Three Spirit Compared: Livener, Social Elixir and Nightcap vs Aplós and Little Saints
Three Spirit's elixirs compared: taste, ingredients and how to serve each, and how they stack up against Aplós and Little Saints.
Three Spirit, made in London, makes three non-alcoholic botanical elixirs, each built around a different mood: Livener is fruity and fiery with caffeine, Social Elixir is dark and bittersweet with cacao and yerba mate, and Nightcap is a smooth, maple-sweet sipper with ashwagandha and valerian. It also makes Blurred Vines, two wine alternatives. Here’s how the range compares, how to serve each one, and how Three Spirit stacks up against Aplós and Little Saints. We sell all of them.
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The Three Spirit range
Livener, Social or Nightcap?
Livener
- Taste: watermelon and hibiscus, with cayenne and ginger heat
- Inside: guayusa, ginseng and schisandra; contains caffeine
- Serve: 50 ml over ice with soda water and a grapefruit slice
Social Elixir
- Taste: dark, bittersweet and herbal, with a savory finish
- Inside: cacao, yerba mate, damiana and lion’s mane
- Serve: 50 ml with ginger ale and a slice of orange
Nightcap
- Taste: wood and spice, then maple, vanilla and hazelnut
- Inside: lemon balm, ashwagandha, valerian and licorice
- Serve: 50 ml straight with an orange twist
Nightcap is the one made to be drunk neat; the other two are built for a long glass. More on that in should you drink non-alcoholic spirits neat.
Blurred Vines: wine alternatives
Blurred Vines Spark is a sparkling rosé-style drink of redcurrant, strawberry and green tea, with guayusa (it contains caffeine). Blurred Vines Sharp is a still white with gooseberry, Manuka leaf and a light spritz. Both come in 750 ml bottles; serve chilled at a 125 ml pour.
Three Spirit vs Aplós vs Little Saints
Three Spirit
- Made in London
- 500 ml elixirs and 750 ml wine alternatives
- Distinct flavors for different moods
- Botanicals such as guayusa, damiana, ashwagandha and valerian
Little Saints
- Made in the US
- Gin, whiskey and mezcal styles, plus canned cocktails
- Built to replace a spirit in a cocktail
- Lion’s mane in its spirits; reishi in its cans
- 12 weeks once open
Choose Three Spirit for flavor-led elixirs with a clear mood, Aplós for one familiar base in three blends, and Little Saints if you want your functional drink to stand in for a gin, whiskey or mezcal. Once opened, here’s how long each keeps.
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Common questions
What is Three Spirit?
A London maker of non-alcoholic botanical elixirs: Livener, Social Elixir and Nightcap, plus the Blurred Vines wine alternatives.
Which Three Spirit should I try first?
Livener for a lively long drink with soda, Social Elixir for something dark and bittersweet with ginger ale, or Nightcap to sip straight in the evening.
Does Three Spirit contain caffeine?
Livener and Blurred Vines Spark do. Social Elixir contains yerba mate and green tea; Nightcap is the evening one, with valerian and lemon balm.
How does Three Spirit compare with Aplós?
Three Spirit makes flavor-led elixirs for different moods in 500 ml bottles. Aplós uses one citrus-herbal base in three blends, such as lion's mane and L-theanine in Ease, in 750 ml bottles.
