The Cozy Season Sour takes The Spirit of Bourbon and folds it into persimmon and warm spice, creating a cold-weather sour that feels both bright and indulgent. The fruit brings a soft, honeyed depth, the syrup adds holiday warmth without tipping into kitsch, and lemon keeps everything lifted. It's like a fireside moment in a glass.
The Spirit of Bourbon is modeled on the depth and structure of Kentucky bourbon, crafted with real American oak and natural extracts to capture warm spice, vanilla, and char without leaning sweet. It has the weight needed for bourbon cocktails: body to stand up to bitters, clarity for stirred drinks, and balance to carry citrus in Sours and Gold Rush variations. It holds shape and provides backbone alongside bold ingredients like ginger, honey, or aromatic bitters. Performs reliably in Old Fashioneds, Manhattans, Boulevardiers, and any cocktail that expects whiskey with character and restraint.
A zero-proof cocktail is a fully built drink that follows the same principles as any classic: acid, sweetness, aromatics, dilution, and a defined base spirit. The difference is the base is non-alcoholic. When that spirit has enough structure and character, like the ones we make, you get a cocktail that drinks like a cocktail, not a compromise.
Non-alcoholic spirits step into the role of the base spirit. They carry citrus, sugar, bitters, and dilution the same way their alcoholic counterparts do. Some recipes need small ratio adjustments, but the technique stays the same: build the drink, balance the elements, and let the base spirit define the profile.
They taste like cocktails: recognizable, structured, and intentional. The goal isn't imitation; it's integrity. When the build is balanced and the spirit has presence, you get the character of the drink without relying on alcohol to do the work.
Yes. Complexity comes from design, not ethanol. A well-built zero-proof cocktail shows layers: aromatics, texture, finish. The craft sits in the composition, not the ABV. The right non-alcoholic spirit brings the structure; the ingredients do the rest.
Zero-proof cocktails contain no alcohol. Low-proof cocktails blend traditional spirits with non-alcoholic spirits to dial down the ABV while keeping the drink's identity intact. It's the easiest way to keep the ritual, cut the intensity, and stay in full control of the experience.
The Spirit of Bourbon is built with oak-forward depth and enough body to hold bitters and sweetness in balance. Whether you use it as the sole base or split it with traditional bourbon, it behaves like a true cocktail foundation, keeping the drink structured, complex, and true to form.
