Alkaline Drinks That Make Great Alternatives to Alcohol (2024)

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What drink is a good substitute for alcohol? ›

Alternatives to drinking alcohol include nonalcoholic beer or wine, mocktails, and kombucha. Experts associate alcohol with a range of health consequences. These include injuries and alcohol poisoning in the short term and liver issues, heart disease, cancer, and mental health issues in the long term.

Vodkas can be the least acidic alcohol. Premium vodkas may be alkaline (the opposite of acidic) and can have a pH as high as 8.8! That not only doesn't hurt your teeth, it can neutralize other acids that would hurt your teeth.

Popular alkaline drinks include water, dairy, some juices, some teas, and almond milk.

Traditional beverages like coffee, tea, energy drinks, and kombucha have been playing the functional game for centuries. Each has its unique way of enhancing mood and creating different states of mind.

Kava was introduced to the communities in the north of Australia in the 1980s as a substitute for alcohol, to reduce alcohol-related harms in the community. The kava drink is often used for sedative, hypnotic and muscle-relaxant effects, in much the same way that alcohol is used.

Reading an interesting book, taking a relaxing warm bath, or going for a walk or hike are just some ways you can relax your body without using alcohol.

Icelandic Glacial Water is perhaps the most prestigious offering, being 100% naturally alkaline glacial spring water from Iceland. The pH level is 8.4, making it naturally much more basic than typical spring water, and it's rich in minerals and has a wonderful, crisp flavor.

Some examples of alkaline foods are non-starchy veggies, fruits, nuts such as chestnuts or pumpkin seeds, and legumes like kidney beans or white beans. Acidic foods include meat, cheese, eggs, and grains. Milk and natural fats are considered neutral.

Citrus fruits become alkaline during the digestive process. Good choices for fruits to juice for a more alkaline system are apples, ripe bananas, grapes, peaches, nectarines, pears, mangos, oranges, grapefruit, pineapples, pomegranate and berries of all kinds.

There are possible disadvantages from drinking alkaline water with pH levels above 9. The water will likely have a bitter taste. And for people who regularly take stomach acid production blockers called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to maintain a higher stomach pH, drinking strong alkaline water could be dangerous.

What is the strongest alkaline solution? ›

The strongest alkali element is sodium hydroxide ( ) with a pH value of 14. The order of basicity is inversely proportional to electronegativity.

Camomile Tea

You can make camomile tea even better by making it with alkaline water, because alkaline water is better at extracting the active ingredients, called terpenes and flavonoids, than regular water is. That will increase the sedative effects of the tea.

About GABA Labs (formerly known as Alcarelle)

'Alcarelle' is a synthetic GABAergic* ingredient that can be used to make adult drinks and works as an effective catalyst for conviviality and social interaction without some of the unpleasant aspects of ethanol.

Not only can tea help you unwind, but it's also a cosy beverage. Tea is likely to be the most relaxing alcohol alternative. But if you don't like it, flavoured sparkling water is another good choice. Bubbly and fizzy, it can feel just like a sip of alcohol!

Drink Equivalencies

A standard drink is 12 ounces of beer, four ounces of wine or 1-1/4 ounces of 80 proof distilled spirits. They all contain about the same amount of pure alcohol (about 1/2 ounce).

Non-alcoholic Drinks To Order At A Bar

Some popular choices include a Shirley Temple (lemon-lime soda, grenadine, and a cherry), a Virgin Mary (tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, and lemon), or a simple soda water with a slice of lime or lemon.