Non-Alcoholic Gin & Tonic Alternatives
Classic: gin + tonic water
A good NA gin alternative plus quality tonic plus a thoughtful garnish (rosemary, grapefruit peel, juniper berries) is almost indistinguishable from the original.
Brands we recommend
Pick one of these as your base and you're halfway there.
The original non-alcoholic spirit. Garden 108, Spice 94, and Grove 42 distill botanicals into complex bases for NA gin-and-tonics and stirred cocktails.
Oregon distillery making distilled (not extracted) non-alcoholic spirits. Lustre and Earthen are botanical, complex, and treated like craft spirits by serious bars.
Distilled non-alcoholic spirits with added B-vitamins and amino acids. Spirit of Tequila and Spirit of Gin are the workhorses of the lineup.
Order a non-alcoholic Gin & Tonic at these venues
Bars that already pour the brands you need.
Sans Bar
East Cesar Chavez
A fully alcohol-free bar founded by Chris Marshall. Sans Bar built the template that the rest of the country borrows from, with a craft NA cocktail menu and live music most nights.
Dear Dry Drinkery
East Cesar Chavez
A dedicated non-alcoholic bottle shop on the east side. Deep shelves of NA spirits, aperitifs, functional drinks, and RTDs, plus staff who actually pour samples and walk you through the catalog.
The Roosevelt Room
Warehouse District
An award-winning craft cocktail bar with a long and serious zero-proof section. Stirred, shaken, and built drinks treated with the same care as the rest of the menu.
Parley
Downtown
Opened in late 2025 with a composed, modern zero-proof program. The list reads like a menu at any high-end cocktail bar, with NA spirits used as base ingredients rather than substitutes.
Honey Elixir Bar
RiNo
A dedicated NA "potions" bar pouring craft elixirs, adaptogenic builds, and zero-proof cocktails. Functional ingredients drive the menu, but the drinks are designed to look and feel like a night out.
Death & Co
RiNo
The Denver outpost of the legendary New York cocktail bar, located inside The Ramble Hotel. The zero-proof menu is composed with the same rigor as the alcoholic list and rotates seasonally.
About the non-alcoholic Gin & Tonic
A well-built NA Gin & Tonic mirrors the original's profile (classic: gin + tonic water). A good NA gin alternative plus quality tonic plus a thoughtful garnish (rosemary, grapefruit peel, juniper berries) is almost indistinguishable from the original.
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