Nonsuch Shrubs drinking vinegar

FLAVOUR: Peach & basil PRICE: £3.50 for 250ml AVAILABLE FROM: Borough Wines this Suffolk-based brand uses the traditional name for drinking vinegar, ‘shrubs’, and is packaged in a nice bottle. however, ‘Beyond alcohol, beyond soft drinks, quite literally beyond compare’ is a bold claim.

The liquid is golden, and there is a hint of exoticism on the nose. But it tastes more of mastic and pine than peach. Not pour-downthe-sink foul, but a long way from being delicious. It works out more expensive than a good bottle of wine, too. And at 105 calories, with 7g of sugar per 100ml, I wouldn’t waste my calories on this.

2/5