{"id":128623,"date":"2025-10-20T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailypour.com\/?p=128623"},"modified":"2025-10-20T12:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:57:43","slug":"8-best-fall-non-alcoholic-drinks-for-crisp-days-and-cozy-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailypour.com\/no-low-alcohol\/8-best-fall-non-alcoholic-drinks-for-crisp-days-and-cozy-nights\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Best Fall Non-Alcoholic Drinks for Crisp Days and Cozy Nights"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article is a part of The Daily Pour’s Sober October Week, a full week of content dedicated to the phenomenon that is Sober October \u2014 a month during which many lay off booze altogether or perhaps take it easy. This week focuses on all things non-alcoholic, from beer to wine to spirits to functional beverages and beyond. Click here to check out the rest of our Sober October<\/a> content.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Colourful trees during the Autumn season in Markham, Ontario, Canada. (Photo: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd.\/NurPhoto via AP)<\/p><\/div>\n

October is here, and that means autumn! The season of crunchy leaves, apple picking, corn mazes, Halloween and pumpkin-spice-everything. We welcomed the season with Drinks With Benefits<\/a> \u2014 New York City’s first non-alc festival \u2014 at the end of September. While I wait for the weather to cool down to sweatshirt weather-level temps, here are eight adult non-alc drinks I\u2019m most pumped up about this fall.<\/p>\n

Proxies – Dry Cider 🍏<\/a><\/h2>\n
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(Photo: Proxies\/Instagram)<\/p><\/div>\n

Rarely do you smell the crispness of a Granny Smith apple and the sulphuric bite of wine in a non-alc cider, but our friends at Proxies<\/a> have nailed it yet again. There are light floral notes on the nose and the perfect amount of bubbles. Cider with a bite but without the booze is the hardest thing to get right. This beautiful new offering has that elusive bite coming from verjus \u2014 the highly acidic unfermented juice coming from the pressing of unripened fruits, like apples \u2013 wine tannins and sulfites \u2014 balanced with extracts of oak, chamomile, quassia bark, mandarin peel, and ale yeast.<\/p>\n

Plaid Circus – Bubblegum Fantasy<\/a><\/h2>\n
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(Photo: Plaid Circus)<\/p><\/div>\n

With Himalayan White Tea and herb and botanical-infused vinegar and honey as a base, Bubblegum Fantasy<\/a> isn\u2019t your ordinary non-alc spirit analogue. Let\u2019s just say it tastes like bubblegum, except it\u2019s 1950s bubblegum dressed to the nines, with her hair in pinup-style victory rolls. She\u2019s got fruits like mango and peach, lemon-peel and hibiscus infused vinegar, cane sugar, wildflower honey and, of course, bubblegum flavoring.<\/p>\n

Wilderton Aperitivo Co. – Coffee Amaro<\/h2>\n
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(Photo: Wilderton Aperitivo Co.)<\/p><\/div>\n

If you\u2019ve met me, you\u2019ll know I\u2019m obsessed with coffee. OBSESSED. Not just my morning cup (or cups!) of Joe \u2014 but coffee yogurt, ice cream, bitters (see below), etc. My dad is a coffee connoisseur, and he passed that love of the bean down to me and my brother. So, when I heard Wilderton Aperitivo Co.<\/a> birthed a limited-release Coffee Amaro, I had to get my hands on a bottle! Of course, you get all the warm baking spice notes associated with a good coffee roast, but the surprise note is rhubarb. Why? Its sharpness and tartness balances the heaviness that coffee naturally brings to the table, and I think it\u2019s actually a beautiful combo. Perfect for any espresso martini you want to make \u2013 cold or hot, because why not?!<\/p>\n

All the Bitter x Zero Proof Nation Cherry Coffee Blast<\/a><\/h2>\n
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(Photo: All The Bitter)<\/p><\/div>\n

