6 Non-Alcoholic Recipes You Need To Try
Kicking off 2026 with a COCKTAIL ROUNDUP of some no-ABV recipes for y’all…
This collection highlights no-ABV cocktails that prioritize flavor and balance. Each recipe is straightforward, accessible, and meant to fit seamlessly into your regular rotation.
Cheers y’all!
Who says this ingredient doesn’t belong in cocktails?
I’m going to show you how to make an alcoholic and non-alcoholic version of the same cocktail using a strawberry peppercorn shrub made with… yep, vinegar.
Cheers, y’all!
ingredients:
2 oz | 60 ml Strawberry Shrub Syrup
3 oz | 90 ml Lemon Soda Water
Strawberry Garnish
Mint Garnish
instructions:
In a collins glass, add an ice spear then pour soda water on the bottom. Top with gin and shrub syrup then stir. Garnish with fresh mint..
Don’t drink an espresso martini, drink this instead 🍊☕️🍫
A no-ABV take on the classic Carajillo with depth and heat. Almave Ambar provides body, espresso adds structure, and chocolate, orange, and habanero build controlled intensity. Best served cold after dinner.
Cheers, y’all!
ingredients:
1½ oz | 45 ml Almave Ambar
1 oz | 30 ml Fresh Espresso
½ oz | 15 ml Agave Nectar
4 Dashes Chocolate Bitters
4 Dashes Orange Bitters
1 Dash Habanero Tincture
1 Pinch Sea Salt
Shaved Chocolate + Orange Garnish
instructions:
Combine all ingredients and shake. Strain over ice and finish with shaved chocolate and orange
Another refreshing mocktail for your needs 🥭
A bright, no-ABV highball with fruit, acid, and light tannin. Mango and lemon keep it fresh, agave rounds it out, and Spindrift adds lift and length. Built for warm afternoons and easy batching.
Cheers, y’all!
ingredients:
¾ oz | 22.5 ml Mango Nectar
½ oz | 15 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
½ oz | 15 ml Agave Nectar
1 pinch Sea Salt
Spindrift Mango Black Tea
Tajín Rim (garnish)
Fresh Mango (garnish)
instructions:
Combine all ingredients except for Spindrift in a shaking tin with ice. Shake and strain into a highball glass filled with crushed or pebble ice. Top with Spindrift Mango Black Tea. Garnish with a mango fan. Serve and enjoy.
A nightcap that won’t let you use lose any sleep? Sign me up 🙋🏾♂️
Here’s the thing, this is a no-abv alternative made with their St. Oak NA spirit. Combined with an allspice tea made with cinnamon, cloves, and allspice - it’s almost a guarantee that you’re going to want to make over and over again this season.
Cheers, y’all!
ingredients:
2 oz | 60 ml Little Saints St. Oak
¾ oz | 22.5 ml Amaretto (NA)
¾ oz | 22.5 ml Allspice Tea
5 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Orange Twist
Maraschino Cherry (Garnish)
instructions:
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass and stir with ice. Pour and strain in a rocks glass over a large cube. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and orange twist.
Filipino-inspired drinks have my ❤️🇵🇭
This recipe takes me back to the Philippines, the traditional pairing of coconut (or “buko” in Tagalog) and pandan (a sweet herb with notes of vanilla) are a match made in heaven for desserts. I remember my Lola (grandma) would make a non-alcoholic version using fresh coconuts, condensed milk and pandan jelly. This is my take on that as an elevated non-alcoholic drink.
Cheers y’all.
ingredients:
2 oz | 60 ml Unfiltered Coconut Water
½ oz | 15 ml Pandan Syrup
¾ oz | 22.5 ml Lime Juice
1 Pinch Smoked Salt
Top with Spindrift Lime
Toasted Coconut (Garnish)
Lime Wheel (Garnish)
instructions:
Combine all ingredients except for Spindrift in a shaking tin with ice. Shake and strain into a Collin’s glass filled with crushed or pebble ice. Top with Spindrift Lime. Garnish with toasted coconut and a lime wheel. Serve and enjoy.
I think we finally did it.. a non-alcoholic STIRRED cocktail that actually tastes good.
I’ve been on a quest to find a spirit that plays well in a stirred cocktail. Unfortunately, it’s been difficult to replicate the texture and mouthfeel of an alcoholic spirit BUTTT I recently found some spirits that come very close.
I was introduced to Cut Above during Tales of the Cocktail one year. Yes, it’s got agave notes, but it’s also got the spice and slight bitterness that alcohol tends to have that lends itself to mimic that texture/mouthfeel.
Combined with Almave’s new Humo, a mezcal alternative, made with espadin agave (also non-alcoholic) - this recipe drank almost like the real thing.
Y’all need to give this a try, cheers.
ingredients:
1½ oz | 45 ml Cut Above Agave Blanco
½ oz | 15 ml Almave Humo
½ oz | 15 ml Agave Nectar
2 Dashes Orange Bitters
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Lemon or Orange Twist
instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir, strain and pour the cocktail over a large ice cube and garnish with a lemon or orange twist. Serve and enjoy!
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