Alcohol Alternatives and Alcohol Free Spirits

We have tried all 4 of the Ritual Zero Proof alcohol alternatives and love them! We had a brief partnership with them to promote their drinks and they sent us all 4 of their flavors. Their dark rum alternative and gin alternative are both a favorite of mine (the rum version is strong so I use less of it than they recommend). They are the best tasting I have tried so far out of several different brands I've tried.

We have tried both of the Drink Monday products (the whiskey alternative and their gin alternative) and like them both! The whiskey alternative has a nice brown sugar taste to it. The bottles are beautiful with Art Deco style labels and designs.

Compared to Ritual Zero Proof, I prefer the Ritual gin and tequila alternatives to the Monday versions. Especially the tequila alternative. The Monday mezcal has a green pepper taste to it which I found odd.

Curious Elixirs use all natural ingredients to create their alcohol-free cocktails that are infused with adaptogens to help you unwind. Made with organic ingredients and no caffeine, preservatives, sulfites, or fillers.

The Lyre's Spirit Company has a wide range of alcohol-free spirits that fit many tastes and styles, like Amaretti, Pink London Spirit, American Malt, and more.

After writing this post, I was able to try out a few of the Lyre's flavors and I was rather disappointed in the lack of flavor even though they smelled amazing. When I mixed their pink gin into a drink I didn't taste much of the flavor in the drink. Even taking sips by themselves there wasn't as much flavor as I would have expected with the lovely smell of each bottle. I was rather disappointed since I was so excited to give them a try.

Inspired by the French ethos of pleasure and restraint, De Soi is a range of non-alcoholic apéritifs made with natural adaptogens like ashwagandha, passion flower, and reishi mushroom. Their varieties include Champagne Dreams, Purple Lune, and Golden Hour. De Soi is co-founded by Katy Perry and Morgan McLachlan.

Spiritless makes 2 kinds of distilled spirits with the alcohol removed: Kentucky 74 (a bourbon alternative) and Jalisco 55 (a reposado tequila alternative). They also offer a limited edition Kentucky 74 SPICED which is a cinnamon whiskey.

Hemp & Root is a fermented and distilled hemp-based zero alcohol liquid with the intense flavor and aromatic characteristics of a spirit, with none of the effects of alcoholic beverages. This can be mixed with cocktails or taken as a shot by itself. Since this is fermented, it may not be suitable for people with histamine intolerance.

Amass makes several alcohol products (like gin and hard seltzers), but their Riverine product has no alcohol and features gin botanicals and a similar flavor profile, although it is not marketed as a gin alternative.

These are technically mixers that you can add alcohol to, but I think these are not too bad for mixing with alcohol free spirits or drinking on their own for non-drinkers.

Parch makes non-alcoholic cocktails made with agave and infused with dessert botanicals and are gluten free and vegan/plant based. They make 2 flavors: Spiced Pinarita and Prckly Paloma.

The Mocktail Beverages drinks come in 4 flavors: Karma Sucra Mockapolitan, Vida Loca Mockarita, Sevilla Red Sansgria, and Scottish Lemonade Moscow Mule. They are made with non-GMO ingredients, real cane sugar, and fruit juice, and are available online through their website or their Mocktails Amazon shop. These are available for purchase in the US, UK, and Canada.

The Cut Above company has created 4 zero proof spirits made with natural ingredients and zero sugar, carbs, and calories: Mezcal, Whiskey, Gin, and Tequila (Agave Blanco style).

Made with all natural and organic ingredients, Blind Tiger produces cocktails inspired by the pre- and post-Prohibition era. They have 4 flagship products with different flavor profiles.

ROOTS DIVINO are non-alcoholic Greek-inspired craft aperitifs based on wine (di vino). They offer 2 varieties: Roots Divino Bianco (with rosemary and thyme) and Roots Divino Rosso (with bitter orange and gentian).

Kin Euphorics (co-founded by Bella Hadid) makes 2 canned sparkling products and 2 alcohol-free spirits that are made for mixing. High Rhode is energizing and has caffeine, while their Dream Light product has calming extracts.

TÖST offers 2 varieties of all-natural, dry, sparkling, alcohol-free beverages. TÖST is made with white tea, white cranberry, and ginger. TÖST ROSÉ is made with white tea, ginger, and elderberry.

Mother Root is a London based company that makes alcohol free aperitifs made with natural ingredients (I'm not sure if they only serve the UK or ship to the US). They offer 2 flavors: Ginger Switchel and Marmalade Switchel.

Like a few other brands, Optimist Drinks doesn't market direct alcohol replacements but captures flavor profiles in their alcohol free spirits that can work in a variety of different mixed drinks. They make 3 varieties: Bright (citrus and floral), Fresh (juniper and herbal), and Smokey (lapsang souchong and orange).

