Recipes Drinks 12 Non-Alcoholic Cocktails We Can't Get Enough of Full of flavor with none of the booze, these NA cocktails are perfect for brunch, parties, and happy hour at any time of the day. By Oset Babür-Winter Oset Babür-Winter Instagram Twitter Title: Senior Drinks Editor, Food & WineLocation: New York CityExperience: Oset Babür-Winter has completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust's (WSET) Level 3 Award in wines and was previously the magazine's associate culture editor, where she edited Obsessions. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on January 11, 2023 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Oset Babür-Winter Whether you prefer to call them mocktails (we don't, for the record), zero-proof, or spirit-free drinks, we'd like to encourage you to dive deep into the world of non-alcoholic mixed drinks, which can be every bit as complex, delicious, and worth getting excited about as its boozy counterpart. The traditional principles used to craft alcoholic mixed drinks – finding balance in flavor, picking thoughtful garnishes, glassware, and ice – apply to NA cocktails as well, and while some of the recipes we enjoy the most call for a few additional steps, like making a syrup or a tincture, you'll be surprised by how easy many can be used again to add extra flavor to everything from ice cream to coffee. Read on for some of our favorite non-alcoholic cocktails, from the caffeinated and citrus-forward Coffee Cooler, to a cherry soda-esque Cherry Red. These are drinks you'll want to make long after Dry January is behind us. 01 of 12 Green Refresher Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Oset Babür-Winter In the Green Refresher, one of our favorite NA concoctions from master distiller and mixologist Sebastian Reaburn, the herbaceous, earthy notes of Japanese sencha tea perfectly complement the sweet, tart flavor of apple juice. Get the recipe 02 of 12 Coffee Cooler Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Oset Babür-Winter Love an Espresso Martini, but don't want the booze? The Coffee Cooler scratches any itch for caffeine with added sweetness from freshly squeezed orange juice. Get the recipe 03 of 12 Ghia Sour Carey Jones Ghia is a Campari-lover's booze-free best friend, and this simple spritz shows off the complex botanicals and herbs in one of our favorite NA aperitifs. Get the recipe 04 of 12 Cherry Red Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Oset Babür-Winter Mixologist Sebastian Reaburn uses black cherries when he makes this cocktail, which was inspired, he says, by "classic American flavors like Big Red chewing gum and Cherry Coke." Get the recipe 05 of 12 Jardin Verde Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Audrey Davis This refreshing nonalcoholic cocktail from Bryan Dayton is featured in Julia Bainbridge's book, Good Drinks. It is sweet and mildly bitter from Seedlip Garden 108 with botanical notes that shine with the addition of fragrant, herbal tonic water. Get the recipe 06 of 12 Shift Drink MAtt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Oset Babür-Winter The Shift Drink is a combination of freshly squeezed grapefruit and lemon juices, an intensely fragrant spiced honey syrup, ginger beer, and one of our favorite non-alcoholic spirits, Amass Riverine. Get the recipe 07 of 12 Chicha Morada © Abby Hocking Chicha morada, a refreshing sweet-tart Peruvian drink, gets its gorgeous hue from dried purple corn. Garnished with chunks of pineapple and apple and spiced with cinnamon and cloves, this sangria-like mocktail is the perfect summer drink. Get the recipe 08 of 12 Oriole's G&T Tisane Victor Protasio From Chicago restaurant Oriole, this chilled tisane calls for juniper berries, coriander seeds, osmanthus flowers, Szechuan peppercorns, white peppercorns, and mustard seeds. Get the recipe 09 of 12 Mango Hibiscus Cooler Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen Let guests choose their own adventure with this make-ahead mixer flavored with sweet mango nectar and sour-tart hibiscus syrup. It’s especially delicious on the rocks with sparkling water. Get the recipe 10 of 12 Psychedelic Backyard Matt Taylor-Gross Verjus adds a pleasant kick of acidity to this non-alcoholic cocktail from mixologist and author John deBary. Get the recipe 11 of 12 Sangrita © Eric Piasecki Sangrita is the traditional chaser for shots of tequila. This recipe comes from Arunas Bruzas, the bartender at the Adobo Grill in Chicago. Get the recipe 12 of 12 Baby Marmalade © Lucas Allen John deBary uses both ginger juice and ginger syrup in this mocktail. "Ginger replicates that pleasant burn from the vodka in the original," he says. Get the recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit