Five Of The Best Ethical Alcoholic Drinks
I’ve worked as a drinks producer and a bartender. I like to use seasonal ingredients and work with brands that have traceable production and consider the environment. Over the past three years, I’ve seen top bars ban ice, plastic straws disappear and a keen focus on reduction in waste. It takes drinks brands a bit longer to react because they have to source ingredients, establish and refine production processes and organise distribution, but times are changing. Major players such as Absolut, Bombay Sapphire and Ketel One are all addressing alternative sources of energy, carbon offsetting, waste reduction and more direct relationships with primary producers. Here are five other ethical offerings.
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New Dawn Traders are seeking to inspire a new maritime culture around sailing cargo ships. They have teamed up with the schooner Tres Hombres and East London Liquor Company to bring two rums across the Atlantic to the UK. Their message is clear – “buy less, buy better, buy local, by sail” – and are offering products of exceptional provenance as well as a minimal carbon footprint. The two styles are a light agricole rum from the Canaries and a rich 19-year-old one from the Dominican Republic. Both are bottled by East London Liquor Company in handmade ceramic flagons from Clay Collective in Hackney.