Happy Halloween! And congratulations on completing Sober October. Here’s one to end it all with some Surely Bubbly Red.

Blood Wine

• 3 oz. Surely Bubbly Red

• .5 oz. Grenadine

• .25 Lime juice

• Extra grenadine for garnish

• Vampire teeth for garnish

Combine ingredients in a wine glass, add ice, and stir. Dip vampire teeth in extra grenadine and place on the side of the glass.

Three Spirit Nightcap makes a wonderful end of the night cocktail, warm and calming.

Nightcap Old Fashioned

• 2.5 oz. Three Spirit Nightcap

• .25 oz. Maple Syrup

• 1 dash All the Bitter Aromatic Bitters

• 1 dash All the Bitter Orange Bitters

• Orange peel

Combine ingredients in a double rocks glass, add ice (one big ice cube would be perfect), and stir.

Spritzes are my favorite, year round. They’re so crushable. And Ritual Apéritif Alternative definitely works brilliantly in them.

Ritual Apéritif Spritz

• 3 oz. Surely Brut Sparkling

• 2 oz. Ritual Apéritif Alternative

• 1 oz. Soda Water

• Orange slice

Combine ingredients with ice in a wine glass and stir. Add orange slice.

Spicy, bubbly, and low calorie. AVEC Ginger can be mixed but also is pretty perfect chilled in a can by itself.

I’m not exaggerating when I say this is the world’s best NA Dry Martini. Martinis, real Martinis, are not an easy thing to emulate. However, Monday Zero Alcohol Gin helps.

The World’s Best NA Dry Martini

• 1.5 oz. Monday Zero Alcohol Gin

• 1.5 oz. Roots Divino Apéritif Bianco

• 1 tsp. Apple Cider Vinegar

• 1 tsp. Olive Juice

• 2 dashes All the Bitters Orange Bitters

• Olive for garnish

• Lemon peel for garnish

Combine ingredients in a mixing tin with ice. Stir and strain liquid into a chilled cocktail glass. Express lemon peel on top and garnish with peel and an olive.

This lightly citrusy IPA hits the spot for a warmer Fall day, where the sun is out but the air is crisp. Bravus Blood Orange IPA is among my favorite of the NA IPAs.

This is by far my favorite red wine alternative, Surely Red Blend. Reminiscent of a light-bodied Rhône wine with fruity, meaty, herbal characteristics. Serve with burgers or anything from the grill.

As simple as it sounds, use Cheeky Espresso Syrup and tonic with a lemon peel.

Espresso & Tonic

• 2 oz. Cheeky Espresso Syrup

• 4 oz. Tonic Water

• Lemon peel for garnish

Build in a double rocks glass, add ice, stir, and garnish with a lemon peel.

The Parch Spiced Piñarita is a spicy, smokey, and fruity. It’s wonderful to be able to pop open a can and have it taste this good.

There are some great wine alternatives out there and not all of them are made with wine. Töst Sparkling Tea is a great example, made with white tea, cranberry, and ginger.

Ghia’s latest ready-to-drink cocktail (RTD)––Ghia Sumac & Chili––is my favorite yet, tart, bitter, and spicy all in one. Chill, pour, and drink.

A fresh take on the Gin Basil Smash using Aplós Calme, a functional non-alcoholic beverage. Functional just means it can have health functions––in this case a calming effect.

Aplós Calme Basil Smash

• 1.5 oz. Aplós Calme 

• 1 oz Lemon Juice

• 1 oz. Simple Syrup

• 4 Sprigs Basil (about 12-15 leaves for muddling and reserve one sprig for garnish)

Muddle basil and simple. Combine all in a shaker and shake until chilled. Double strain liquid into a double rocks glass, add ice, and garnish with basil sprig.

The classic, Guinness O, with all the chocolaty, Guinness Ocoffee, sweet, malty notes you love from the original.

A great cider maker makes, not surprisingly, a great non-alcoholic cider. Sweet and bubbly, Domaine Dupont’s “Jus de pomme péttilant” Cider is great with blue cheese if you want to get the cheese plate out tonight.

