Buying lists
Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks
The highest-scoring bottles in each category, from firsthand tastings. Start with a bottle below, or explore the category’s top picks.
338 tasted bottles · Firsthand scores only
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231 tasted bottles
Best Wine
91/100
Standout
A Cabernet with a clear varietal line: cassis and cedar stay identifiable from the aroma through a long finish. The flavor is still easy to recall, and the glass is one to pour again.
79 tasted bottles
Best Beer
91/100
Standout
Roast, cocoa, and coffee, with the surge intact. Silky and a little shorter than Draught. A sweet edge shows up if you go looking for it.
9 tasted bottles
Best Spirits & Aperitifs
85/100
Standout
Caramel, vanilla, carpenter’s-shop oak — soft and oak-driven; short vanilla finish with wood-tea tannin. Cocktail pour.
10 tasted bottles
Best Cocktails & RTDs
86/100
Standout
Bitter first and bitter last, with gentian holding the middle and pine and wormwood around it. Dry enough to drink like a Negroni rather than a soda, and the closest nonalcoholic take on the drink in the cellar.
9 tasted bottles
Best Cider
89/100
Standout
A convincing sparkling perry. Pear, brioche, and a delicate floral note open it, and the aroma suggests sweetness the palate does not keep. Pear and apple follow, with a light herbal edge, bright acidity, and a subtle tannin. Pear and quince last a very long time.
Across the cellar
All bottles scoring 85+
Explore 64 tasted bottles at 85 or above, in score order.
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How these lists are chosen
What was evaluated
338 tasted bottles with a public score. Research-only products are excluded.
Who qualifies
A firsthand tasting and a public score. Research-only products are excluded. The same score follows the more recent tasting. Each category below shows its highest score. Category lists show up to 12 top picks; the cellar holds every tasting.
What the score is rewarding
A glass that tastes like the drink it claims to be, with enough structure to finish. The score is not a rank of producers.
What tends to go wrong
Reading one high score as the right bottle for every occasion. Price, the alcohol claim, and production type are different questions.