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Alcohol-free drinks for a weeknight
Tuesday tastes better with no Wednesday.
The weeknight drink is the sneaky one. A glass of wine with tea, a can in front of the telly. It's a habit more than a craving, and habits are easy to swap when you've got something good to swap them with.
So keep the ritual: a cold can, a proper cocktail or a G&T in a heavy glass. Just without the 3am wake-up and the foggy Wednesday. Mix any 6 drinks and save 5%, up to 15% for 24.
Ready-to-drink cocktails
Chill, crack, pour. No shaker needed.
A cold can with your tea
Crisp lagers and pils.
A proper G&T
Spirits that make a weeknight feel like a weekend.
Fill the fridge for the week.
Any 6 drinks get 5% off, 12 get 10%, 24 get 15%. Spirits: 6 bottles 10% off, 12 get 15%.
Kev's guide
Why weeknights?
The weeknight drink is a habit, not a party. A glass of wine while you cook. A can in front of the telly. It's become part of the routine.
The NHS advises several drink-free days a week if you drink. Weeknights are the easiest ones to make alcohol free, because you're not giving up a night out. You're just changing what's in the glass.
Swap the habit, keep the ritual
The trick isn't willpower. It's making the good choice the easy one. So match your usual weeknight drink with something just as good.
The glass of wine with tea
Swap it for a Pierre Zéro Merlot 20cl. It pours one generous glass of 0.0% French Merlot, so you don't have an open bottle staring at you all week.
The can in front of the telly
Try Northern Monk Faith, a silky hazy pale from Leeds at just 26 calories a can. Or browse our alcohol-free lagers if you like it crisp.
The G&T after a long day
Pearsons London Botanic with Mediterranean tonic, plenty of ice and a slice of cucumber. A weekend drink on a Tuesday.
The lazy cocktail
No mixing, no faff. A Savyll Moscow Mule over ice brings ginger, mint and real lime juice. Browse all our ready-to-drink cocktails.
Make it stick
Keep the fridge stocked. If there's something good in there, you'll reach for it. If there isn't, you'll reach for the old habit.
Start small. Pick two nights a week, say Monday and Tuesday, and make them alcohol free. Then see how Wednesday feels.
Make it cheaper
Mix any 6 drinks and get 5% off, 12 for 10%, 24 for 15%. Spirits get 10% off 6 bottles and 15% off 12. Build a beer box or a spirits box and you're set for the month.
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Good questions
Why swap on weeknights?
It's where the habit lives. The NHS advises several drink-free days a week if you drink, and weeknights are the easiest ones to make alcohol free.
Do you have single serves?
Yes. Cans and ready-to-drink cocktails are single serve, and Pierre Zéro do 20cl bottles of wine that pour one generous glass.
How does the deal work?
Mix any 6 drinks and get 5% off, 12 for 10%, 24 for 15%. Wine and spirits: 6 bottles 10% off, 12 bottles 15% off. It comes off automatically.