If you miss boozy & stirred rum cocktails, the Come Closer is your jam. Utilizing a really complex but fun apéritif, Everleaf Forest, this rum-ish cocktail is the El Presidente meets White Kingston Negroni.

Come Closer

• 2 oz. Caleño Dark & Spicy

• 1 oz. Everleaf Forest

• 1 oz. Roots Divino Apéritif Bianco

• 1 dash All the Bitters Orange Bitters

• 1 barspoon Kosterina Crushed Tangerine Vinegar

Combine with ice and stir until cold. Pour liquid into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a pineapple wedge.

Brooklyn Special Effects Hoppy Amber is a refreshing, lighter style amber beer from one of America’s top craft breweries.

Thomson & Scott “Noughty” Sparkling Rosé is gorgeous, pink bubbly for celebrating or drinking everyday.

This cocktail keeps it simple and provides a tasty, warming beverage. Use Betty Buzz Ginger Beer, which has a spicy kick.

Marrakesh Mule

• 2 oz. Strongly Brewed Black Tea with mint leaves added

• 4 oz. Betty Buzz Ginger Beer

• .25 oz. Fresh Lime Juice

• Mint Sprig for garnish

Brew tea and add mint leaves as it cools. Once cooled, strain and add tea, ginger beer, and lime to a Moscow Mule mug or highball. Add ice and garnish with mint sprig.

Wilfred’s Bittersweet Apéritif has a very Campari-esque quality, though it’s more herbaceous, especially rosemary. Therefore, it works well in this delicious Negroni Sbagliatio variation.

NA Negroni Sbagliatio

• 1.5 oz. Wilfred’s Bittersweet Apéritif

• 1.5 oz. Roots Divino Apéritif Rosso

• 1.5 oz. French Bloom “Le Blanc” Sparkling

Pour into wine glass, add ice, stir and garnish with an orange peel.

Silky smooth with toasty notes, the Athletic All Out Extra Dark is both flavorful and refreshing at the same time.

Tart, citrus- and green apple-forward New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. I love Giesen’s Sauvignon Blanc as a party pleaser and often bring it as a gift to dinners.

Little Saints St. Ember is a great addition to one of my favorite Margarita riffs that I created, Downward Tiger.

Downward Tiger

• 1 oz. Little Saints St. Ember

• 1 ½ oz. Lime juice

• 1 ½ oz. Apple juice (fresh green apple juice, juiced at home is preferable)

• 1 oz. Honey syrup (2:1 honey to hot water, stir and allow to cool)

• ½ oz. Aquafaba (chickpea water, from a can)

• 1 dash Green chili hot sauce

• 6 drops Salt tincture (4 parts salt to 1 part water, shake until dissolved)

Combine ingredients with ice and shake vigorously. Strain the ice and then double shake without ice. Pour into a cocktail glass. Green apple slice garnish optional.

I literally drink Partake Pale Ale every single night. It’s very light and crisp with a hoppy finish. But, perhaps, one of the best parts is its low carb and low calorie.

Not wine but fills the gap with a citrusy, strawberry, and slightly salty tang. Proxies Pink Salt is food friendly and complex.

St. Agrestis “Phony Negroni” is bitter, intense and the perfect weekender. Nothing phony here!

This take on the Espresso Martini is fairly easy to make and does half of what the original purports to do.

NA Espresso Martini

• 1.5 oz. Seedlip Spice 94

• 2 oz. Cheeky Espresso Syrup

• .5 oz. Aquafaba (chickpea water)

• Espresso beans for garnish

Combine all ingredients except for the espresso beans and shake with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with espresso beans.

Bravus Oatmeal Dark is a rich and smooth, with hints of chocolate and coffee. Perfect for chilly evening.

Leitz Eins Zwei Zero is a delicious, food-friendly NA wine. Pair with shrimp cocktail, sashimi, lightly pickled vegetables, and goat cheese.

Easy to make highball that tastes delicious!

Caleño Dark & Cola

• 2 oz. Caleño Dark & Spicy

• 4 oz. Olipop Vintage Cola

• 1 Lemon Wedge

• 1 Lime Wedge

• 1 Dash All the Bitter Aromatic Bitters (optional)

Build ingredients in a highball glass and add ice.