Cocktails
St. Agrestis Phony Negroni
86/100 How we score
- ABV 0.0%
- Classification Alternative
- Method Formulated
- Evidence Documented
- Origin United States
- Price $30+
Verdict
VinePair's 2025 Rising Drinks Brand of the Year is, by a sensible margin, the closest NA pour to an actual Negroni. Built from scratch with 30 botanicals — and built right.
At a glance
- Flavor profile
- Gentian
- Hops
- Structure
- Off-dry
- Modest bitterness
- Perfect for
- The 6 PM hour when nothing else on the NA shelf gets close to an Italian aperitivo.
Tasting notes
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Nose
Piney and bitter, gentian and wormwood, layered with a citrusy high note that's unmistakably Negroni-adjacent without borrowing.
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Palate
Bitter and botanical, the gentian carrying the middle, the citrus and herbal notes framing it; bone-dry, no sugar overlay.
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Finish
Long and bitter — closer to a Cocchi Americano rinse than to a juice mocktail.
The drink
St. Agrestis Phony Negroni is formulated as an alcohol alternative from United States. The base is 30 organic, non-GMO botanicals designed to replicate negroni aromatics without any underlying spirit. St. Agrestis cocktails are formulated from a base of 30 organic, non-GMO botanicals — not dealcoholized from a once-alcoholic Negroni.
On the nose, piney and bitter, gentian and wormwood, layered with a citrusy high note that’s unmistakably Negroni-adjacent without borrowing. On the palate, bitter and botanical, the gentian carrying the middle, the citrus and herbal notes framing it; bone-dry, no sugar overlay. The finish is long and bitter — closer to a Cocchi Americano rinse than to a juice mocktail. VinePair’s 2025 Rising Drinks Brand of the Year is, by a sensible margin, the closest NA pour to an actual Negroni. Built from scratch with 30 botanicals — and built right.
VinePair’s 2025 Rising Drinks Brand of the Year is, by a sensible margin, the closest NA pour to an actual Negroni. Built from scratch with 30 botanicals — and built right. Serve build like a real Negroni — pour over a large ice cube, a curl of orange peel. The canned format needs less help than expected.
How to drink it
Build like a real Negroni — pour over a large ice cube, a curl of orange peel. The canned format needs less help than expected.
How it was made
Classification: Alternative — St. Agrestis cocktails are formulated from a base of 30 organic, non-GMO botanicals — not dealcoholized from a once-alcoholic Negroni.
Evidence status: Documented
Sources
Product facts are only as strong as their sources. Editorial tasting notes are opinion.
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