You\u2019re seeing a theme here, right? Coffee is good year-round, but those warming notes are perfect for fall. Meet my collab with alcohol-free bitters darling All The Bitter: cherry (decaf) coffee blast<\/a>. We put our heads and hearts together on a flavor that resonated deeply with me and the Blessings, co-founders of the brand, but the magic isn\u2019t just in the liquid (which, like Frank\u2019s Red Hot, I put that sh*t on everything!), it\u2019s in the mission. This SKU is only available via All the Bitter\u2019s website and at non-alcoholic bottle shops nationwide \u2014 which you can find via my global map<\/a> of alcohol-free and NA-friendly establishments. You can\u2019t get it at a big box store or Amazon (ATB actually pulled their whole inventory from Amazon); it\u2019s meant to be a love letter to the indie businesses that drive this industry forward through education, 1:1 attention and community.<\/p>\n

Athletic Brewing – Lodge Life<\/a><\/h2>\n
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(Photo: Athletic Brewing Co.)<\/p><\/div>\n

This campfire in a can is like a liquid s\u2019more, and is only 90 calories for the whole treat. You get cinnamon, you get vanilla, you get cacao nibs \u2013 and of course, you get the malt and yeast promised by a non-alc brew. I truly believe stouts can be enjoyed throughout the year<\/a> \u2013 not just during colder months \u2013 but if you\u2019re unfamiliar with this type of brew, settle in by the fire. Stouts are traditionally dark beers (although I\u2019ve heard of white stouts, and that\u2019s another deep dive for another day) and often have a heavier mouthfeel\/viscosity than their lighter counterparts (e.g. like ales, IPAs or sours, say).<\/p>\n

Sylva – Orchard<\/a><\/h2>\n
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(Photo: Sylva)<\/p><\/div>\n

This is the only beverage on my list I haven\u2019t tried yet. Sylva Labs is the brainchild of Ben Branson, founder of Seedlip and grandfather of the modern NA beverage movement. Sylva\u2019s previous release, Padauk, is the company\u2019s second foray into a dark sippable spirit achieved through the sonic ageing of a variety of woods. If you need me to repeat that, I will, because WTF!? Sylva uses ultrasound, along with heat, oxygen and pressure to age its liquids, extracting flavor, character and color from the woods sourced per expression. Orchard is what you\u2019d expect, at least on paper \u2013 wood from apple, plum and cherry trees to create a smoky, lightly fruited sweetness. I wonder what would happen if I sang to my glass\u2026<\/p>\n

Babylonstoren – bitterrlekker<\/a><\/h2>\n
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(Photo: Babylonstoren)<\/p><\/div>\n

What is bitterlekker<\/a>? It means \u201cextremely delicious and pleasant\u201d in Afrikaans, and this South African non-alc Aperol-like spritz does not disappoint. You\u2019ve got the bitter orange peel, of course, and some South African honeybush tea \u2013 from the farms in South Africa (cue the Out of Africa John Barry score) that blend together to create a beautiful symphony in a little glass bottle. I\u2019m obsessed. Spritzes, like stouts, are also year-round affairs. Cheers!<\/p>\n

Tomorrow Cellars – Red Blend<\/a><\/h2>\n
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(Photo: Tomorrow Cellars)<\/p><\/div>\n

A lot of people say that non-alc red wine is the hardest to get right, and I\u2019m inclined to agree. But this sub-category has come a long, long way. Enter Tomorrow Cellars\u2019 2023 Red Blend<\/a>. What I dislike about many reds is the immediate dry mouth and weird tongue wringing that I find myself doing post-first or second sip. Not so with this one. There\u2019s a super secret botanical blend in this wine that balances all the notes out. You\u2019re left with a lighter-bodied red that\u2019s got delightful oak, berry and cocoa notes.<\/p>\n

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This article is a part of The Daily Pour’s Sober October Week, a full week of content dedicated to the phenomenon that is Sober October \u2014 a month during which many lay off booze altogether or perhaps take it easy. This week focuses on all things non-alcoholic, from beer to wine to spirits to functional […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":129395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5365,5787],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-no-low-alcohol","category-sober-october"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t