The REAL Drinks Co.

The REAL Co. was founded by David Begg in 2017, with Adrian Hodgson as Co-founder. It started life in a garage as David and Adrian experimented with a variety of tea strains, with a view to exploring tea’s incredible flavour potential. Today, the team are based on the Waddesdon Estate in Buckinghamshire – the UK home of the Rothschild family – working out of a state-of-the-art Fermentery. Despite scaling up over the years, the team still pride themselves on an experimental and innovative approach, albeit now married with methodical scientific analysis. The REAL Co.’s mission is to create alcohol-free expressions that stand up to the very best wines, with a firm gastronomic focus. David says, “Right from the beginning, we were always tasting our liquids in a wine glass. We’re not trying to make a wine, but a top-quality drink that lifts food in the same way that wine does.”
With the “low-and-no” category still in its early days, The REAL Co. have set themselves apart as a true leading light in the alcohol-free drinks industry. We’re delighted to partner with them for our very first Own Selection Sparkling Tea.