Non-Alcoholic Old Fashioned Alternatives
Classic: bourbon + sugar + bitters
Stir an NA whiskey alternative with a barspoon of demerara syrup, a few dashes of NA bitters, and a fat orange peel. Slow, rocks-glass sipping with all the ceremony.
Brands we recommend
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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.
Chicago-based, restaurant-favorite NA spirit line. Their Tequila and Whiskey alternatives are built to disappear into Margaritas and Old Fashioneds.
Order a non-alcoholic Old Fashioned 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 Old Fashioned
A well-built NA Old Fashioned mirrors the original's profile (classic: bourbon + sugar + bitters). Stir an NA whiskey alternative with a barspoon of demerara syrup, a few dashes of NA bitters, and a fat orange peel. Slow, rocks-glass sipping with all the ceremony.
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