Non-Alcoholic Margarita Alternatives
Classic: tequila + lime + orange liqueur
A great NA Margarita lives or dies on a tequila alternative with real agave character. Shake with fresh lime, agave syrup, and a salted rim. Nobody will know.
Brands we recommend
Pick one of these as your base and you're halfway there.
Chicago-based, restaurant-favorite NA spirit line. Their Tequila and Whiskey alternatives are built to disappear into Margaritas and Old Fashioneds.
Distilled non-alcoholic spirits with added B-vitamins and amino acids. Spirit of Tequila and Spirit of Gin are the workhorses of the lineup.
Award-winning NA range that mirrors classics: American Malt (whiskey), Italian Orange (Aperol), Dry London Spirit (gin). The widest classic-cocktail toolkit on the market.
Order a non-alcoholic Margarita 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.
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.
Hekate
East Village
A fully alcohol-free bar in the East Village with an inventive zero-proof cocktail menu. The drinks are designed as standalone builds rather than mocktail substitutes, and the room is built for the same crowd a regular cocktail bar would draw.
Boisson
Cobble Hill
A flagship non-alcoholic bottle shop on Atlantic Ave with deep shelves of NA spirits, wine, beer, and aperitifs. Staff actively pour samples and walk you through the catalog.
About the non-alcoholic Margarita
A well-built NA Margarita mirrors the original's profile (classic: tequila + lime + orange liqueur). A great NA Margarita lives or dies on a tequila alternative with real agave character. Shake with fresh lime, agave syrup, and a salted rim. Nobody will know.
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