What is the best zero-proof substitute for gin?
The best zero-proof substitute for gin is a 0.0% ABV spirit built on juniper, citrus peel, coriander and botanical hydrosols — the pine-and-citrus profile of London Dry, without ethanol. Pour it 1:1 with tonic. A flavoured soda or juice mocktail is not a gin substitute.
Juniper first, not juice
What is the best zero-proof substitute for gin if you actually want a G&T? Look for a bottle that starts with distilled juniper and citrus, not cucumber water or elderflower cordial. The point is the botanical frame of gin, then tonic and ice, same as the alcoholic serve.
In Singapore we list Barnes & Brown on alcohol-free gin. Mix 30 ml to 30 ml of tonic as you would a house pour. See how to mix zero-proof spirits.
What to check on the bottle
- Printed 0.0% ABV — not only “non-alcoholic”.
- Juniper and citrus on the aroma, not only sweetness.
- A 1:1 mixing ratio. If the recipe needs a slug of syrup to taste like gin, it is the wrong bottle.
For the difference between a spirit base and a mocktail see zero-proof versus mocktails. For taste versus ethanol: do they taste like real alcohol.
If gin is not the brief
Tequila, rum, bourbon, vermouth, aperitif and triple sec sit on What We Distribute. Buy in Singapore via where to buy.
