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Giffard

Giffard is a family-owned French liqueur and syrup house founded in 1885 in the Loire Valley, now in its fifth generation of family ownership. Its non-alcoholic Aperitif Bitter syrup is a widely-used substitute for Campari in zero-proof Negronis and Spritzes, built on bitter orange, gentian root, quinquina, and spice. Giffard also produces a Spritz Alcohol Free expression. The non-alcoholic range is positioned as a cocktail-mixer rather than a bottled spirit.

Type
NA Cocktail Mixer
ABV
0.0%
Calories
~45 per 1oz (30ml) serving
Format
Bottles (700ml / 1L)
Made in
Angers, Loire Valley, France
Since
1885

Giffard is a family-owned French liqueur and syrup house founded in 1885 by Emile Giffard, a pharmacist in Angers in the Loire Valley, who converted his pharmacy into a distillery to produce his mint liqueur Menthe-Pastille. Now run by the fifth generation of the family, Giffard produces liqueurs, crèmes de fruits, syrups and a non-alcoholic range, distributed in more than 80 countries.

Within its non-alcoholic line, Giffard's Aperitif Bitter is a 0.0% ABV cocktail base widely used as an alcohol-free stand-in for Campari and similar red bitter liqueurs. Bright red in color, it is built around gentian, bitter/blood orange, grapefruit and quinine, combining well-balanced bitterness with a syrupy body. The label lists water, sugar, natural flavorings, citric acid, caramel and red coloring; the official nutrition figures are about 153 kcal per 100ml (roughly 45 calories per 1oz serving).

It is positioned for mixing rather than sipping neat — recommended with club soda, tonic or sparkling wine, and as the base for non-alcoholic versions of the Negroni, Garibaldi, Jungle Bird and spritzes.

Giffard lineup

  • Aperitif Bitter (non-alcoholic cocktail base)
  • Menthe-Pastille
  • Caribbean Pineapple syrup
  • Vanilla de Madagascar syrup
  • Orgeat syrup
The sip begins sweetly with slightly artificial berry notes, switches to a syrupy vanilla thickness in the middle, then crashing into a wall of bitterness with citrus overtones at the back.
Jordan, Chemistry of the Cocktail
Chemistry of the Cocktail

Where to drink Giffard

29 verified venues pour Giffard.

The Zero Co.

Poncey-Highland

Bottle Shop
★★★★★?·14 NA brands

The Zero Co. is Atlanta's first dedicated non-alcoholic bottle shop, opened in December 2022 in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood by Cory and Malory Atkinson, the husband-and-wife team behind nearby Elemental Spirits Co. The shop grew out of the rapidly growing zero-proof section at Elemental and stocks more than 500 non-alcoholic products — spirit alternatives, de-alcoholized wines, NA beers, and ready-to-drink cans — alongside locally made shrubs, vinegars, bitters, and elixirs. A bar-cart sample station lets customers taste before buying, and the space hosts tastings and events. Carried brands include Ghia, Seedlip, Lyre's, Wilderton, Ritual Zero Proof, De Soi, Three Spirit, Free Spirits, Athletic Brewing, and more. As co-owner Malory Atkinson put it, the goal was a "warm and welcoming" space for all kinds of drinkers and non-drinkers.

Verified 35 days ago

Axelrad

Midtown

Bar
★★★★?·5 NA brands

Axelrad is a Midtown Houston beer garden set in a century-old building on the corner of Alabama and Almeda, sharing a leafy, hammock-strewn patio with Luigi's Pizzeria. It's a casual, walk-in outdoor drinking spot known for live music, food trucks, and community events, welcoming families until its evening 21+ transition. Non-drinkers are well served: the standing drinks menu carries named mocktails like the Elderberry Spritz (Giffard Elderflower, lemon, Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher), the Jalapina Business (Giffard pineapple, mango, lime, jalapeño, mineral water), and the Briney Melon Refresher (watermelon, lime, mint, ginger beer). The NA-beer lineup is extensive — Athletic Upside Dawn and Free Wave, Lagunitas IPNA, Best Day Electro-Lime, and Brooklyn Special Effects — plus kombucha, hopped seltzers, and Topo Chico. CultureMap has repeatedly highlighted its zero-proof offerings.

