Apero Spritz

Orange liqueur, prosecco and club soda is the original recipe, and Free AF rebuilds that shape without the alcohol. Bittersweet orange leads, the finish stays dry, and it is clearly aimed at people who already drink aperitivo rather than people who want orange soda. Every can in the range carries Afterglow, the brand's plant-based ingredient sourced in New Zealand. It works on the same receptors that chocolate and chili hit, which produces a real warmth and tingle in place of what alcohol would normally do. Whether that lands for you is personal, but it is the one thing separating these cans from the rest of the shelf. Serve it in a big wine glass over plenty of ice with a slice of orange. A skewer of olives or a sprig of rosemary pushes it closer to the real thing.