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Partner content: Drink Up!: Local Beverages for your Holiday Table

If you’re looking for some non-alcoholic beverage ideas for your holiday guests, here are some local ones to consider:

• Asheville Tea Company (Asheville NC) — look for their boxes of teas, particularly the seasonal blends.

• Infruition Tea (Swannanoa, NC) — Craft tea concoctions

• Wehrloom Sodas (Robbinsville, NC) — Honey based sodas

• Wild Pop Sodas (Marshall, NC) — Functional sodas with probiotics

• Waynesville Soda Jerks (Waynesville NC) — Artisan sodas featuring locally sourced fruit and herbs

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Whether you drink these on their own or use them as a base for alcoholic beverage creations, it’s nice to have local options!

In addition, check out local coffees from Dynamite Roasting, Pisgah Roasters, Broken Lance Coffee and Great Commission Coffee

Leah McGrath, RDN, LDN
Ingles Markets Corporate Dietitian
facebook.com/LeahMcgrathDietitian
800-334-4936

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Partner content: Drink Up!: Local Beverages for your Holiday Table

If you’re looking for some non-alcoholic beverage ideas for your holiday guests, here are some local ones to consider:

• Asheville Tea Company (Asheville NC) — look for their boxes of teas, particularly the seasonal blends.

Ask Leah! The Ingles Dietitian

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