Fuego – Nice Tea Cold Brew

Sparkling tea infused with ají mirasol chilli, cherry, rose, damiana, maca, schisandra, reishi, goji, green rooibos, honeybush, hibiscus, lapsang souchong, five-year aged Menghai pu-erh, and vitamins B6 & B12.

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The usual trick with non-alcoholic drinks is to put sugar where the alcohol was. We didn’t. Three grams in the whole bottle, all of it from the cherry and the goji. Low in sugars, low in energy — 55 calories for the entire 500ml.

Built as a wine replacement, not a soft drink. Real acidity at the front, body through the middle, a long finish. Poured from a bottle, shared at a table, in a glass with a stem.

Warming by design. Ají mirasol brings a heat that builds rather than hits — it arrives after you’ve swallowed and keeps going.

Vitamin B6 contributes to the regulation of hormonal activity and to normal psychological function. Vitamin B12 contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.

Non-alcoholic, no hangover. Made in Amsterdam.

500ml, in boxes of 4 or 6. Single bottles available in our Amsterdam shop.

Can be served chilled or at room temperature, poured into wine glasses.

Features a screw cap, so it keeps in the fridge for two or three days once opened — though it’s built to be shared and finished.

Why do we reach for a glass of red wine? It's the end of the day. Dinner is on the table. The candles are lit. Maybe there's good company, maybe it's just a moment to yourself. It's the ritual, the atmosphere, the slow sipping and the pleasure of having something interesting in your glass.

We wanted to capture a little of that magic. We took our cues from red wine, just not the alcohol. Instead focused on exploring the flavours, aromas and textures that make a drink worth slowing down for.

We brought together a complex blend of tea, fruit, herbs and botanicals, layering the floral character of rose and hibiscus with the fruity notes of berries, earthy botanicals and a distinctive kick of chilli.

The result? A bold, aromatic blend with depth, character and its own little spark. Made for long dinners, late conversations, candlelit evenings and everything in between.

All the occasion. A different kind of drink.

Maca — farmed above 4,000 metres in the Peruvian Andes, where almost nothing else grows. Supports energy levels. Useful, depending on how the evening goes.

Damiana — a shrub from Mexico and Central America, where it's been going into drinks for a very long time. Uplifting.

Schisandra — the five-flavour berry: sour, sweet, bitter, salty and pungent, all in one mouthful. Helps you stay fresh and alert.

Reishi — relaxing. The quiet one in the bottle.

Goji — antioxidant. Contributes to protecting cells against oxidative damage.

Ají mirasol — a Peruvian chilli, fruity and raisiny rather than sharp. This is the one you'll notice. The heat builds rather than hits: it arrives last and stays longest.

Five-year aged Menghai pu-erh — wine gets better with age and so does tea. Aged pu-erh loses its edge and gains depth. It's the oldest thing in the bottle and the reason Fuego tastes like it's been somewhere.

Vitamin B6 contributes to the regulation of hormonal activity and to normal psychological function. Vitamin B12 contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.

What does it taste like? → Dry and tart up front — cherry, rose, a little earth from the tea. Then it fills out, and the chilli catches up with you at the end. Closer to a light red than to anything in the soft drink aisle.

Is it carbonated? → Lightly sparkling.

Can I keep it once it’s open? → It’s a screw cap, so two or three days in the fridge is fine. It’ll lose some sparkle after the first day.

Can I buy a single bottle? → Online it’s boxes of 4 or 6 (for now). Singles are available in the shop in Amsterdam West.

Can I drink it while pregnant? → Fuego contains schisandra, damiana, maca and reishi, all of which are traditionally avoided in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Research on most botanicals in pregnancy is limited, which is why we caution drinking while pregnant.

Can I mix it with alcohol? → You can, but then what are we all doing here.

How is it different from Social Butterfly? → Social Butterfly is for walking into a room. Fuego is for staying in one.

Ingredients: carbonated water, cherry juice, herb and fruit blend (green rooibos, honeybush, hibiscus, natural flavouring, beetroot, liquorice root, pink pepper, rose petals, goji berries, strawberry, raspberry, chilli, maca root, açaí, vanilla), humectant (glycerol), damiana leaf, goji berries, rose petals, maca extract, schisandra berries, damiana extract, reishi, lapsang souchong, ají mirasol, salt, acid (lactic acid), five-year aged Menghai pu-erh tea, vitamins (B6, B12).

Contains mushrooms (reishi) and chilli.

Nutrition per 100 ml: Energy 47 kJ / 11 kcal, Fat 0 g, of which saturates 0 g, Carbohydrate 2.5 g, of which sugars 0.6 g, Protein 0 g, Salt 0.06 g, Vitamin B6 0.25 mg (18% NRV), Vitamin B12 0.5 µg (20% NRV).

Net quantity: 500 ml

Storage: Keep cool and away from UV light.