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Category: non-alcoholic

Neruda

Yesterday, we mixed a highball from the most recent July/August 2022 issue of Imbibe Magazine. Today, we wanted to try another, and to our delight, this one is non-alcoholic. Drinks

Non-Alcoholic Margarita

Early last year we explored some options for making non-alcoholic cocktails using Ritual Zero Proof spirit substitutes. At the time, we tested their Gin and Whiskey Alternative products. We were

How to Make Non-alcoholic Triple Sec

Triple sec is a clear, orange-flavored liqueur—originally a strong, sweet type of Curaçao made from the dried peels of bitter oranges. One of the most famous brands is Cointreau, known

Non-alcoholic Whiskey Cocktails Using Ritual Zero Proof

How do you make an Old-Fashoined cocktail without the base spirit? Is it possible to mix a Manhattan without whiskey? These are questions we wanted to answer using Ritual Zero

Non-alcoholic Gin Cocktails Using Ritual Zero Proof

As soon as we got our hands on Ritual Zero Proof Gin Alternative, we knew we wanted to make a NA-groni—a non-alcoholic Negroni. But before diving into recipes, like anything

How to Make Non-alcoholic Vermouth

We’ve tried a lot of sweet vermouths over the years and despite the relatively recent growth of available options, we still feel it is under appreciated. Fortunately, a decently stocked

Look, Ma, No Booze

With a handful of alcohol-free spirits now on the market we decided to find out what we could do with them during Dry January. What follows is a mini series

Copita de Mezcal

A copita is just a little cup, and mezcal, as you might already know, is agave spirit—like tequila. It comes from the blue agave, a long-leafed desert succulent similar in

Water

It’s often a good sign when you sit down at a bar to be greeted by the bartender with a glass of water. We don’t drink alcohol to quench our

Derham Dollie

This week we are featuring a drink you probably cannot make at home. It requires a visit to Lynden’s Soda Fountain located in St. Paul, Minnesota. It’s not like us

Happy Safe New Year: Include Alcohol-free Cocktails

We sometimes like to call New Years Eve, Amateur Night, because we work downtown Minneapolis every day. It’s perhaps acceptable to surrender the city on this night-of all nights-to people