The Italian Alcohol-Free Aperitivo: 5 Real Mocktails with Amaro Lucano, MySpritz, and Amaro Unnimaffissu

Everyone else measures. You pour. Same result, less bar cart.

• MySpritz Alcohol-Free Italian AperitivoFill glass
• Ice cubes (large)3
• Orange slice (garnish)1
• Green olive on a pick (optional)1

1. Chill the bottle of MySpritz for at least an hour before serving. Cold is everything.
2. Fill a large wine glass with three big ice cubes.
3. Pour MySpritz over the ice until the glass is roughly two-thirds full.
4. Add the orange slice on the rim and, if you're feeling proper, the green olive on a pick.
5. Serve immediately. That's it. No measuring, no math, no compromise.

A proper Negroni is one part gin, one part bitter, one part vermouth. This zero version simplifies the math — and the result is remarkably close to the original.

• Lucano Bitter Zero Alcohol1½ oz / 45 ml
• Tanqueray 0.0 (juniper-forward gin alternative)1 oz / 30 ml
• Sweet vermouth or non-alcoholic red vermouth alternative½ oz / 15 ml
• Large ice cube1
• Orange peel, wide strip1

1. Place a large ice cube in a rocks glass. One big cube is the classic Negroni move — melts slowly, dilutes gracefully.
2. Pour the Lucano Bitter Zero, Tanqueray 0.0, and sweet vermouth over the ice.
3. Stir gently with a bar spoon for 15-20 seconds to bring everything together and chill it properly.
4. Twist the orange peel over the glass — this releases the essential oils, which is 40% of the Negroni magic.
5. Drop the peel in and serve immediately. Drink slowly. A Negroni is not a shot.

The G&T is the drink where the ingredients have nowhere to hide. Get them right and this becomes the daily drink you'll actually keep drinking.

• Tanqueray 0.0 (or Gordon's 0.0)2 oz / 60 ml
• Premium Indian tonic water4-5 oz / 120-150 ml
• Ice cubes (fill the glass)6-8
• Fresh lime wedge1
• Juniper berries (optional)4-5
• Fresh rosemary sprig (optional)1

1. Fill a copa or highball glass with ice — really fill it. More ice = colder drink = less dilution.
2. Pour the Tanqueray 0.0 over the ice. Let it chill for 15 seconds.
3. Add tonic water slowly, pouring down the side of the glass. This preserves the carbonation.
4. Squeeze the lime wedge, drop it in. Add juniper berries and rosemary if you have them.
5. Do NOT stir. A properly-poured G&T needs no stirring — the bubbles do the mixing.

The casual daily drink. Not a project, not a ceremony — just something cold, bitter, and Italian to sip through an evening.

• Lucano Bitter Zero Alcohol2 oz / 60 ml
• Premium tonic water (or bitter lemon soda)5 oz / 150 ml
• Ice cubes (fill glass)6
• Orange peel, wide strip1
• Fresh rosemary sprig (garnish)1

1. Fill a tall highball glass with ice cubes. Really fill it — a proper highball is 70% ice.
2. Pour the Lucano Bitter Zero over the ice.
3. Top with tonic water, pouring slowly down the side of the glass.
4. Twist the orange peel over the drink to release the oils, then drop it in. Add the rosemary sprig.
5. Serve immediately. This one is meant to be sipped slowly over an evening.

The after-dinner drink built on Amaro Unnimaffissu Zero — 100% Sicily, 0.0% alcohol.

• Amaro Unnimaffissu Zero2 oz / 60 ml
• Fresh lemon juice¾ oz / 22 ml
• Simple syrup (1:1)½ oz / 15 ml
• Egg white (or aquafaba for vegan)½ oz / 15 ml
• Ice cubes4-5
• Angostura bitters (optional)3 drops
• Lemon peel (garnish)1

1. Combine Amaro Unnimaffissu, lemon juice, syrup, and egg white in a shaker WITHOUT ice. Shake hard for 15 seconds. This builds the foam.
2. Add the ice and shake again, harder, for 15 more seconds. The drink should now be very cold.
3. Double-strain into a chilled coupe glass.
4. Add 3 drops of Angostura bitters on top of the foam.
5. Express the lemon peel over the glass, drop it in. Serve immediately.