Three Spirit

Three Spirit produces botanical elixirs and Blurred Vines drinks that the company describes as designed by plant scientists and bartenders. Its products are made in the UK and sold across the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and rest-of-world markets.^[1],[2]

The Blurred Vines range was created by winemakers and plant scientists, according to Three Spirit, using functional ingredients, ethically sourced plants, and fermentation methods. The company positions the range as built from the ground up using functional plants, rare teas, and fermented fruits, rather than as de-alcoholised wine.^[2],[3]

Three Spirit uses adaptogenic plants and nootropics in its drinks, framing them as a third way between drinking and not drinking. The company experiments with ingredients and extraction methods to, in its words, harness the full potency of plants and create drinks with function, flavour, texture, and mouthfeel.^[1]

Three Spirit states that it sources high-quality plants and fungi only from reputable producers and describes its ingredients as clinically approved. The company uses ethically sourced and sustainably packaged ingredients across its range, and cites guayusa as aiding reforestation of the Amazon Rainforest. Three Spirit is a certified B-Corp and Non-GMO Project Verified.^[1],[4]

Three Spirit's core lineup comprises the botanical elixirs Livener, Social, and Nightcap. The company also produces the elixirs Cherry Love Social XXX and Livener XS, and classifies Blurred Vines Sharp and Blurred Vines Spark as wines within its range. Blurred Vines Sharp is positioned as a white wine alternative subtitled 'Liquid Sunshine', and Blurred Vines Spark as a sparkling rosé alternative positioned as 'The Party Starter'.^[1],[5]

Three Spirit assembles its products into bundles, including the Mellow Mix, which comprises Social, Blurred Vines Sharp, and Nightcap.^[6]

Three Spirit blends adaptogens, nootropics, herbs, distillates, and ferments, building drinks around what it calls functional 'stacks' — combinations of active plant compounds intended to deliver both flavour and effect. The Blurred Vines wines in particular are built from the ground up using functional plants, rare teas, and fermented fruits rather than de-alcoholised wine.^[1]

Cold-brew botanical blends. Both Blurred Vines wines are built on cold-brewed botanical blends. In Blurred Vines Sharp the cold-brew blend combines koseret and manuka leaf; in Blurred Vines Spark it combines guayusa, black tea, and green tea. The cold-brewed herbs contribute to Sharp's crisp acidity and verdant citrus finish.

• Blurred Vines Sharp — cold brew of koseret and manuka leaf
• Blurred Vines Spark — cold brew of guayusa, black tea, and green tea

Fruit-wine fermentation. Both Blurred Vines wines contain a fermented fruit wine made from water, apricot juice concentrate, white grape juice concentrate, and wine yeast. Each is further finished with wine tannin and white wine vinegar.

• Blurred Vines Sharp — fermented fruit wine plus green gooseberry juice, wine tannin, and white wine vinegar
• Blurred Vines Spark — fermented fruit wine plus redcurrant and strawberry juice, wine tannin, and white wine vinegar

Botanical extraction — aqueous and ethanolic. Three Spirit extracts its botanicals by two named routes, aqueous extraction and ethanolic extraction, matched to each plant's active compounds. Manuka leaf (Leptospermum scoparium) is extracted aqueously, carrying beta triketones and sesquiterpenes and a subtle honeyed pine-like flavour; koseret (Lippia abyssinica) is also aqueous, carrying polyphenols with a minty herbal flavour and hints of sweet basil and oregano. Nettle (Urtica dioica), clary sage (Salvia sclarea), and California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) are extracted ethanolically. Nettle and clary sage both carry sclareol — nettle green, grassy and peppery, clary sage sweet and herbal with lavender and resinous woods — while California poppy carries GABA agonists, sweet and warm with a gentle alkaloid bitterness.^[7]

• Manuka leaf — aqueous extraction; beta triketones, sesquiterpenes
• Koseret — aqueous extraction; polyphenols
• Nettle leaf — ethanolic extraction; sclareol
• Clary sage — ethanolic extraction; sclareol
• California poppy — ethanolic extraction; GABA agonists

Functional 'stacks'. Each Blurred Vines wine carries a defined functional stack. Blurred Vines Sharp pairs California poppy and clary sage for stress and anxiety with a complex of amino acids (L-theanine, NALT, L-histidine), vitamin D and B-vitamins, and minerals from coconut water for hydration and alertness; it is caffeine free. Blurred Vines Spark combines caffeine, L-theanine, and chili for a lively, energising, euphoric effect, drawing natural caffeine and L-theanine from tea and guayusa, and uses schisandra berry to energise and balance.

