Zero Proof Cocktails

Low ABV or No ABV

There is growing interest in sensibly consuming alcoholic beverages or complete abstention altogether. With social trends of sober months (Sober October and Dry January) folks are looking for alternatives without sacrificing the social aspects of bars and cocktail parties…Enter zero proof cocktails, dry cocktails and mocktails.  

Not just boring sodas and juices, bartenders and mixologists have taken this trend very seriously. Flexing creatively to develop innovative beverages with delicious results. The surge of ABV-free is moving from the bar to the home with hosts expanding their selections to include more sobriety friendly alternatives. 

Trend in Action… 

Using the existing beverage trends blowing up across the country (alternative/natural and healthy sweeteners, tiki-theme cocktails and global flavors/ingredients), I developed these three creative ABV free bevies.

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Born a Brambling Man
Born a Brambling Man

3 fl oz black berry juice (freshly juiced)

.5 fl oz honey or agave

2 fl oz lime juice

dash of balsamic vinegar

Mix ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Strain over ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with fresh black berries.

Zooty Zombie
Zooty Zombie

2 fl oz sugar free lemon soda water

2 fl oz almond cherry simple syrup

2 fl oz orange pineapple simple syrup

Fill a tiki glass with crushed ice. Pour lemon soda and drizzle with cherry and orange syrup. Garnish with cherries and pineapple leaves.

Liz Lemon Goes to Oaxaca
Liz Lemon Goes to Oaxaca

2 fl oz lemon simple syrup

3 fl oz lemon soda water

2 teaspoons cilantro, chopped

1 teaspoon red jalapeno, sliced

pinch of cumin seeds

pinch of ground coriander

Fill a shaker with crushed ice. Pour in lemon simple syrup, soda, cilantro, jalapeños and cumin. Shake and pour into a collins glass. Garnish with lemon slices and cilantro sprigs.