Classic Cosmo

Cranberry and lime juice do the work you would expect from a cosmo, tart and clean without the syrupy edge canned versions usually pick up. What sets the Recess Zero Proof line apart is what else is in the can. Guayusa, an Amazonian leaf related to yerba mate, contributes 10mg of natural caffeine, and it is paired with L-theanine and lemon balm, the combination Recess uses in place of alcohol's social loosening. It is agave-sweetened rather than sugar-loaded, landing at 35 calories and 7g of natural sugar per can with 0% ABV. Lightly sparkling, so it drinks more like a spritz than a syrupy mixer. Pour it over crushed ice with a lime wheel and it passes at a party. Recess makes it in Los Angeles and New York.