glass.
Shake it into an alcohol free Margarita, mix up a Cosmopolitan style cocktail or simply pour it over ice with tonic and a slice of orange.
A little darker. A little more bitter. Definitely more late summer heading into autumn.
Blood orange and red citrus meet a dry, grown up bitterness that makes this a cracking alcohol free apéritif.
Pour over ice with tonic or soda, add a wedge of orange and you’ve got an easy serve ready for those September evenings.
SOMETHING FOR SEPTEMBER
There’ll be plenty of time for dark evenings, jumpers and full blown autumn.
For now, we’re keeping the ice in the glass and the oranges sliced.
Enjoy the long weekend.
Dry Drinker
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THEY WERE DOING ALCOHOL FREE BEFORE IT WAS COOL
While the rest of us were still treating alcohol free beer as an afterthought, Neumarkter Lammsbräu were already brewing organic alcohol free beer in Germany.
That was around 30 years ago.
Today they make some seriously good examples of what traditional German brewing can do without the booze.
Organic malt. Organic hops. Natural mineral water. Traditional German brewing, with 30 years of alcohol free experience behind it.
The original. Full bodied, malty and gently bitter with a floral hop character.
A proper German wheat beer. Refreshing, smooth and satisfyingly malty.
The darker side of wheat beer. Richer, deeper and packed with classic German beer character.
Light, citrusy and ridiculously refreshing. One for the fridge.
Organic, gluten free and alcohol free, without forgetting the important bit: it still tastes like beer.
GERMAN BEER. PROPERLY DONE.
If crisp lagers, traditional wheat beers and proper European brewing are your thing, Lammsbräu deserves a spot in your next box.
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BELGIUM KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT BEER
So, with a long weekend on the way, we have brought together some brilliant Belgian brews that keep the character while leaving most or all of the alcohol behind.
From clean pilsner and citrusy IPA to smooth oaked blondes and bright fruit beers, there is plenty here for the fridge, the garden and whatever Monday has in store.
Choose six, twelve or twenty four bottles, get them chilled and make the long weekend count.
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BUILD YOUR OWN BOX
Why let us choose?
With our Build Your Own Box, you can fill a case with exactly what you fancy.
Pick the beers you already love, throw in a few new ones, mix styles, mix breweries and make the whole thing yours.
Choose from:
🍺 Lagers and pilsners
🌴 IPAs and pale ales
🍋 Radlers and fruity beers
🍏 Ciders
🥤 Something a little different
Go for a Mixed Case of 6 or fill the fridge properly with a Mixed Case of 12.
No mystery beers. No unwanted fillers.
Just your drinks, your box, your choice.
Cheers,
The Dry Drinker Team
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LAST CHANCE FOR 15% OFF
Just a reminder that our 15% off flash sale ends at midnight Sunday.
If you have been meaning to stock the fridge, try something new or top up your favourites, now is the time.
Use code:
FLASH15
at checkout and save 15% on your order.
Once Sunday hits midnight, the offer is gone.
Cheers,
The Dry Drinker Team
15% discount ends midnight Sunday. Exclusions may apply. Cannot be combined with other discount codes.
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15% OFF. RIGHT NOW.
No long story. No complicated offer.
For a limited time, you can save 15% across Dry Drinker.
Stock up on your favourite alcohol free beers, wines, ciders, spirits and mixed cases, or finally try something that has been sitting in your basket.
Use code:
FLASH15
at checkout to claim your discount.
This offer will not be hanging around, so get your order in before it disappears.
Cheers,
The Dry Drinker Team
15% discount available for a limited time. Exclusions may apply. Cannot be combined with other discounts.
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Alcohol free beer used to be awful
Thin, sweet and disappointing. Thankfully, those days are over.
ALCOHOL FREE BEER HAS CHANGED
Let’s be honest. Alcohol free beer did not always have the best reputation.
Thin lager. Strange sweetness. Something you tolerated rather than actually enjoyed.
Thankfully, that version of alcohol free beer is history.
Today there are crisp lagers, properly hoppy IPAs, rich dark beers and full flavoured wheat beers that can stand confidently beside their full strength counterparts.
A FEW GOOD PLACES TO START
GUINNESS 0.0
Dark, smooth and unmistakably Guinness. One of the best examples of just how far alcohol free beer has come.
ST AUSTELL PROPER JOB
A proper Cornish IPA with citrus hops, refreshing bitterness and plenty of character.
MAISEL’S WEISSE
A full bodied German wheat beer with soft fruit, gentle spice and a satisfying malty finish.
COLD CLASSICS MIXED CASE
Twelve handpicked lagers for anyone who wants to explore without committing to a full case of one beer.
Still judging alcohol free beer by something you tried years ago?
It might be time for another taste.
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GIVE THE BEER THE NIGHT OFF
We talk about beer a lot around here.
Fair enough. We have rather a lot of it.
But sometimes only a cold, crisp cider will do.
Our alcohol free cider range has everything from clean, refreshing orchard apple to raspberry, strawberry and lime, mixed fruit, berries and cherries.
KEEP IT CLASSIC
Prefer your cider crisp, golden and unmistakably apple?
Try familiar favourites including Thatchers Zero, Magners 0.0 and Adnams Wild Wave.
Fresh, refreshing and ready for the fridge.
TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT
For a more traditional cider character, discover Hogan’s High Sobriety Original or take a trip to northern Spain with Avalon Sidra Bajo.
Proper apple flavour, gentle sparkle and a little more bite.
MAKE IT FRUITY
Sometimes subtle simply will not do.
Go big on berries with Hogan’s Raspberry, Old Mout Berries & Cherries, Kopparberg Mixed Fruit or Kopparberg Strawberry & Lime.
Serve cold, add plenty of ice and enjoy.
Beer will still be there tomorrow.
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