When enjoying your evening beverage, you might not be thinking about saving the planet. However, there is a growing trend in the drinks industry to use food waste as a key ingredient, allowing you to contribute while indulging in a tasty drink. The UK alone produces a staggering 9.5 million tonnes of food waste each year, worth over £19 billion. Now, distillers and brewers are using this waste to create beers and spirits that are both delicious and virtuous.
One example is Discarded Banana Peel Rum, available for £31.25 at thewhiskyexchange.com. This Caribbean rum is infused with unwanted banana peel for two weeks, resulting in a smooth and fruity drink.
Another brand tackling food waste is Toast Ale, known for their Craft Lager priced at £2 for a 330ml bottle at Ocado. They have used over three million slices of surplus bread from bakeries and supermarkets to craft their beer. Along with malted barley and European hops, the bread adds a unique crisp and refreshing flavor to the lager.
A fantastic brand that creates spirits from waste food is Discarded Banana Peel Rum. They also make vodka from grape skins and vermouth from cascara (discarded fruit of the coffee berry). The rum, made from discarded banana peels sourced from a food flavoring manufacturer, is infused with Caribbean rum and offers a smooth and fruity taste. It can be enjoyed on its own, mixed with ginger ale, or used in a daiquiri.
Seven Brothers Thrown Away IPA is an impressive beer made by seven brothers in collaboration with Kellogg’s. They use rejected corn flakes, ones that don’t make it into cereal packets, in the brewing process. This IPA has a cereal aroma and is packed with citrus and tropical flavors from Chinook and Amarillo hops. It is a fresh and biscuity beer that can be savored any time of day.
Served Hard Seltzer, created by brothers Dean and Ryan Ginsberg, incorporates imperfect or “wonky” fruit to make their refreshing hard seltzers. With flavors like lime and raspberry, these seltzers are crisp, fresh, and fruity, with a 4% alcohol by volume.
Black Cow Vodka is a unique spirit made by Dorset dairy farmer Jason Barber. He utilizes the whey leftover from making cheese to create a creamy and smooth triple-filtered vodka. It can be enjoyed alone or in a Dirty Cow cocktail, mixing Black Cow Vodka with dry white vermouth and a splash of olive brine.
Hyke Gin is another exceptional spirit that specializes in using surplus food. Made from unwanted table grapes from UK supermarkets, this gin is infused with juniper, rooibos leaves, cumin leaves, coriander, cardamom, and lemon zest. It offers a crisp and fresh taste with a piney hint from the juniper.
Trash & Treasure Spiced Botanical Rum is a standout product from Tom Warner’s distillery. Using overripe bananas, discarded fruit peel, and dandelion roots, this rum is distilled and infused with Jamaican white rum to create a complex spirit with fruity and spicy notes. It can be enjoyed neat or used to make a banana daiquiri.
By exploring these innovative drinks made from food waste, you can contribute to reducing waste and enjoy unique flavors. Helen McGinn, our drinks expert, has put these drinks to the test and highly recommends them.
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