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Best Non-Alcoholic Cocktails & RTDs
These were built as the finished drink. The score is whether the glass has the balance of the cocktail it claims to be.
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Our top 10
Highest score first, from 10 tasted non-alcoholic cocktails. Tied scores list the more recent tasting first.
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Rank 1
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.
Rank 2
83/100
Bitter orange, rhubarb, and soft sparkle — bittersweet without syrup. Build over ice with an orange peel.
Rank 3
82/100
An enjoyable, recognizable Piña Colada in flavor. Heavy carbonation gives it a sharp, lively texture, but works against the creamy feel the cocktail calls for. A little too soda-like to fully convince.
Rank 4
81/100
A solid canned nonalcoholic margarita with enough lime, acidity, and agave character to feel more like a cocktail than lime soda. The light fizz works well, though the underlying medicinal-botanical note is noticeable and keeps it from fully matching a freshly mixed margarita.
Rank 5
Rank 6
81/100
Ginger, lime, and fizz in a can — spicy ginger, sweet lime, short heat. More soda than cocktail.
Rank 7
Rank 8
79/100
Bright raspberry spritz with a soft floral lift — real juice, soft bead, short clean fruit close.
Rank 9
Rank 10
76/100
Molasses, baking spice, kola and lime — a kitchen rum-and-cola, nutmeg-dry close.
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UNDONE No. 11 Piña Colada
82/100
<0.3% ABV
An enjoyable, recognizable Piña Colada in flavor. Heavy carbonation gives it a sharp, lively texture, but works against the creamy feel the cocktail calls for. A little too soda-like to fully convince.
How these lists are chosen
What was evaluated
Ranked from 10 tasted cocktails, highest score first. Research-only products are excluded. Updated October 2026.
Who qualifies
The same score follows the more recent tasting. A shortcut uses that order for one narrower question.
What the score is rewarding
Bitter, acid, or an aperitif shape you would want in the alcoholic drink.
What tends to go wrong
Sugar doing the work of the missing spirit.