Drink Better is a drinks agency inspired by the family farm.
We celebrate the works of generations of committed grape growers, winemakers, distillers, botanists, and agronomists – and we share their work with you.
Drink Better is a drinks agency inspired by the family farm.
We celebrate the works of generations of committed grape growers, winemakers, distillers, botanists, and agronomists – and we share their work with you.
FERAGAIA | Fife, Scotland
Feragaia founders Bill and Jamie.
Feragaia (fe-ra-GUY-a) is a Scottish alcohol-free spirit marrying 14 botanicals including seaweed, bay leaf and chamomile. Before bottling, it's then blended with Scottish water, with the resulting tipple balancing earthy and spicy notes. Feragaia means ‘wild earth’, taken from Fera in Latin meaning ‘wild’, and Gaia in Greek mythology translating to ‘earth’.
The brainchild of friends Bill Garnock and Jamie Wild who both spent their early careers in the global spirits business, Feragaia was created for all drinkers, not just those who desire to be alcohol-free. It is the first 0 ABV spirit to come out of Scotland. Bill grew up in Fife in the shadow of the world’s largest distilleries, and he wanted the Scottish distilling tradition to be part of Feragaia, even at this small scale and even without the involvement of any alcohol in the process. The result is a complex beverage, with a clean taste and warming finish, amber in colour. It is not an alcohol-free version of an existing spirit, but very much its own thing.
Feragaia is committed the responsible sourcing of all the botanicals that go into their recipe. Many small foragers and growers come together to supply the botanical ingredients for the product, and that Scottish produce really shines in the finished product.