Verified 35 days ago

Boone & Crockett

Walker's Point / Harbor District

Cocktail Bar
★★★★?·4 NA brands

Boone & Crockett is a riverside cocktail bar in Milwaukee's Harbor District that trades on the motto "Pretentious Drinks Without the Pretentiousness." It backs up its cocktail reputation with a genuine, separately published non-alcoholic menu of five named mocktails plus a stocked zero-proof bar (Giffard NA aperitif, Lagunitas Hop Refresher, Athletic Lite and Guinness N/A). The bar runs on an order-at-the-bar model with the on-site Taco Moto truck for food and shares its address with sister event venue The Cooperage. Each Dry January it anchors Milwaukee's sober-curious scene by hosting the free after-party for N/A Day, the non-alcoholic beverage festival held next door.

Verified 6 days ago

Cane & Table

French Quarter

Cocktail Bar
★★★★?·1 NA brand

Cane & Table is a rum-focused "proto-tiki" cocktail bar and restaurant in the French Quarter, opened in July 2013 on Decatur Street by Nick Detrich with the Cure team (Neal Bodenheimer and Kirk Estopinal). The kitchen leans into Caribbean and Cuban flavors, and the bar — a James Beard Outstanding Bar Program semifinalist, named by Bon Appétit among the best new cocktail bars in America — carries a dedicated "Non-Alcoholic" section rather than a token mocktail. Named builds include the Safe Harbor (a smoky zero-proof negroni on Pathfinder NA aperitivo), the Just Like a Spritz (Giffard non-alcoholic aperitif cordial, sparkling, citrus), the savory-fruity Funky Fresh (strawberry, pineapple, NA beer, black pepper), and a house passionfruit ginger lemonade.

Verified 34 days ago

Coral Club

East Nashville

Cocktail Bar
★★★★?·1 NA brand

Coral Club is a coastal- and tiki-inspired cocktail bar above a strip mall on Gallatin Avenue in East Nashville, opened in May 2024. It was founded by four hospitality veterans: brothers Aaron and Matthew Izaguirre (from the Florida Keys) and partners Brice Hoffman and Kristopher Esqueda, whose résumés include The Patterson House, The Catbird Seat, Saison, and Bastion. The space features a stone bar, a dimly lit lounge, and an open-air rooftop patio, with snacks like black truffle popcorn and tinned fish. The drink menu is organized into Standards, House, and a dedicated Zero-Proof section that co-owner Kristopher Esqueda says "doesn't feel like an afterthought." Confirmed zero-proof options include the Neo-Tropical (Giffard N/A Aperitivo, pineapple, ginger, lime soda), the Chaise Lounge (coconut water, cucumber, lime, soda), a St. Agrestis Phony Negroni, Sanbitter, and Corona 0%.

Verified 35 days ago

Death & Co Los Angeles

Arts District, DTLA

Cocktail Bar
★★★★?·4 NA brands

Death & Co Los Angeles is the first West Coast location of the internationally acclaimed cocktail brand founded in New York's East Village in 2006. It opened in the Arts District of downtown LA just before New Year's Eve 2019 from the Proprietors LLC team (David Kaplan, Alex Day, Ravi DeRossi, Devon Tarby), bringing the group's exacting cocktail standards west with a roughly 25-drink seasonal menu plus a separate walk-up Standing Room bar. For non-drinkers, the bar maintains a dedicated "Zero Proof" section — currently four named, full-craft cocktails ($16–$18) built on genuine NA spirits including Seedlip, Lyre's, Wilderton, Optimist, and Giffard's NA aperitif. Recent named pours include Second Wind, Hullabaloo, Vividus, and Alien Sound. The zero-proof drinks get the same compositional care as the alcoholic menu, making it one of DTLA's more serious NA offerings.

Verified 34 days ago

Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi

Southwest Waterfront

Restaurant
★★★★?·1 NA brand

James Beard Award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi's Afro-Caribbean fine-dining restaurant inside the Salamander hotel, with a Derek Brown-designed "Low & No" menu of named non-alcoholic cocktails alongside its acclaimed tasting menu.

Verified 37 days ago

Fiorella (Inner Sunset)

Inner Sunset

Restaurant
★★★★?·2 NA brands

Fiorella is a California-inflected Italian restaurant founded in 2015 by Boris Nemchenok and Brandon Gillis, who opened the original on Clement Street in the Richmond District before expanding to four San Francisco locations. The Inner Sunset branch at 1240 9th Ave serves wood-fired pizzas, house pastas, and seasonal Italian plates, plus a heated rooftop. Beyond the food, the Sunset location runs a genuine named non-alcoholic cocktail program: its official cocktail menu lists zero-proof drinks alongside the full bar, built on NA aperitivos and amari rather than simple sodas. Options include the Noperol Spritz (Giffard and Martini & Rossi NA aperitivos with Good Twin NA sparkling wine), the Like a Virgin (prickly pear essence, lime, mint, sparkling water), the Harvest Moon (Pathfinder NA amaro, lemon, honey, soda), an N/A Lucano Old Fashioned, and a Blackberry Cooler.