• Blurred Vines Sharp — California poppy, clary sage, amino acids, vitamin D, B-vitamins, coconut-water minerals; caffeine free
• Blurred Vines Spark — caffeine + L-theanine + chili stack, plus schisandra berry

Foraged & functional botanicals. Across the range Three Spirit draws on a roster of functional plants and fungi with named active compounds and origins. Lion's Mane mushroom is used for cognitive function and mood; cacao is cited for its long therapeutic history; ashwagandha, an adaptogenic herb revered in Ayurveda, for soothing properties; and hops for calm and relaxation. Damiana (Turnera diffusa), an ancient Mexican herb, carries apigenin with zingy floral notes; Mosaic hops (Humulus lupulus), a modern variant of the calming plant in the cannabis family, carries multiple terpenes with a bright, bittersweet flavour; lemon balm carries rosmarinic, caffeic and chlorogenic acids and flavonoids for a gentle warming citrus aroma; liquorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) carries glycyrrhizic acid with a sweet, woody flavour.^[1],[7]

• Lion's Mane mushroom — cognitive function and mood
• Cacao — therapeutic use noted across thousands of years
• Ashwagandha — Ayurvedic adaptogen, soothing
• Damiana — apigenin; zingy floral
• Mosaic hops — multiple terpenes; bright, bittersweet
• Lemon balm — rosmarinic/caffeic/chlorogenic acids, flavonoids; warming citrus
• Liquorice root — glycyrrhizic acid; sweet, woody

Adaptogenic berries & teas. Schisandra (Schisandra chinensis) is used as one of the original identified adaptogens, a rare bright red fruit known as the 'five-flavour berry', carrying schisandrins and a flavour described as sweet, sour, salty, bitter and spicy; Blurred Vines Spark describes its schisandra berry as coming from Siberia. Green tea (Camellia sinensis) functions differently across the range: in Livener it is paired with caffeine for a clean, calm boost, while in Social only trace-caffeine extracts are used, with L-theanine as the key active compound. Guayusa (Ilex guayusa) is used both as a caffeine source and as an ingredient the company links to Amazon reforestation.^{[1],[3],[4],[7]}

• Schisandra berry — Blurred Vines Spark (Siberian), described as adaptogenic
• Green tea — Livener (with caffeine) and Social (trace-caffeine, L-theanine)
• Guayusa — Blurred Vines Spark; reforestation-linked

Stabilisers, acids & fortification. The Blurred Vines wines share a common structural toolkit: gum acacia, natural flavors, tartaric acid, mineral salts of potassium and magnesium, and added vitamins. Sharp also carries green tea and jalapeño as botanical extracts, coconut water, and vitamins C, D, B3, B6, B7 and B12; Spark adds malic acid alongside tartaric, botanical extracts of hibiscus flower, green tea (L-theanine), schisandra berry and cayenne pepper, and vitamins C, B3, B6, B7 and B12.

Additives policy & labelling. Three Spirit products contain no artificial colours or flavours, and the entire range is vegan and gluten free. Blurred Vines Spark is additionally sulphite free and made without artificial sweeteners. Best-before dates are printed on the neck of Blurred Vines bottles in black text; on other Three Spirit bottles they appear at the bottom-centre of the back in the format BB dd/mm/year and time.^[1],[8]

Blurred Vines Sharp. Presented as a still white wine alternative subtitled 'Liquid Sunshine', bright, fresh and aromatic with a light spritz. The nose shows manuka leaf and pressed gooseberries. The palate is mineral and racy, with apple blossom, fermented apricot and lime peel, crisp acidity, soft tannins and steely minerality, finishing on a verdant citrus note with lingering herbal verbena and jalapeño. It has also been described as a spritzy blend of cucumber, gooseberry, apricot and hay with a tickle of spice on the finish, and is marketed as revitalising, mineral and bright.

Blurred Vines Spark. A lively, pink, fizzy sparkling rosé alternative described as floral, vibrant and fruity, and marketed as energising, effervescent and euphoric. The nose carries fresh strawberry, green vines and delicate tea. The palate shows tannic red fruit, biscuity green tea, watermelon, elderflower and guava, with bright acidity, elegant tannins, dry redcurrant, floral green tea, a lick of chili and notes of fermented apricot, finishing on biscuity black tea and subtle fruits.

Serving. Three Spirit's elixirs feature in the company's own cocktail recipes. The 4D Blackthorn uses Social Elixir alongside a dessert wine such as Jurançon and sloe gin.^[9]

Three Spirit collaborated with The Wine Society for its Next Generation Series to mark the Wine Society's 150th anniversary, producing a limited-edition bottle of Blurred Vines Sharp renamed 'Botanical Brew' for the occasion.^[10]

Three Spirit states it has won over 40 awards for flavour and function, including the IWSC Low-And-No Producer Trophy, an SFWSC Double Gold Medal, a BSA Gold Medal 2024, and a Great Taste Award. The company also reports over 2,000 five-star reviews.^[1]

Robb Report named Blurred Vines Spark among the best non-alcoholic drinks, describing it as unique, mature, and delicious.