Hosts planning a non-alcoholic toast
A 750ml Appletiser bottle offers 100% sparkling apple juice for shared pouring. Belvoir Pink Lady is another 750ml sparkling juice option, although Tesco’s listing showed it out of stock.
Who is choosing the drinks?
Hosts catering for dietary requirements
If a guest needs a vegan drink or has an allergy, choose by the current pack label, not the drink’s name alone. Sainsbury’s lists its Appletiser cans as suitable for vegans and vegetarians; check the pack before serving.
Hosts setting up a self-serve table
Individual cans avoid a shared bottle: Appletiser is listed in 250ml cans, while Cawston Press Sparkling Cloudy Apple comes in a 4 × 250ml pack. A 750ml bottle instead lets guests pour their own amounts.
What matters when choosing?
Decide whether the drink needs to be 100% apple juice, then compare sugar figures at the same volume and choose a pack that suits how guests will serve themselves.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Juice content | Read the juice percentage and ingredients. ASDA lists Appletiser as 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate; Waitrose lists Cawston Press at 49% pressed apple juice; M&S lists its sparkling apple spring water at 16% apple juice. | I want apple juice itself for the toast, rather than an apple-flavoured soft drink. If a lighter juice drink is fine, I can consider one with a lower juice percentage. |
| Sugars and pours | Compare sugars per 100ml before comparing different pack sizes. Tesco lists 10.5g per 100ml for Appletiser; Waitrose lists 4.3g per 100ml for Cawston Press. The NHS advises limiting fruit juice, vegetable juice and smoothies to a combined 150ml a day. | I’d like to know what is in the amount I plan to pour, without assuming that either “100% juice” or “no added sugar” means little sugar. |
| Pack format | Check bottle volume or can count, and the storage instructions after opening. ASDA lists a 750ml Appletiser bottle and says to refrigerate it after opening and consume it within four days; Sainsbury’s lists Cawston Press in 4 × 250ml cans. | Guests can help themselves from a bottle, or take an individual can without leaving a communal bottle open. |
| Guest requirements | Read the current pack’s ingredients, allergen information and dietary labels. Check the exact drink and variant, especially when choosing between apple juice, a juice drink and a mixed-fruit option. | Someone at the party may need a particular ingredient or dietary label checked before I serve them a drink. |
What should you avoid overlooking?
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Assuming every fizzy apple drink is apple juice
ASDA lists Appletiser as 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate, while M&S lists 16% apple juice alongside sugar, acids and flavourings in its sparkling apple spring water. They serve different preferences.
Choose the type of drink you want first, then check its juice percentage and ingredient list.
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Reading “no added sugar” as a sugar figure
Waitrose lists Cawston Press Sparkling Cloudy Apple as having no added sugar or sweeteners and 4.3g sugars per 100ml. Tesco lists 10.5g sugars per 100ml for 100% juice Appletiser.
Use the per-100ml nutrition figures for an equal-volume comparison, while keeping the different juice percentages in view.
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Relying on one party-bottle listing
Tesco’s listing for the 750ml Belvoir Pink Lady sparkling apple juice showed it out of stock. A preferred bottle may not be available where you plan to shop.
Check the retailer’s current listing before planning around that bottle, and decide whether another bottle or cans would work instead.
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Using an online listing as the final allergy check
An ingredient or dietary description for a product line may not settle whether the particular pack in hand meets a guest’s requirements.
For allergies, intolerances or strict dietary requirements, read the current pack label before serving.
Which brands illustrate the options?
Appletiser
A sparkling apple-juice option in a sharing bottle or individual cans.
- ASDA lists the 750ml bottle’s ingredient as 100% carbonated apple juice from concentrate.
- Its listed 250ml serving contains 26g sugars; smaller pours are an option for guests choosing how much juice to have.
Cawston Press
A canned sparkling cloudy apple juice drink, rather than a 100% juice.
- Waitrose lists 49% pressed apple juice and 4.3g sugars per 100ml.
- Its lower listed sugar figure comes with a lower juice percentage than Appletiser’s 100% juice.
Belvoir Farm
Its Pink Lady sparkling apple juice is a 750ml bottle for shared pouring.
- Tesco describes the product as non-alcoholic and made with 100% juice.
- Tesco’s listing showed it out of stock, so check availability before relying on it for the party.
Tropicana
Orchard Apple is a still apple juice, not a sparkling option for the toast.
- Tropicana describes Orchard Apple as 100% pressed, not-from-concentrate juice.
- Choose a separately labelled sparkling drink if fizz is part of the plan.
Copella
Tesco lists Copella apple drinks among its chilled apple juices.
- The listed range includes Copella Apple Juice and Apple & Elderflower Juice.
- Check the particular pack for carbonation rather than assuming an apple juice will be sparkling.
M&S
Sparkling British Apple Spring Water is an apple-flavoured canned drink, not 100% sparkling apple juice.
- M&S lists it in a 330ml can with carbonated spring water and 16% apple juice from concentrate.
- Its ingredients also include sugar, acids and natural flavourings; check that this is the style of drink guests want.
Joybuy drinks for the party
These options include 100% sparkling apple juice in cans, a 750ml sparkling apple drink for sharing and apple-and-mango cans. Check the pack details if juice percentage or sugars will determine your choice.
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Appletiser 100% Apple Juice Lightly Sparkling, 6 × 250ml
The six individual cans suit a self-serve table when guests want sparkling apple juice rather than a mixed-fruit drink. Sainsbury’s lists 26g sugars per 250ml serving for Appletiser; check the current pack for guest dietary requirements.
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De Vina Sparkling Apple 750ml
The 750ml format allows shared pouring instead of handing out individual cans. Check the current pack’s juice percentage, ingredients and nutrition information before choosing it on those grounds.
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J2O Sparkling Apple & Mango, 4 × 250ml
Four individual cans offer a sparkling apple-and-mango drink for guests who are not looking for apple juice alone. Check its current ingredients and nutrition label if juice content or sugars matter to your choice.
Frequently asked questions
Can sparkling apple juice work for a non-alcoholic toast?
Yes, if you choose a product labelled as a non-alcoholic drink: Tesco explicitly describes Belvoir Pink Lady Sparkling Apple Juice as non-alcoholic, while Appletiser is sold as a sparkling apple-juice soft drink. Check the exact pack if avoiding alcohol is essential.
Does a 250ml can of apple juice count as two 5 A Day portions?
No. The NHS says 150ml of fruit juice counts as one 5 A Day portion and that juice counts only once in a day, even if you drink more. A 250ml can is larger than that portion; it does not count twice.
What size pour should I offer from a sharing bottle?
Guests can choose smaller pours alongside water or other soft drinks. For context, the NHS advises limiting fruit juice, vegetable juice and smoothies to a combined 150ml a day, while ASDA lists 26g sugars in a 250ml Appletiser serving.
Can I keep an opened bottle of Appletiser?
ASDA’s listing for the 750ml Appletiser bottle says to refrigerate it after opening and consume it within four days. Follow the instructions on the particular pack you buy.
How should I check a drink for vegan guests or allergies?
Read the current pack for the exact variant before serving. Sainsbury’s lists its Appletiser cans as suitable for vegans and vegetarians, but an online listing should not replace the pack’s ingredient and allergen information for a guest with an allergy.