Talonmore is a family-owned drinks company. Fraser and Julie Kennedy founded it in Edinburgh in 2020, and their son Lewis joined as the third partner. We make one thing: a 0.0% ABV botanical spirit, brewed in small batches at a SALSA-certified production site in Scotland. No distillation. No ethanol. No compromise on flavour.
Over 8 million adults in the UK are choosing to drink less. We made Talonmore for them, and for ourselves. We wanted the depth and warmth of a proper after-dinner drink without the alcohol.
The family behind it
We're not a distillery and we're not a fund. We're a family. Fraser and Julie founded Talonmore Drinks Company in 2020, and their son Lewis came in as the third partner. We brew, blend, taste, ship, and answer emails from the same Edinburgh address. When you read "we" on this site, it's the three of us.
The company is small on purpose. Small batches mean we can taste every release before it goes out, and pick up the phone when a customer calls.
The name, and why an eagle
Talonmore takes its name from the strength of an eagle and its touchpoint with the land's natural ingredients. The eagle's talon, the part of the bird that reaches down to the earth, became our mascot. It stands for power, freedom, and the link between sky and soil.
Our strap-line, "Dare to Explore," comes from the same idea. Drinking less should never mean settling. It should mean choosing more carefully, and finding more interesting drinks along the way.
Brewed in Scotland, not distilled
Most alcohol-free spirits are made by distilling a traditional spirit and then stripping the alcohol back out. Talonmore is different. We brew with Scottish water and four plant ingredients, in small batches, at a SALSA-certified production site in Edinburgh. There is no ethanol at any stage of the process, which is why we can put 0.0% ABV on the bottle and mean it.
The brewing method keeps flavour at the front. Distillation strips delicate aromatic compounds; brewing protects them. The result is a full-bodied, fiery liquid that holds its own neat, on the rocks, with a mixer, or as the base of an alcohol-free cocktail.
Four Scottish landmarks on every bottle
Look closely at the Talonmore bottle and you'll find four illustrations. They are the four places that shaped the brand.
Edinburgh's festival spirit. The city is home to the world's largest arts festival. Talonmore was made here, for the kind of people the festival brings out: curious, social, up for an adventure.
Scottish water. Brewing is mostly water, and ours comes from Scotland's natural sources. Clean, soft, and quietly important to how the drink tastes.
Eagle Rock. A weathered carving on the riverbank at Cramond, west of Edinburgh. The closest thing we have to a logo in stone, and the inspiration for our eagle mascot.
Roman influence. Edinburgh sits on the edge of what the Romans called Britannia Inferior. Their roads, walls, and botanicals are still here, baked into the city.
What goes in
Talonmore is brewed with Scottish water and four plant ingredients. We describe them by what they do for the flavour.
Ginger. Warming and fiery. The spine of Talonmore. It's the heat and the spice you feel through the finish.
Hawthorn berry. Tart and tangy, with a sweet edge. A traditional botanical that gives the drink its earthy weight.
Assam tea. Malty and full-bodied. Adds depth and a long, dry close.
Prickly pear cactus juice. Subtle sweetness and body. Smooths the spice and rounds out the finish.
That's it. Four plants and Scottish water, brewed slowly, blended carefully, bottled at 0.0% ABV.
How to enjoy it
Talonmore is built for the ritual moment. The pour at the end of dinner. The drink in your hand at a celebration. The after-work serve when you'd rather not feel it in the morning. A 70cl bottle delivers about 28 servings of 25 ml, the same measure as a single dark-spirit pour.
Our favourite way: 25 ml over ice, with a thin strip of orange peel. From there it's an Old Fashioned-style serve, a Talonmorito, or a Sour. Whatever the mood asks for. You can find our signature serves under Mocktails.
What people are saying
Talonmore has been featured in The Times, the Evening Standard, The Scotsman, The Herald, and The Spirits Business. We're grateful for the coverage. The reviews we read first, though, are the ones our customers leave on Trustpilot, the people we actually brew for.
A note from the family
We started Talonmore because we wanted a drink that took the alcohol-free occasion seriously. Five years in, it's still the only product we make. We hope it gives you what we set out to make: depth, warmth, and the freedom to choose how the evening goes.
Fraser, Julie and Lewis Kennedy
Edinburgh, Scotland
