Sapinca
Sapinca makes alcohol-free, organic elixirs from roots, herbs and fruit. You can take them as a small shot, dilute them with sparkling water or hot water, or use them as a base for a mocktail. Here you can read what Sapinca is, which three flavours are available and which glass to choose.
More about drinking without alcohol
Sapinca belongs to the alcohol-free drinks with a distinctive flavour. Looking for something similar, or for recipes? Start here.
Gimber
Also organic and alcohol-free, but entirely centred around ginger and lemon. Spicier than Sapinca.
About Gimber →
Mocktails
Alcohol-free recipes, with just as much flavour. A splash of Sapinca adds depth.
To mocktails →
Ginger beer
Spicy ginger soft drink. Adding a splash of Root Elixir makes it even more herbal.
About ginger beer →Alcohol-free spritz
An alcohol-free spritz as an aperitif. Fresh, slightly bitter and beautiful in a large glass.
To the recipe →A concentrated alcohol-free elixir
Sapinca is a brand of organic, vegan and alcohol-free drinks. Each bottle is a concentrated blend of roots, herbs or fruit. The Root Elixir is made from ten root varieties, mostly from South America. The label lists, among other ingredients, ginger, turmeric, maca, yacon, galangal and liquorice root. It is sweetened with blue agave.
You drink Sapinca in small quantities. A small shot neat, or a splash diluted with sparkling water or hot water. According to the maker, this gives you 20 to 25 glasses from one bottle. You can also use it as a base for a mocktail, or as a flavouring in a cocktail with alcohol. Store the bottle in the refrigerator after opening.
In brief
Root, Fruit and Herb
Gall & Gall sells all three Sapinca elixirs in a bottle of approximately half a litre.
Sapinca Organic Root Elixir
Ten powerful root varieties, mostly from South America. Golden yellow in color, spicy and earthy.
Sapinca Organic Fruit Elixir
A blend of roots and fruit, also largely from South America. Fruitier and softer than the Root.
Sapinca Organic Herb Elixir
Made with herbs and plants. Fresh, earthy and powerful in flavor.
Sapinca is a great base for alcohol-free drinks. Find recipes on our mocktail page.
Herbal, earthy and with a kick
Spicy & earthy
Ginger and turmeric add warmth and spice, while the agave brings a gentle sweetness. A hint of licorice in the background.
Fruity & rounded
The same earthy character, with more fruit. Softer, making it an easy introduction.
Fresh & green
Herbs and plants take center stage. Fresh and herbal, and the least sweet of the three.
Flavor profile of the Root Elixir, neat. Diluted, everything becomes much milder.
Three ways to drink Sapinca
A little is enough: the maker recommends about 2.5 cl per glass. Shake the bottle before pouring.
As a shot
2.5 cl neat in a small glass. This is how you taste the elixir at its strongest. It tastes best chilled from the refrigerator.
Glass: shot glass →With sparkling water over ice
2.5 cl Sapinca in a tumbler with ice, topped up with sparkling water. Add a slice of lemon or a sprig of mint for a herbal soft drink.
Glass: tumbler →Warm
2.5 cl in 20 cl hot water, like a kind of herbal tea. Delicious on a cold day, optionally with a slice of lemon.
Hot Toddy →Cocktails and mocktails with Sapinca
Use 1 to 3 cl Sapinca as a base for a mocktail, or as a herbal twist in a cocktail. Recipes with ginger and citrus work best.
Moscow Mule
Lime and ginger beer with a dash of Root Elixir. With or without vodka.
Penicillin
Whisky with lemon, honey and ginger. Sapinca makes it even more herbal.
Hot Toddy
Hot water with lemon and honey. With Sapinca instead of whisky, it becomes a warm alcohol-free drink.
Gin and tonic
A dash of Herb Elixir with tonic over ice. With alcohol-free gin, it becomes a 0.0 version.The right glass for Sapinca
A sturdy tumbler for Sapinca with sparkling water and ice, a small glass for a neat shot, and a tall glass for a mocktail. These are the glasses we recommend ourselves.
Everything you still wanted to know about Sapinca
Can't find your question here? Check out our mocktails or get in touch.
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