Garden Bar Phx
822 N. Sixth Ave. Authority on all-things-cocktails, Garden Bar Phx owner and bar maven Kim Haasarud flaunts her skills in the non-alcoholic arena with a lineup designed to make drinkers forget about the buzz with Garden Bar’s house-made spirit alternatives.New additions include the embittered hibiscus highball composed of Garden Bar's house-made Campari-alternative Nopari, hibiscus, lime and local Big Marble hibiscus soda; and the Nopari-based whiskey slam. If you’re craving another kind of kick, local coffee house Cartel Roasting Co.'s Desert City Dark Roast cold brew anchors the EXpresso Martini, which joins forces with Noverna — Garden Bar’s house-made Amaro Averna alternative — and demerara simple syrup.
Hula’s Modern Tiki
Multiple Valley Locations Feel the warming breeze of a tropical vacation without the hangover after sipping on any, or all of Hula's Modern Tiki's four alcohol-free options. The Hula Juice’s combination of passion fruit syrup and pineapple, orange and cranberry juices creates a taste of the tropics in a glass. But the Captain’s Colada, made with coconut cream, allspice falernum syrup, and pineapple juice, brings enough of the luxe wow factor to pass for the real deal. Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour
1 W. Jefferson St.Ross Simon’s over-the-top, nearly overwhelming cocktail menu boasts a lineup of creative concoctions that has made Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour legendary. But hidden within those 20 pages are 24 options for non-imbibers that use spirit replacements from A Cut Above and Lyre's. Among them are the refreshing Rhubarb-Ba-Arandas with a punchy profile thanks to fresh hibiscus juice, rhubarb and strawberry sherbet, and the RUM DMC made with a zero-proof spirit alternative, lime, guava, grapefruit cinnamon syrup and finished with a passion fruit foam. A NA version of the bar’s most popular cocktail, the Pornstar Martini, is a concoction of passion fruit puree, zero-proof spirit alternative, house-made vanilla sugar and a sidecar of alcohol-removed moscato.
The citrus-forward non-alcoholic spirit Seedlip Grove 42 mixes things up with blueberry purée, orgeat, citrus, ginger beer and cracked black pepper in The Gladly's rosy colored Hellfire.
The Gladly
The Gladly
2201 E. Camelback RoadThe citrus-forward non-alcoholic spirit Seedlip Grove 42 mixes things up with blueberry purée, orgeat, citrus, ginger beer, and cracked black pepper in The Gladly's rosy-colored Hellfire. Lyre’s Italian Orange non-alcoholic apertivo unites with strawberry, grapefruit oleo, lime and soda in Truth of Consequences.Citizen Public House
7111 E. Fifth Ave., ScottsdaleNon-alcoholic Seedlip Grove 42 is the centerpiece of Citizen Public House's Gemini, which features butterfly pea flower tea, ginger syrup and lemon. And the Nojito brings a refreshing sip to the party with pressed mint, elderflower tea syrup, lime and soda.Century Grand
3626 E. Indian School RoadThe three-cocktail-bars-under-a-single-roof concept Century Grand doesn't exclude designated drivers or guests wishing to participate in the ritual of raising a glass without the influence of alcohol. The Century Grand team makes its own alcohol-free spirits for mocktails offered at all three establishments and the drinks are just as thoughtful as their full-octane counterparts.
Find three non-alcoholic concoctions at each bar, each one revolving around their gin, bourbon or rum alternatives. At the train car-inspired Platform 18, the early 20th Century vibe is complemented by drinks of the time. Here, the Constable’s Companion incorporates the gin alternative along with mint, poblano and lime.
The seafaring Undertow’s Shipless Sailor starts with a rum substitute and incorporates warming spices such as cinnamon and clove, along with orgeat, hibiscus, lime and pineapple to conjure up a true spiced rum experience. And the New Orleans-themed bar Grey Hen Rx flashes its apothecary inspiration with the bourbon-inspired Chart the Course which gets a fruity yet sophisticated punch with peach, pineapple and lemon.