Verified 34 days ago

Hey Love

Buckman

Cocktail Bar
★★★★?·1 NA brand

Hey Love is an award-winning craft cocktail bar in the lobby of the Jupiter NEXT hotel on East Burnside, known for its plant-filled, tiki-leaning "indoor jungle." It keeps a dedicated non-alcoholic menu section titled "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, No Proof" with named zero-proof cocktails built on real NA spirits such as Pathfinder, St. Agrestis, and Giffard's non-alcoholic aperitif. The bar was named the nation's best hotel bar at Tales of the Cocktail's Spirited Awards in 2023.

Verified 39 days ago

Honey Elixir Bar

RiNo

Lounge
★★★★?·2 NA brands

Honey Elixir Bar is a wellness-forward elixir lounge tucked into the art-covered alley behind Denver Central Market in RiNo, opened in 2019 by Jocasta Hanson. The bar's animating principle is 'rejuvenation over depletion' — by day, the menu runs cacao, jun (a fermented honey tea similar to kombucha but built on honey instead of sugar), kefirs, smoothies, matcha, and chai; by night, it shifts into apothecary cocktails and a full lineup of NA potions, all made with organic herbs, botanicals, raw honey in place of sugar, and adaptogens including lion's mane, chaga, reishi, mucuna pruriens, and Shatavari. The NA potions are unlike anything else in Denver: drinks like the Radiant Roots (turmeric, ginger, housemade jasmine rice milk) and the Soothed By Saffron (saffron, rose, cardamom, vanilla, honey, oat milk, Shatavari) come garnished with actual crystals — citrine, rose quartz, rainbow lemurian — and flowers including gardenia, pink yarrow, linden, and cherry blossom. The space is a retro velvet-forward lounge that doubles as a rotating gallery for Denver artists, with a retail section for local makers. Music event nights run every other Friday; regular service is 18+, music nights are 21+. Featured in Westword's January 2026 NA roundup and 5280 Magazine's restaurant guide.

Verified 45 days ago

Lady Jane

LoHi

Cocktail Bar
★★★★?·5 NA brands

Lady Jane is a neighborhood cocktail bar on West 32nd Avenue in Denver's LoHi (Lower Highlands) neighborhood — airy, plant-filled, and known for a seasonal menu that rotates frequently and a collaborative bar team. Westword describes the non-alcoholic program as having 'a permanent place' on the menu, not a dry-January promotion, and 5280 Magazine calls it one of the most ambitious mocktail programs in Denver. The lineup of named NA drinks tends to be more inventive than at most cocktail bars: the Bay Leaf Cream Soda is built on Seedlip Grove 42 with quince, lemon, and vanilla; the Pineapple No-groni layers bitter botanicals from Giffard, Martini, and Amass; the Morada Colada uses Three Spirit Nightcap with Chicha Morada (a Peruvian purple-corn drink), pineapple, coconut, pear, apple, and lime; and the alcohol-free Persimmon Soda is finished with maple, fenugreek, and mace. The venue was named Reader's Choice Best Bar in 5280's Top of the Town 2023 awards, and the team's broader cocktail program has been covered by Thrillist, Eater Denver, Imbibe Magazine, 303 Magazine, and Denver Life. Lady Jane operates primarily first-come-first-served with limited reservations available.

Verified 45 days ago

Life on Mars

Capitol Hill

Cocktail Bar
★★★★?·1 NA brand

Life on Mars is a plant-based Capitol Hill cocktail bar with a 6,000-record vinyl wall and one of the city's most developed named non-alcoholic cocktail menus, built largely around Pathfinder.

Verified 39 days ago

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Frequently asked about Giffard

Giffard is a non-alcoholic cocktail mixer made in Angers, Loire Valley, France with 0.0% ABV. Giffard is a family-owned French liqueur and syrup house founded in 1885 in the Loire Valley, now in its fifth generation of family ownership. Its non-alcoholic Aperitif Bitter syrup is a widely-used substitute for Campari in zero-proof Negronis and Spritzes, built on bitter orange, gentian root, quinquina, and spice. Giffard also produces a Spritz Alcohol Free expression. The non-alcoholic range is positioned as a cocktail-mixer rather than a bottled spirit.