VinePair | Six Non-Alcoholic Recipes From Top Bartenders

With the number of health-conscious consumers on the rise, soaring popularity of low-proof beverages like the Spritz, and millennials imbibing less than previous generations, bars and bartenders are upping their zero-proof cocktail game.

Called no-proof, spirit-free, or NA (for non-alcoholic), these balanced drinks are a far cry from previous eras’ hastily concocted “mocktails.” Loaded with cheap soda, cloying fruit juice, and even more cloying names, “mocktails” had a hard time finding their footing in cocktail bars. After all, how many adults want to pull up a stool and order a “Shirley Ginger”?

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