There are all kinds of reasons why someone might not be drinking. Mocktails that mimic cocktails are a little divisive in among those sober from alcohol. Some believe they can cause people to backslide. But there are many scenarios when you might want to swap out alcohol for a zero-proof spirit that also have nothing to do with its health value, physical or mental. Let’s say you have friends over, and one of them is Muslim and thus doesn’t drink, but you don’t want them to feel left out. It can make someone not drinking feel special that you considered their needs and tastes. In any case, this Non-Alcoholic Old-Fashioned takes a drink bar-goers know and love and turns it into a delicious non-alcoholic drink.
About The Bourbon Alternative for Our Non-Alcoholic Old-Fashioned
We’ve used Free Spirit’s “The Spirit of Bourbon” zero-proof bourbon. Ryan Castelaz of Agency, who helped bottle the spirit, comments: “It feels, tastes, and smells as close to bourbon as I have yet experienced. I happily drank it straight, and honestly could have poured myself more.”
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Non-Alcoholic Old Fashioned
Description
A non-alcoholic take on a classic drink.
Ingredients
- 3 oz apple cider
- 1 oz Free Spirits – The Spirit of Bourbon
- 1 tsp pure maple syrup
- Freshly grated cinnamon
- 2 luxardos cherries
- ¼ of a small apple, diced
- 4–6 dashes Greenbar apple bitters
- 2–4 dashes orange bitters
- ¼ oz soda water
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, muddle the diced apple, grated cinnamon, maple syrup, cherries, bitters, and water.
- Add ice and pour in cider and bourbon alternative. Stir until combined.
- Strain over a large ice cube in a rocks glass.
- Garnish with an apple slice.
Recipe by Sarah Cascone
Photography by Dave Bryce
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