Ritual Zero Proof in Asheville, NC

Little Jumbo is one of Asheville's most celebrated craft cocktail bars, and it was well ahead of the NA boom — co-owner Chall Gray has kept "spirit-free" cocktails on the menu since the bar opened in 2017, an early adopter of Seedlip. The intimate North Asheville room rotates seasonal, cleverly named spirit-free creations built with the same rigor as the full list — like Fire Walk With Me (Seedlip Grove 42, falernum, lime, orgeat, habanero) — so a non-drinker gets a real cocktail, not an afterthought.

Rhubarb is chef John Fleer's farm-to-table New American restaurant on Pack Square, a fixture of Asheville's serious dining scene. Its drink menu carries a dedicated "Free-Spirited" section of alcohol-free cocktails built on Ritual non-alcoholic spirits — the Fool's Gold Rush (Ritual whiskey, lemon, burnt cinnamon–black earth honey cordial) and the Monty Pith-On (Ritual tequila, grapefruit-mint oleo, club soda) — so the spirit-free option is as considered as the wine list.

Mountain Madre is a downtown agave-focused Mexican kitchen and bar where the margarita program extends fully to zero-proof: the non-alcoholic margarita trades the reposado for zero-alcohol Ritual Tequila (plus Monday Mezcal and Fleur smoked agave), shaken with the same house-made mixes as the full-strength version — Blackberry Smoke, Spice of Life, and more. It means the designated driver at a margarita bar gets the real drink, not a soda.