New London Light 'Midnight Sun' | 0% Non-Alcoholic Aperitif, 70cl | Nordic wild coastal berries, fresh kelp and pine flavours | We support 1% for the ocean

I have been quite sceptical about non or low alcoholic spirts and over the last 12 months have tried quite a few and have until now been disappointed. New London Light is in a league of its own. I love Salcombe Gin and having read two brilliant reviews of their new non-alcoholic spirit in The Times and The Telegraph by acclaimed wine critics, I just had a buy a bottle.Like most people, I have probably over indulged during lockdown, so in an attempt to cut back a little, I have been on the hunt for a replacement that makes you feel that you aren't missing out. I am pleased to report that I have found it. It is simply delicious. Serve with a light tonic water, a slice of orange and a sage leaf (if you have one to hand). I really like adding a small dash of orange bitters too.I know some people are critical about non-alcoholic spirits and the cost, particularly considering there is no duty to pay, but what most people fail to recognise is the cost to produce high quality non-alcoholic spirits is actually higher than the cost to produce a gin and technically it is far more challenging without having alcohol there to carry all the flavours and aromas. If you were to add the cost of duty and VAT on top of duty to the price, you would end up at about the same price as for a bottle of gin, which kinda makes sense.The liquid is really very special, and I feel quite virtuous drinking it and no fuzzy head the following morning. Brilliant. If only non-alcoholic wines tasted this good!

Working from home and home schooling children has taken it strain this year and not reaching for the gin most nights has been hard.This 0% alc alternative has been the answer my wife and I have needed, to help us de-stress in the evening with out any negative effects added to another day of home schooling. I was initially very sceptical but this has really changed my view on this category.We drank this with Fevertree light tonic and its lovely. It smells of juniper and citrus that is reminiscent of the G&T's we are very fond of usually, it even has a slight warmth when drinking it.This is now a firm favourite in our house and I can highly recommend it. We have enjoyed it so much my next job is to order another bottle.

Got this is a gift and heard good things.

Saw this on TV this morning. Drinking this tonight. It’s yum. Will buy again.

I’m not normally a fan of other non-alcohol ‘spirits’ myself, but I bought this for my sister who doesn’t drink and she loves it. She even has a shot of it from the fridge every morning! Apparently it’s very refreshing!

I love gin; all gin; I love Cornish gin. But 'New London Light' by Salcombe Distilling Company is the Emperor's New Clothes of alcohol-free spirits (it's even worse than Sipsmith's alc-free, which is an achievement). It is brilliantly marketed, fowl-tasting water that someone left something horrid in for an hour. Save yourself a LOT of money (it's ridiculously expensive, especially when you remember, there's no Alcohol Duty on it!!) - buy something else!The 'distiller' refused to accept their water back, but the supplier was wonderful - no trouble, fully refunded.

It tastes like gin! I really get all of the botanicals and it is a great non-alcoholic alternative. I find slimline tonic is best as the lower sugar content and reduced sweetness allows the full flavour of the gin to be experienced.I’ve knocked off 1 star as it’s quite expensive but altogether I really enjoy drinking it and would recommend.

Ordered this as there was a good review on the TV for this non-alcoholic gin. However, when i tired it with a slice of lime and a fevertree tonic (1 small can) there was no evidence of the taste of gin. So I tried a small sip of it neat. None of the 'burn' you would expect with a gin. More like slightly flavoured water.