New Non-Alcoholic Spirits For Cocktails For 2025

Editor’s note: Non-Alcoholic spirits have come a long way in the past few years. If you’re observing Dry January or just planning to cut back on drinking, do experiment with NA spirits in drinks. With just a few exceptions, they are more enjoyable in non-alcoholic cocktails than for sipping or drinking on the rocks.

According to research firm IWSR, non-alcoholic spirits are expected to grow at 18% volume CAGR, 2024-2028, benefitting from heightened awareness through new product launches.

So don’t let Dry January be your only excuse try nonalcoholic spirits. But do allow us to use it as an opportunity to present the newest nonalcoholic spirits (and one bitters and an aperitivo) that have hit the market in the past several months.

Three Spirit Livener Extra Spicy

Three Spirit is a line of three “functional” nonalcoholic spirits and two “Blurred Vines” nonalcoholic wines designed for different settings. There is the Social (“floaty”), Nightcap (“calming”), and Livener (“energize”), each with different ingredients designed to put people in a certain state of mind. They’ve just launched a limited-edition line extension to the Livener, an extra-spicy version with more cayenne in the mix. There is also watermelon, pomegranate, guava leaf, schisandra berry, ginseng, ginger, and caffeine listed among the ingredients, so if the spice doesn’t get your party started the other stimulating add-ons should do the trick.

Dhos Spirits Blanco Tequilla and Vodka Free

Dhos Spirits is the nonalcoholic line from Ranson Farm & Distillery in Sheridan, OR, which was an early player in the American craft distilling boom. Their previous spirits are a nonalcoholic gin, orange liqueur, and bittersweet aperitif. To the line they have added a vodka and a tequila (but spelled with two l’s). Dhos Vodka Free includes an infusion of potato, citrus, and horseradish, which distillery president Ari Walker says is to “provide both flavor and (more importantly) olfactory burn, as opposed to the capsicum which you experience on the palate.” The tequila also includes capsicum to mimic the alcohol tingle and adds agave, tamarind, and cane sugar.

Aplos Ease

Aplos produces functional beverages that first included Arise (“for moments of revelry”) and Calme (“for moments of relaxation”) and to that they’ve recently added Ease (“for moments of unwind”). They are flavored beverages meant to be enjoyed poured over ice or mixed into cocktails. As we’re covering in a separate round-up of new nonalcoholic cocktails, they’re also releasing a line of cocktails in the delicious-sounding flavors of Kola Fashioned, Ume Spritz, Chili Margarita, and Mandora Negroni.

Philters Zero Proof Spirits

Philters Rhum photo credit Alicia Ramirez

Calling the line a "magical elixir that ignites your sense of play," Philters is a spinoff off Maya Tea, a company that has been around for 25 years. Philters launched this past fall with four creatively-spelled base spirits. The Whiski, (spiced) Ruhm, Jynn, and Mezkahl have natural flavor components including oak chips, chicory, coriander, lemon verbena, lapsang souchong, malt extract, cinnamon, ginger, and clove; textural agents like glycerin and gum Arabic; and some include functional ingredients including holy basil, Siberian ginseng, and ashwagandha.

All The Bitter Cherry Coffee Blast

Some sober folks avoid cocktail bitters because though they’re only used in drops and dashes in drinks, they usually do contain a base of alcohol. All The Bitter is an International Non-Alcoholic Competition medal-winning line designed with those people in mind, featuring both classic flavor profiles similar to Angostura and Peychaud’s, plus lavender bitters and some special editions. The new Cherry Coffee Blast was created in partnership with nonalc industry network Zero Proof Nation and a QR code on the back of the bottle directs people to a map of NA-friendly venues internationally. The new product is made with decaffeinated coffee plus Bing cherries, gentian, and other traditional bittering agents. As for its utility, brand co-founder Ian Blessing says, “It really shines in tonic or sparkling water—Espresso Tonic lovers, this one’s for you!”

Wilderton Citrus Aperitivo

Big changes are afoot at Wilderton. The company, home to the country’s first dedicated nonalcoholic distillery and tasting room open to the public in Hood River, OR, recently rebranded to Wilderton Aperitivo Co., and has embraced the future of the nonalcoholic spritz. They changed their bottle design and dropped some of their earlier nonalcoholic distilled spirits in favor of two bittersweet ones: the preexisting Bittersweet Aperitivo and the new Citrus Aperitivo. The latter product is made with yuzu, lemon, and blood orange, with backing flavors including cinchona, gentian, and saffron. Let’s get spritzy with it.

Non-AlcoholicCamper EnglishJanuary 6, 2025Comment