NA Cocktail Mixer
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 CocktailChemistry of the Cocktail →
Where to drink Giffard
64 verified venues pour Giffard.
À Toi
Entertainment District
À Toi is a 1920s Paris-inspired speakeasy and cocktail bar in Toronto's Entertainment District, hidden behind a pearly pink oyster bar inside a historic 1920s boutique hotel. It's part of the COC (Coffee, Oysters and Champagne) hospitality concept, and takes its name — French for "to you" — from an inside joke between the hotel's builder, French millionaire Antoine Mercier, and his wife, Isabel. Alongside its raw oyster and classic-cocktail menus, À Toi runs a standing, six-item zero-proof cocktail list, all $16, built on Giffard Alcohol-Free Liqueur as the base spirit.
Bar None
West Loop
Bar None is a zero-proof evening bar in Chicago's West Loop, running Friday to Sunday from 5pm to 11pm inside Froth, the coffee cafe in the lobby of The Duncan at 1515 W Monroe St. It launched on 28 February 2026 from Heritage Hospitality Group, the team behind Froth, with beverage director Luke Nevin-Gattle (previously Bunker and Larry's). Every cocktail is genuinely alcohol-free, built on real NA spirits at $13 — a St. Agrestis Phony Negroni, an espresso martini with Ritual rum alternative and Pathfinder, Good Vibrations with Ritual gin alternative and Giffard elderflower, a spicy margarita with Ritual agave and Lyre's Italian orange, and a Gold Rush — alongside nine non-alcoholic beers and ciders at $6 and Leitz Eins Zwei Zero wines at $9. IMPORTANT: the venue brands itself a THC-integrated sober lounge. Any cocktail can be upgraded with a 2.5mg THC microdose for $4, and it sells 5mg THC seltzers at $9. The alcohol-free drinks stand on their own, but anyone avoiding all intoxicants should order without the upgrade and skip the seltzers.
Monkey's Tail
Lindale Park
A Lindale Park cantina and cocktail bar from Barrel of Monkeys Hospitality, known for Mexican-American bar food and one of Houston's most decorated zero-proof programs — its "Free-Spirited" menu won Houston Press's Best of Houston 2025 award for Best Mocktail List.
The Zero Co.
Poncey-Highland
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.
Alexxa's
The Strip (Paris Las Vegas)
Alexxa's is a modern Italian-inspired steakhouse and bar at Paris Las Vegas, set on a Strip-side balcony overlooking Las Vegas Boulevard and best known locally for its long weekend brunch service. Its drinks list carries a standing, clearly labelled Zero-Proof section rather than a single token option, and it is one of the deeper spirit-free lists on the Strip: the Zero Royal (Lucano N/A amaro, pomegranate juice, Owen's ginger beer, lime juice), the Flora Botanica (Seedlip Grove 42, grapefruit juice, tart cherry syrup, lime juice), the St. Zita Spritz (Giffard N/A aperitif, non-alcoholic sparkling wine, soda, orange), and a Michenada built on Athletic Brewing's Atletica with michelada mix. Athletic Brewing's Free Wave hazy IPA and Atletica pour alongside them, and the same section carries a matcha green tea latte, freshly squeezed orange juice, the Garden Glow cold-pressed juice (apple, celery, cucumber, spinach, kale, parsley, ginger, lemon) and Ghirardelli hot chocolate. The restaurant serves from 7am daily through to 10pm, and to 11pm on Friday and Saturday.
Axelrad
Midtown
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 drinks menu carries its own dedicated Non-Alcoholic section with 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.
Bar RBC
Downtown
Bar RBC brings upscale modern cocktail energy to downtown Bend, and it runs a dedicated zero-proof menu rather than a line at the bottom of the list. The Phony White Negroni is the crisp, bitter one; The Shindig goes punchier with pineapple and lime. Open daily from 4pm.
Boone & Crockett
Walker's Point / Harbor District
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.
Cane & Table
French Quarter
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.
Comstock Saloon
North Beach
Comstock Saloon is a North Beach bar on Columbus Avenue built in the style of a nineteenth-century San Francisco saloon, with a long mahogany bar, a classics-led cocktail list and a kitchen serving through the evening. Its non-alcoholic drinks sit in a dedicated section of the printed menu and are made to the same specifications as the full-proof list. Five are named: the Torino Spritz, with Martini & Rossi Floreale, non-alcoholic sparkling wine and seltzer; the No-No Nogroni, built on Lyre's gin, Giffard aperitif and a house kombucha standing in for vermouth; Sbagliato Sbagliato, the same kombucha vermouth with NA sparkling wine and Giffard aperitif; Spruce Goose, with Pathfinder, black tea, Giffard aperitif and lemon; and Freebird, with Ritual rum, Giffard aperitif, pineapple and lime.
Coral Club
East Nashville
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%.
Death & Co
RiNo
Death & Co Denver is the second outpost of the New York cocktail bar, opened in 2018 inside The Ramble Hotel in Denver's River North Art District. Founders David Kaplan, Alex Day and Ravi DeRossi opened the original Death & Co in a windowless Manhattan room in 2007, where it helped lead the modern craft cocktail movement. The Denver location is a multi-bar complex within the boutique hotel: the marquee lobby bar with 1930s decor and plush velvet seating, the DC/AM coffee and brunch bar serving 7am to 3pm daily, the seasonal outdoor Garden, and Suite 6A, a mezzanine lounge overlooking the lobby bar. The bar keeps a standing Zero Proof section on its Denver menu, currently the Vibe Shift, Porch Swing, Business Casual and Cap Gun, alongside non-alcoholic wine and beer. Opening bar manager Alex Jump, since departed to open The Peach Crease Club, is widely credited as a founding figure of Denver's modern non-alcoholic bar scene.
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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.
Bright red bitter syrup — bitter orange and blood-orange zest, gentian root, quinine bitterness and tart grapefruit, with a syrupy texture.
~45 per 1oz (30ml) serving. Always check the label for the exact figure on the specific product and serving size.
0.0% ABV. Formulations can vary by market — always check the label for the exact figure.
We list 64 verified venues pouring Giffard, across Austin, Denver, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Boston, Washington, Nashville, Atlanta, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Tampa, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Columbus, Baltimore, London, Toronto, Singapore, Honolulu, Bend, Savannah, Des Moines. Giffard is also widely available to buy online and at non-alcoholic bottle shops.
Other non-alcoholic cocktail mixers worth trying include Ghia, Strongwater. Each has its own profile — browse them to compare.