We crowned the best alc-free cocktail of 2024. 5 top NYC bars. Making their best AF cocktails. For us to try them all and pick our faves.
WINNER: LEYENDA
Returning champs Leyenda were the winners for the 2nd year in a row with an alc-free hot toddy that nobody could mistake for fancy tea.
Undercote earned the vote for Crowd Fave with a tasty tropical number that actually set the room on fire.
Guests also got to taste drinks by our hosts IGC Hospitality Group, industry icon Attaboy and TikTok darling Boucherie.
PLUS, we were treated to a one-night-only drink special by Channing Centeno, featured on the menu at Nura for Dry January. (recipe below)
All drinks highlighted a different product by Ritual Zero Proof, the exclusive event partners.
COMPETITORS
LEANNE FAVRE
Leyenda
NATE CAPENOS
Undercote
SHANTI DADY
Attaboy
JENNY PROMENEUR
Boucherie
NANCY SANTIAGO
IGC Hospitality
COMPETING DRINKS
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WINNER, LEYENDA
All Petals, No Thorns
w/ Ritual Tequila Altenative -
CROWD FAVE, UNDERCOTE
Somber Hearts, Sober Minds
w/ Ritual Rum Alternative -
ATTABOY
Green Tender
w/ Ritual Gin Alternatve -
IGC HOSPITALITY
Corn Julius
w/ Ritual Whiskey Alternative -
BOUCHERIE
Sober Lust
w/ Ritual Aperitif Alternative
JUDGES
JACKIE SUMMERS
Master Distiller
LEITI HSU
The Dining Dominatrix
KAE BURKE
House of Yes Co-founder
DRINK SPECIAL
YES CHEF
Created by previous Good AF Awards judge, Channing Centeno of Nura in Brooklyn, the Yes Chef is an alc-free chai-tini (think espresso martini, but better) with a bite that perfectly highlights the Ritual Rum Alternative.
It’s quite a feat to create an alc-free espresso martini that’s more than just dressed up iced coffee. This one nails the brief.
Endlessly sippable yet surprisingly complex, the drink is built around Nura chef Sitara Srivatsan’s own family recipe for chai syrup. Once that’s prepared, the drink lends itself to a simple 3-ingredient build that’s perfect for hosting a party.
