Make sure it’s properly diluted in your drinks-a bit of a stir or shake with ice can help balance its flavor.Īcid League’s nonalcoholic Wine Proxies aren’t wine with the alcohol removed. But despite this genre-breaking move, its relative longevity (and ample financial backing) means it’s probably the easiest to find of the bottles on this list-and it stars in more recipes (both online and in books) than its competitors. None of its expressions fit neatly into preexisting categories of spirits-there’s no Seedlip Gin or Seedlip Tequila or Seedlip Whiskey.
Seedlip was the first of its kind when it came along in 2015: a distilled nonalcoholic spirit meant to be mixed into alcohol-free cocktails.
#NON ALCOHOLIC SPIRITS UPDATE#
We’ll update as we try more new options down the line.Ī note on alcohol: In the U.S., products labeled “nonalcoholic” can contain up to 0.5% alcohol by volume, so some beers, wines, and kombuchas marketed as booze-free contain this much. That way, you can check in on whatever bottle you’re considering as you stock up your nonalcoholic bar for Dry January-or any time you’re taking a break from drinking alcohol. Yea or nay, we’ve included it here, along with notes on why it did-or didn’t-appeal to us. So instead of simply listing our favorites, we built this guide (and its partner, focusing on alcohol-free bitter drinks) as a repository for our advice on all the bottles we’ve tried. In recent years, more and more nonalcoholic spirits and other zero-proof cocktail ingredients have become available-and more are on their way.