Old Fashioned

An old fashioned is mostly whiskey, sugar and bitters, so the alcohol-free version lives or dies on its base spirit. Spiritless pours in its own Kentucky 74 here, the oak distillate that carries caramel, vanilla and oak, then rounds it out with cane sugar, chai and orange. The chai is the clever part. It stands in for bitters and gives the drink the aromatic edge it would otherwise be missing. Each 250ml can is one drink at 45 calories and 13 grams of carbohydrate, 10 grams of that added sugar, and it sits under 0.5% ABV. Pour it over a single big cube and add an orange peel if you've got one. Cans keep 12 months without refrigeration, so they travel well and store easily. For something in between, Spiritless suggests adding an ounce of real bourbon to the can rather than reaching for a different drink altogether.