Happy Hour Collective makes non-alcoholic cocktail mixers that you can drink by themselves or mix with your favorite alcohol free spirit. These are made in New Zealand but are available in the US (I've seen this at our local Marshall's store).

Monday Distillery in Australia (a different brand than the Monday drinks from California shared above) have bottled alcohol free cocktails and limited edition (white label) cocktails, like Watermelon Paloma. I'm not sure if they ship to the US.

Free Spirits offers 3 alcohol free spirits: The Spirit of Bourbon, The Spirit of Gin, and the Spirit of Tequila. These are completely alcohol free, vegan, gluten free, ultra low calorie, and have mood lifting B vitamins.

Mockingbird Spirits are tequila inspired and agave-based alcohol free spirits. They are vegan and gluten free and made with natural ingredients. This company is based in the UK, I'm not sure if they ship to the US right now or not.

I first saw the Mingle Mocktails at my local Albertsons store and wanted to add these to this list! They have 6 flavors of canned mocktails: Cosmo, Margarita, Ballini, Mojito, Mimosa, adn Moscow Mule. And they also have seasonal holiday flavors as well, including Blood Orange Elderflower Mimosa. You can also order these online in bottles or in cans, as well as variety packs. I plan on buying some to try out (I'll report back here).

Unspiked has created 4 flavors of alcohol free sparkling drinks: Lemon Lavender, Blood Orange Cardamom, Grapefruit Rosemary, and seasonal Cranberry Sage. These are made with simple ingredients like fresh fruit juice, reverse osmosis carbonated water, herbal flavors, and agave syrup.

AVEC Drinks are mixers for your alcoholic cocktails that you can also drink by themselves or mix with zero proof spirits. They come in 5 flavors like Jalapeno & Blood Orange or Ginger.

Three Spirit makes alcohol free spirits and drinks and produces 3 varieties: Livener, Social Elixir, and Nightcap. These are blended and bottled in the UK and are vegan, gluten free, and feature natural adaptogens and nootropics.

Wilderton makes 2 varieties of non-alcoholic botanical spirits: Earthen and Lustre. Rather than creating a direct replacement for specific spirits (like whiskey or gin), they focus on creating flavor profiles. For example, Earthen is robust and warm with spices and smoke. Their website lists flavor profiles and pairings.

ISH is founded in Copenhagen, Denmark, and makes alcohol free spirits and spritzes. They make 2 spirits (GinISH and RumISH) and 3 canned cocktails (DaiquirISH, SpritzISH, and GinISH & Tonic). Their Denmark website also features wine alternatives that don't appear to be available on the US website.

Ghia makes Mediterranean-inspired aperitifs that come in groovy retro packaging. They have 2 products: Le Spritz (which comes in a can and has Ghia Ginger and Ghia Soda) and OG Bitter.

Crisp & Crude makes canned non-alcoholic cocktails that feature hemp extracts OR their line of hemp-free drinks that feature botanical terpenes/plant extracts (such as linalool and limonene).

Sunwink creates and sells bottled mocktails and sparkling herbal tonics that aim to support your health rather than impair it. Varieties include Lemon-Rose Uplift and Hibiscus Mint Unwind.

St. Agrestis distillery in Brooklyn, New York, produces regular alcohol beverages and this one alcohol free product called the Phony Negroni (props for the clever name!).

Ceria Brewing makes 2 varieties of alcohol free beer. The FAQs page lists these at being 0.0% ABV, and their site says they use a proprietary brewing process that results in zero alcohol. Their varieties are Grainwave (a Belgian-style white) and Indiewave (Westcoast style IPA).

Hedlum makes 2 different IPA-stylenearly alcohol-free beers that have less than 0.5% alcohol (they are brewed and alcohol removed).

Samuel Adams created this hazy and hoppy alcohol-removed IPA with < 0.5% ABV (alcohol by volume). Since they remove the alcohol slowly, it preserves the flavor.

Athletics Brewing Company offers a variety of non-alcoholic beers and sparkling waters that are created with the health conscious person in mind. Their flavor profiles include IPAs, sours, lagers, and more.

The Lemon Quest alcohol-removed beer from Dogfish Brewing is a wheat brew with citrus and berry notes. This beer was released in 2021 and has less than 0.5% ABV.

Gruvi makes 2 kinds of completely alcohol-free wine: a Bubbly Rosé and a Dry Secco. Since these have never been through a fermentation process, these have never had alcohol so if you have histamine intolerance, these would be a good choice. They are gluten free, sulfite free, and vegan.

Freixenet Italian wine offers 2 varieties of alcohol removed wine: Freixenet 0.0% and 0.0% Rosé Alcohol Free Sparkling Wine.

Starla Wines has 3 varieties of alcohol-removed wine: Red Blend, Sauvignon Blanc and Sparkling Rosé. These wines are 0.5% alcohol by volume.

Waterbrook Vineyard offers 2 varieties of "clean" alcohol-removed wines: Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Both contain less than 0.5% alcohol by volume.