With alcohol-free spirits gaining popularity around the world, it is time to introduce the fabulous Pentire to Switzerland. Created from natural ingredients found on the Cornish coast in England, Pentire is an embodiment of coastal living in a bottle. Soil, climate and air moisture combine to provide the ideal environment for key botanicals to thrive. These are lovingly gathered and distilled to make Pentire Adrift and Pentire Seaward. Healthy drinks for adventurous people who love the outdoors.
About Pentire
Alistair Frost, Pentire's founder, describes his desire to bottle the way of life he enjoys:
"Catching waves until dusk. Camping on cliff tops and foraging hedgerows for unexpected bounty. Sharing and experimenting with the flavours we found on the coast. We wanted to bottle that experience. And create a drink that harnesses the power, beauty and immense flavours of plants."
Pentire is distilled in the same way as gin, so it is a spirit. However, Pentire doesn't contain gin's main ingredients of ethanol or juniper. This allows it to have under 0.5% alcohol content, less than everyday staples like ripe bananas, bread or orange juice. It also has its own unique flavour and is free from sugar and sweeteners.
Pentire is a fantastic option for anybody who is looking to cut back on both alcohol and calories. Both Pentire Adrift and Pentire Seaward contain just 2 calories per 50 ml serving. It can be enjoyed with tonic or as part of a delicious, alcohol-free cocktail.
Both Adrift and Seaward are vegan, gluten free and contain none of the 14 recognised allergens.
The Flavour
Unique ingredients bring with them unique flavours. Both Seaward and Adrift have their own distinctive taste, the result of a collaboration between distillers and botanists with a vision to bottle the Cornish spirit.
Pentire Adrift is fresh, crisp and herbaceous. Its notes of lemon citrus couple with rock samphire, sage and Cornish sea salt to create a rounded, herbal finish.
Seaward is a newer offering from Pentire, created to be replenishing and invigorating. Its bright, citrus top notes come from zesty grapefruit. This is met with natural green tones from the Pentire plant blend, and harvested Cornish sea buckthorn brings a hint of natural berry.
Ethical Credentials
The very foundation of Pentire is based on love and appreciation for nature. This non-alcoholic spirit captures the immense flavour of plants, along with their power and beauty. Alcohol-free spirit consumption allows us to retain mental clarity and enjoy meaningful outdoor experiences. This in turn drives us all to protect the environment that allows us to live so well.
As a business, Pentire ensures its environmental footprint is as minimal as possible. They are constantly striving to do better and champion sustainability and change for the benefit of nature. It is a certified B Corporation, meaning that it must meet the highest environmental and social standards, balancing profit with the welfare of our planet and its people.
Ingredients
All ingredients are responsibly sourced. They are also organically certified, fair trade, naturally extracted and soil association accredited where possible. Their botanicals boast natural nutritional qualities, containing omega 3, fatty acids, antioxidants, flavonoids, carotenoids and an array of vitamins.
Packaging
All packaging is free from plastic. Their cardboard is 100% recycled and recyclable and the tape they use is kraft paper tape, which can also be recycled. Printing is carried out by Parklane Press using waterless technology to eliminate the consumption of water and release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the atmosphere.
Delivery
Whilst delivery of any product will inevitably create a carbon footprint, Pentire offset every delivery using the carbon-neutral fleet offering from DPD. This is achieved by measuring and striving to reduce carbon emissions, and by offsetting any remaining emissions. Offsetting is achieved by financing clean and renewable energy production projects through the purchase of carbon credits.
Giving back to the community
To protect the environment and our oceans, Pentire pledges to give a percentage of their monthly sales to relevant organisations and charities. They are actively looking for new causes and charities to support.
How to serve Pentire
Both Adrift and Seaward can be served very simply with tonic. Add 50 ml of Pentire to a glass filled with ice, add 150 ml of tonic and add a garnish of your choice. They suggest garnishing Adrift with rosemary or lemon peel, and using pink grapefruit to garnish Seaward. You can also purchase Pentire and tonic in a can to enjoy anywhere. Alternatively, take a look at some of the non-alcoholic cocktail ideas below.
Pentire Adrift Cocktail Recipes
As the original offering from Pentire, many tried and tested recipes incorporate Adrift. Check out the selection below, or try replacing gin with Adrift in your favourite cocktail recipe. We are sure you will be delighted with the result.
