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EMILY WAY FOR TASTE OF HOME
EMILY WAY FOR TASTE OF HOME
Little Saints drinks are functional mushroom spirits that bring all the benefits of botanicals—without the booze.
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If we had to guess, we’d say 2026 will be the year of mushrooms. Mushroom coffee is as popular as ever, and we’re even seeing shrooms making appearances in cold weather staples like hot chocolate. Whether it’s mind- and body-boosting mushrooms like lion’s mane or adaptogens like reishi that address stress, it’s easy to see why some folks are substituting their daily drinks with these healthy alternatives.
That said, the hot drink market isn’t the only place we’re seeing these naturally perky ingredients popping up. With options like Little Saints drinks—formulated with adaptogens and functional mushrooms—folks can now swap their sugary canned mocktails and de-alcoholized wines with better-for-you beverages just in time for Dry January.
To see how well they hold up to other options, we tried several of the brand’s botanical offerings ahead of Dry January. Spoiler alert: we weren’t prepared to be this impressed!
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What are Little Saints spirits and cocktails?
Little Saints—which appeared on Shark Tank in 2024—is a brand built on the idea that alcohol doesn’t equal a good drink. These zero sugar, non-alcoholic cocktails and spirits use functional mushrooms and botanical extracts to simulate the experience of enjoying a craft cocktail, without the hangover.
While the drinks offer all the benefits of lion’s mane and reishi mushrooms, they also surprisingly lack any detectable mushroom flavor. The secret lies within a proprietary processing method that extracts the beta Glucans from the shrooms. The flavorless extract then goes into the drinks alongside other beneficial extracts. And as an added bonus, the drinks are also low in calories thanks to a monk fruit juice concentrate sweetener.
How We Tested Little Saints Drinks
Little Saints drinks come in two forms: ready-to-drink canned mocktails and nonalcoholic spirits meant for mixing. We secured several samples of both sipping options to best test the scope of flavors.
Canned Mocktails
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Little Spirits’ catalogue offers an array of mocktails in familiar flavors, but with a botanical twist for added benefits. We tried a bundle including the negroni spritz, spicy margarita, pink grapefruit paloma and—my favorite—ginger mule. The brand also offers a few other options, including a mojito, espresso martini (complete with a dash of caffeine) and, of course, their spin on a classic old fashioned.
In terms of taste, I’m pretty impressed with Little Saints drinks. All the canned cocktails are sippable, distinct and flavorful without any filler ingredients, sugar or artificial sweeteners. The monk fruit brings a touch of sweetness while still keeping the calorie count low.