Windspiel Alcohol-Free

Windspiel Non-Alcoholic, full of spice from the very first scent

Windspiel Non-Alcoholic from Windspiel Manufaktur serves as a base for alcohol-free long drinks and cocktails. Clove and allspice set the tone in its aroma, followed by juniper berries and a citrus note, and it is as clear as water in the glass.

Windspiel Non-Alcoholic is a non-alcoholic distillate in a 0.5-liter bottle. For this, Windspiel Manufaktur macerates and distills botanicals—plants and spices—according to a recipe they keep to themselves. Macerating means soaking the plants beforehand so they release their aroma.

A drink with the scent of clove and allspice

When you open the bottle and pour it, you first smell clove and allspice—two spices known from red cabbage and gingerbread—and only then juniper berries and citrus. The drink then reveals itself to be both spicy and fresh on the palate, and the citrus note accompanies the spices right up to the last sip.

Of the alcohol-free bottles we have selected from this producer, this is the spicy one. Spritz, Limone di Sicilia, and Pink Grapefruit thrive on bitter orange, lemon, and grapefruit.

With tonic in a long drink glass, with bell pepper and thyme in a shaker

Windspiel Non-Alcoholic is made for topping up and mixing, and Windspiel Manufaktur pairs it with their own tonic water in a long drink glass. How much tonic you use is a matter of personal taste, as the more you pour, the quieter the clove and allspice become.

For the shaker, the house offers a recipe in which red bell pepper and thyme keep the spices company. Muddle three slices of bell pepper and two sprigs of thyme in the shaker. Then add 50 milliliters of the distillate, 20 milliliters of fresh lime juice, and 10 milliliters of vanilla syrup, and shake everything with crushed ice.

Strain into a pre-chilled tumbler—a short glass with a heavy base—and garnish with a slice of bell pepper, a sprig of thyme, and a little lime zest. The table will then be filled with the scent of a herb garden, the bell pepper glowing red through the ice, with the clove waiting behind it for its moment to shine.

Crafted by masters with trained noses

The distillate is crafted by distillers who are masters of two trades: firing and distilling. One of them holds a doctorate in sensory analysis and has made smelling and tasting his specialty. They work in small batches with the same care as with every other bottle from the house.

The fact that clove, allspice, and juniper stand so cleanly alongside one another in this drink, without any one overpowering the others, is the work of such noses—a craftsmanship you smell before you taste.

A non-alcoholic distillate for many evenings and large gatherings

Once opened, the bottle can be stored unrefrigerated in the cupboard for at least eight weeks, so it will last through many an evening. For guests, we also offer it in a three-pack—three bottles for an entire season—and it is vegan to boot.

You can find it on the shelf for non-alcoholic spirits, among the spicy drinks from other producers in Schlat, Berlin, and Werne, and you can see everything else their house produces under Windspiel Manufaktur.