What Is a Zero-Proof Vermouth?
What is a zero-proof vermouth? A zero-proof vermouth is a 0.0% ABV botanical mixer for spritzes and stirred serves — not a glass of grape juice. It sits mid-range on sugar (3.1 g / 30 ml) so it can lengthen gin or an aperitif without turning the drink into cordial. A mixer with structure What […]
What Is the Best Zero-Proof Substitute for Bourbon?
What is the best zero-proof substitute for bourbon? The best zero-proof substitute for bourbon is a 0.0% ABV bourbon-inspired spirit you pour 1:1 — not a sweet tea or a cola mocktail. It is one of the driest serves in the range (0.8 g sugar / 30 ml), so the mixer or the bitters do […]
What Is the Best Zero-Proof Substitute for Rum?
What is the best zero-proof substitute for rum? The best zero-proof substitute for rum is a 0.0% ABV white-rum-inspired spirit you pour 1:1 — not a cola float or a pineapple mocktail. It is dry enough for a highball or a sour (1.2 g sugar / 30 ml) once ginger ale or lime does the […]
What Is a Zero-Proof Aperitif?
What is a zero-proof aperitif? A zero-proof aperitif is a category of 0.0% ABV spirit made for bitter-citrus, low-and-slow drinking: spritzes, stirred red-bitter serves, and anything you would normally reach for Aperol or Campari to build. What separates it from a dry zero-proof spirit (gin, tequila style) or a plain mocktail is sugar structure — […]
What Is the Best Zero-Proof Substitute for Tequila?
What is the best zero-proof substitute for tequila? The best zero-proof substitute for tequila is a 0.0% ABV tequila-inspired spirit you pour 1:1 — not a lime cordial. What separates it from flavoured water is body and a spice kick that mimics the warmth tequila would give, not proof. It is the driest serve in […]
Are Zero-Proof Spirits Vegan?
Are zero-proof spirits vegan? Barnes & Brown 0.0% spirits are made as botanical liquids. The printed panels show 0 g protein and 0 g fat. That is not the same as a vegan certification logo. If a kitchen or event needs a certified vegan spec, ask us for the current status before you print the […]
What are the Health Benefits of Switching to Zero-Proof Drinks?
What are the health benefits of switching to zero-proof drinks? The health benefits of non-alcoholic spirits come from taking ethanol out of the glass. A 0.0% ABV, alcohol-free spirit does not add an alcohol hangover, ethanol calories or an alcohol load from that serve. Calories and sugar still depend on the bottle and the mixer. […]
How to Store Zero-Proof Spirits
How to store zero-proof spirits Store unopened Barnes & Brown bottles upright, cool and out of the sun. Once opened, refrigerate — especially in Singapore heat and humidity. 0.0% ABV has no ethanol to preserve the liquid, so recap and put the bottle back in the fridge between pours. Unopened bottles How to store zero-proof […]
Can Zero-Proof Spirits Be Used to Make Low-ABV Cocktails?
Can zero-proof spirits be used to make low-ABV cocktails? Yes. Split the spirit measure 50/50 between a traditional pour and a 0.0% bottle. The drink keeps the flavour of gin, tequila or rum and halves the alcohol. Bars call this mindful drinking or a low-ABV serve. The zero-proof half must still be a mixing spirit, […]
What Is the Best Zero-Proof Substitute for Gin?
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, […]