Are you gearing up for a Dry July? Or planning a summer party and want to give your guests non-alcoholic options? Maybe you just want to shake up your beverage routine with refreshing craft flavors. Maybe you want to avoid ever drunk-texting your ex again. Whatever the reason, there are choices aplenty for mocktails and alcohol-free spirits ready at the crack of a can. And here are 10 you simply must try.
1. Nitro Mocktails
Mocktails Uniquely Crafted called on biochemist, chef, and bartender Ezra Star’s mixology expertise to craft its Nitro line of alcohol-free beverages. The result? Flavors that tantalize such as The Vida Loca Mockarita with hints of lime, quinine, acacia; Sangria with the flavors of blackcurrant and blackberry; and Espress0% Martini with sweet coffee and vanilla. Each can has from 74-99 calories depending on flavor. Mocktails Uniquely Crafted’s non-carbonated Nitro Mocktails are available to order at mocktails.com and Amazon.
2. Recess Zero Proof
It's happy hour “without the consequences” with Recess. Craft mocktails designed to taste like your favorite adult beverages but 100 percent alcohol free. Recess mocktails are lightly sparkling with “balancing adaptogens” and “uplifting guayusa” and come in familiar flavors such as Classic Cosmo with cranberry and lime juice, Lime Margarita with agave and sea salt, and Watermelon Mojito with watermelon juice and mint.
Each flavor has 10 milligrams of caffeine and 25-35 calories per can. Recess Zero Proof drinks are available to order at takearecess.com, Amazon and in-store at Target, Sprouts Farmers Market, CVS Pharmacy, and more. Check your local retailers for availability. A store locator is also available at the website.
3. Smashd
Smashd by Better Rhodes offers booze-free carbonated mocktails with fun flavors such as Mango Margarita, Peach Bellini, and Cherry Bomb Mimosa. The carbonated beverages have 45 calories per can with added electrolytes.
Better Rhodes also offers alcohol-free versions of tequila, whiskey, vodka, rum, gin, wine, and beer. Smashd and Better Rhodes's other non-alcoholic options are available to order at betterrhodes.com, Amazon, and Walmart.com.
4. Mingle Mocktails
Are you ready to mingle without regretting it the day after? Mingle Mocktails offer “clean crafted sparkling Mocktails” in fun flavors such as Blackberry Hibiscus Bellini, Pineapple Paloma, and Cranberry Cosmo. Each flavor has 50-60 calories per can.
Mingle Mocktails are available to order at minglemocktails.com and Amazon and in-store at Whole Foods Market, ShopRite, Publix, CVS, and more. Check your local retailers for availability. A store locator is also available at the website.
5. Nope
“Do we really need liquor to have fun? Nope.” Nope asks and answers the question with its variety of bold flavors at 90 calories per can. If Black Cherry Sangria, Mango Margarita with Jalapeno, and Rosemary Vanilla Lemonade tantalize your taste buds, Nope has you covered. Nope carbonated mocktails are available at drinknope.com and various retail locations. Check the website for a store locator.
6. Remix
Remix was created by brother and sister founders Evan and Samantha’s search for mocktail options for their Dry January commitment. They didn't find many options, so they decided to help fill the void with their own carbonated mocktails.
Flavors such as Marvelous Mai Tai, Tres Citrus Margarita, and Muddled Berry Mojito have a mere 15-20 per can. Remix mocktails are available to order at drinkremix.co, Amazon and various retail locations. Check the website for a store locator.
7. Busty Lush
Founded by Laurel Harrop, the wife of a brewer, Busty Lush bills itself as non-alcoholic sparkling malt beverages that “celebrate beautiful and unapologetic women.” Each can is adorned by illustrations of women. The flavors each promise a unique tasting experience with such names as She's Golden Blonde, tropical fruit with moderate bitterness; She's Passionate Tropical Weisse, island fruit with sourness; and She's Divine Oatmeal Stout, sweet, bitter, and nutty with hints of caramel, toffee, chocolate coffee, and maple. Each can has 59-62 calories, depending on flavor. Busty Lush is available to order on Amazon and Walmart.com.
8. Lucid Libations
They’re the popular cocktails you know and love sans the liquor. Lucid Libations have “all the spirit of the real deal,” according to the website, with a meager 25 calories per can. Lucid Libations offers zero-proof versions of the Negroni, Old Fashioned, Margarita, and Paloma cocktails. Lucid Libations are available to order at lucidlibations.com and Amazon.
9. Better Than Booze
Founded by a mom who was looking to unwind at the end of the day with an alternative to her usual glass of wine, Better Than Booze speaks its claim in its brand name. Drea Groeschel, founder of Better Than Booze, promises “social tonics” that “perfectly mimic the tasting notes of classic cocktail recipes.”
Better Than Booze carbonated mocktails come in such flavors as Rosemary Grapefruit Paloma, Elderberry Gin and Tonic, and Mint Mojito, with 60-70 calories per can. Better Than Booze is available at drinkbetterthanbooze.com and Amazon. Visit the Better Than Booze website for a store locator.
10. Moment
Moment manages to squeeze adaptogens and botanicals into a 10- to 20-calorie can. With such ingredients as ginseng, ginger, and apple cider vinegar, Moment comes in sparkling and still versions. Moment offers intriguing flavors as blackberry lavender, strawberry rose, and grapefruit lemonade. Moment is available to order at drinkmoment.com and Amazon.