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With the emergence of the non-alcoholic negroni, the popularity of the cocktail has moved to an all time high since its creation 100 years ago.
Every cocktail, especially the traditional ones, is up to personal interpretation and has been for decades. Innovation in mixology is driven by interpretation. If bartenders adhered to tradition, we might not have many drinks we enjoy today.
More than most other cocktails, the negroni encourages experimentation. Bartenders can’t help but push the limits of the drink by switching out and altering the traditional 1:1:1 ratio of spirits thanks to the basic combination of three ingredients: Campari, Vermouth, and Gin. In the process, new cocktails, including the White Negroni and the Negroni Sbagliato (a sparkling Negroni), were created.
The Best Recipes For Non-Alcoholic Negroni
The Italian Count Camillo Negroni created this popular cocktail in Florence in the early 1900s. He asked the bartender to make his go-to drink, the Americano, a highball made with Campari, sweet vermouth, and soda water, stronger by swapping the soda for gin.
With that one minor adjustment, the Count joined the likes of Old Fashioned and Martini as the creators of some of the most well-known drinks in history.
Lyre’s
This traditional aperitif may appear to be a sweet Italian orange treat, but it actually has a sneaky, bitter, and surprising flavor. Lyre’s makes this drink vegan, dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, and gluten-free.
Ingredients:
Instructions:
- Stir briefly with ice cubes.
- Pour in an Old Fashioned glass.
- Garnish with an orange slice.
By meeting the demands of a younger generation, the sober curious person is making history. Like its alcoholic cousin, it has elevated the drink’s botanicals to the position of protagonists.
Ingredients:
- 25ml Seedlip Spice 94
- 25ml Æcorn Bitter
- 25ml Æcorn Aromatic
Instructions:
- Simply combine the three ingredients with ice and stir
- Strain into a rocks glass.
- Garnish with an orange slice.
Impress your friends by mixing up your own NAgroni (see what we did there?)
With grape juice and syrup made from grapefruit, coriander, and cardamom pods, you can make a non-alcoholic negroni concoction.
Ingredients:
For the syrup
- ½ grapefruit (approx 125g)
- One orange slice
- 125g caster sugar
- Three lightly crushed cardamom pods
- A pinch of coriander seeds
- Few drops of red food coloring
For the cocktail
- Ice
- 25ml white grape juice
- One orange slice (optional)
Instructions:
- The orange slice, sugar, 125 ml of water, the cardamom pods, and the coriander seeds should all be added to a saucepan along with the grapefruit, which has been cut into small chunks.
- In the last five minutes of cooking, crush the fruit pieces with a wooden spoon as the combination starts to soften and release its juices.
- Take the fruit off the stove and let it cool once it has softened and the white pith has diminished.
- You can add a little red food coloring to the syrup.
- Discard the spices and fruit bits after straining the syrup mixture when it has cooled.
- Add 25ml of the syrup, 25ml of the grape juice, and 25ml of the cold water to an ice-filled tumbler.
- Gently stir until the tumbler’s exterior feels chilly.
- If desired, garnish with an orange slice.
Some drinks benefit greatly from alcoholic substitutions. Building N/A drinks with delectable additives like berries, sweetened ginger syrup, or different vermouths will yield the greatest results. Watch this video and see how you can use these additives to spice up your drink.
You can make the ideal non-alcoholic negroni with the aid of some fantastic N/A liqueurs and spirits. We sincerely hope you try it! We also believe you’ll enjoy learning other N/A mocktail recipes, regardless of whether it’s for a baby shower or thanksgiving.
Non-Alcoholic Negroni FAQs
Some drinks benefit greatly from the substitution of alcoholic components. Building non-alcoholic drinks with delectable additives like berries, sweetened ginger syrup, or different substitute vermouths will yield the greatest results.
Here is a list of brands that currently sell non-alcoholic negroni in the market:
- Lyre’s
- Seedlip
- St. Agrestis
- Sans Drinks
- Naked Life
There are herbal and milder dry non-alcoholic vermouths. Lyre’s Dry Vermouth is one example. Lyre’s Italian Spritz, a non-alcoholic Spritz (of the Aperol variety), and the non-alcoholic cocktail produced by Sir James 101 Bitter Aperitif are two excellent non-alcoholic aperitifs.
The non-alcoholic vermouths can be combined to make non-alcoholic cocktails or consumed on their own. Check out our article about Non-Alcoholic Vermouth Substitutes.
Using spices, long-steeped tea, citrus peels, bitter greens, chicory root, and/or artichoke leaves, you can make your own non-alcoholic aperitivo or bitter syrup.
More non-alcoholic aperitivi, bitter syrups, and sodas with amaro-inspired flavors are available now than ever, and more and more manufacturers are starting to produce non-alcoholic bitters.