Pentire Adrift Alcohol-Free Oat Fizz
Ingredients
50ml Pentire Adrift
25ml fresh lemon juice
20ml sugar syrup (flavoured or plain)
50ml Oatly Barrista
1 egg white or 25ml aquafaba
Ice Tonic water
Mint leaf and nigella flower to garnish
Method
1. Place all ingredients except for the tonic into a cocktail shaker and shake hard for a couple of minutes
2. Strain the cocktail and shake again without ice
3. Strain the cocktail using a hawthorn strainer into a ceramic cup and wait for around 10 seconds for the foam to sit
4. Top with tonic, the foam should rise in one solid column as the bubbles raise the foam
5. Garnish with a mint leaf and nigella flower to serve
Pentire Adrift Alcohol-Free Forest Spritz
Ingredients
50ml Pentire Adrift
25ml green syrup of your choice
Soda to top
Scots Pine to garnish
Method
1. Place Pentire and syrup together into a wine glass and stir
2. Add plenty of ice and top with soda
3. Garnish with the fresh scots pine before serving
Pentire Adrift Alcohol-Free Dirty Martini
Ingredients
50ml Pentire Adrift
3 Nocellara olives in brine
5ml maple syrup
5ml olive brine
3 black pepper corns
Slice of fresh grapefruit
Green olive to garnish
Method
1. Chill a glass.
2. Remove stones from the centre of the olives
3. Add olives and Pentire to a shaker and mix together
4. Add the remaining ingredients and mix
5. Squeeze the grapefruit slice skin side down to release its oils and add to the shaker
6. Top up the shaker with ice until two-thirds full and shake hard for a few seconds
7. Strain the mixture into the chilled glass and serve over a large ice cube garnished with an olive
Pentire Adrift Alcohol-Free ACV
Ingredients
50ml Pentire Adrift
15ml unpasteurised cider vinegar
15ml honey
150ml soda
Slice of fresh turmeric
Fresh fennel leaves
Slice of fresh turmeric and fresh fennel leaves to garnish
Method
1. Combine the Pentire, cider vinegar and honey in a highball glass and stir
2. Fill the glass with ice
3. Top with tonic
4. Garnish with the slice of turmeric and fennel leaves to serve
Pentire Adrift Alcohol-Free Sea Sour
Ingredients
50ml Pentire Adift
25ml fresh lemon juice
20ml Lapsang Souchong tea syrup (see below for instructions to make your own)
1 Egg white or 25ml aquafaba
2 bay leaves Single bay leaf to garnish
Method
1. Combine all ingredients including 2 bay leaves in a cocktail shaker and shake hard
2. Add ice and shake hard again
3. Strain with a hawthorn strainer into a chilled glass
4. Garnish with the remaining bay leaf to serve
To make your own Lapsang Souchong tea syrup:
Ingredients
400g caster sugar
200ml Lapsang Souchong tea made using 2 tea bags
Method
1. Combine the caster sugar and tea in a pan and set over a gentle heat being careful not to allow it to simmer
2. Stir gently until the sugar dissolves and the syrup clarifies
3. Remove from the heat and store in the fridge for up to 2-3 weeks
Pentire Adrift Alcohol-Free Fireside Collins
Ingredients
50ml Pentire Adrift
25ml charred lemon syrup (see below for how to make this yourself)
Soda to taste
2 charred lemon wheels to garnish (to char: place slices of fresh lemon face down in the hot dry frying pan and flip over once they begin to char)
Method
1. Fill a highball glass with ice cubes
2. Add the Pentire and charred lemon syrup
3. Top up with soda and stir
4. Garnish with the thin wheels of charred lemon to serve
To make your own charred lemon syrup:
Ingredients
1kg caster sugar
800g water
3 unwaxed charred lemons, zest and juice
4 tsp of citric acid
Method
1. Bring the water to a simmer then remove from the heat
2. Add the sugar and stir until completely dissolved
3. Add the citric acid
4. Zest the lemons before cutting them in half and placing them face down on the medium heat of a wood fired grill to char and slightly caramelise
5. Juice the charred lemons into the cooling syrup
6. Stir well then cover and allow to cool
7. Straining into a sealed sterile container
8. Store in the fridge and use within two weeks
Pentire Adrift Alcohol-Free Bay Martini
Ingredients
50ml Pentire Adrift
Fresh bay leaf
Ice Bay leaf to garnish
Method
1. Chill your chosen glass.
2. Add the Pentire, a bay leaf and some ice to a mixing glass and stir
3. Strain into the chilled glass.
4. Serve over a large ice cube with a fresh bay leaf to garnish
Pentire Adrift Alcohol-Free Apple & Thyme
Ingredients
50ml Pentire Adrift
50ml fresh organic apple juice
Tsp raw honey
Lemon wedge
Sprig of thyme
Splash of soda water
Slice of apple and a sprig of thyme to garnish
Method
1. Pour the Pentire Adrift, apple juice and honey into a glass
2. Squeeze and drop in the lemon wedge
3. Stir
4. Add ice and a splash of soda
5. Garnish with a thin slice of apple and a sprig of thyme to serve
Pentire Adrift Alcohol-Free Pentire Gimlet
Ingredients
50ml Pentire Adrift
25ml fresh lime juice
Bar spoon of Maple Syrup
2 bay leaves
Extra bay leaf to garnish
Method
1. Chill a glass in the freezer
2. Add the Pentire, lime juice, maple syrup and 2 bay leaves to a mixing glass with ice and stir
3. Strain into the chilled glass
4. Garnish with a fresh bay leaf to serve
Pentire Adrift Alcohol-Free Lemon Collins
Ingredients 50ml Pentire Adrift
25ml Lemon Syrup
Soda to taste
2 lemon wheels to garnish
Method
1. Fill a highball glass with ice cubes and add the Pentire and lemon syrup
2. Top with soda
3. Stir
4. Garnish with the thin wheels of lemon to serve
To make your own lemon syrup:
Ingredients
200g fresh lemon juice
400g caster sugar
Method
1. Strain the lemon juice into a saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer
2. Add the sugar and remove from the heat
3. Stir until the sugar dissolves
4. Leave to cool
5. Bottle in a clean container, refrigerate and use within 2 weeks
Pentire Adrift Alcohol-Free Pentire x HOLM Rhubarb Gimlet
Ingredients 50ml Pentire Adrift
25ml Rhubarb, lemon & rosemary syrup
Sprig of Rosemary
Dehydrated rhubarb to garnish
Method
1. Chill a glass in the freezer
2. Add Pentire, rhubarb syrup, a sprig of rosemary and some ice to a cocktail shaker and shake hard
3. Strain into the chilled glass
4. Garnish with a shard of dehydrated rhubarb to serve
How to make the Rhubarb, lemon & rosemary syrup:
Ingredients:
200g Fresh lemon juice
400g Caster sugar
Half a stem of Rhubarb, roughly chopped
Method
1. Strain lemon juice into a saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer
2. Add sugar and remove from the heat
3. Stir to dissolve the sugar
4. Add half a stem of rhubarb (roughly chopped) and blend
5. Fine strain and leave to cool
6. Bottle in a clean container, refrigerate and use within 2 weeks
Pentire Seaward Cocktail Recipes
As a newer addition to the Pentire family, Seaward brings a citrusy, fruity flavour to your drink. Check out these recipes or add Seaward to your favourite alcohol-free cocktail or punch recipe.
Pentire Seaward Alcohol-Free Paloma
Ingredients
50ml Pentire Seaward
25ml Grapefruit syrup
25ml Lime juice
25ml Fresh grapefruit juice
Soda to taste
Pinch of Cornish sea salt
Slice of grapefruit to garnish
Method
1. Fill a highball glass with ice cubes and add Pentire, grapefruit syrup, grapefruit juice, lime juice and a pinch of salt
2. Top up with soda and stir
3. Garnish with a grapefruit slice to serve
To make your own grapefruit syrup:
Ingredients
400g Caster sugar
200ml Fresh grapefruit juice, strained
Method
1. Put the sugar and juice in a pan and set over a gentle heat making sure the mixture doesn’t simmer
2. Stir gently until the sugar dissolves and the syrup clarifies
3. Remove from the heat
4. Store in the fridge for up to 2–3 weeks
Pentire Seaward Alcohol-Free Sea Spritz
Ingredients
50ml Pentire Seaward
50ml fresh grapefruit juice
1 tsp of honey
Glug of soda water
Sprig of rosemary or a bay leaf to garnish
Method
1. Combine Pentire Seaward, grapefruit juice and honey in a glass and stir
2. Fill the glass with ice and top then stir again
3. Garnish with a fresh sprig of rosemary or a bay leaf to serve
Pentire Seaward Alcohol-Free Pentire Americano
Ingredients
50ml Pentire Seaward
25ml Æcorn bitter
Bar spoon of maple syrup
Wedge of fresh grapefruit
Charred Grapefruit to garnish
Method
1. Combine the Pentire Seaward, Æcorn bitter, maple syrup and ice cubes in a chilled mixing glass and stir
2. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice cubes
3. Garnish with the charred grapefruit to serve
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