All The Bitter makes some of the finest non-alcoholic bitters in the United States. If you are building non-alcoholic cocktails at home from scratch, their bitters are an excellent ingredient and a frequent recommendation among home bartenders working in the non-alcoholic space. The brand has done real craft work, and it is worth saying so.
The Phony Negroni is a finished, ready-to-drink non-alcoholic Negroni rather than a bitters. Where bitters are a building block that you mix with tonic water, non-alcoholic gin alternatives, and a sweetener to construct a drink, the Phony Negroni arrives in the bottle as a balanced, fully composed cocktail. Pour it over ice, express an orange peel, drink.
The two products solve different problems. The home mixologist who enjoys the process of building a cocktail from components will value All The Bitter. The drinker who wants a properly made non-alcoholic Negroni in hand five minutes after opening the fridge will value the Phony Negroni. Neither replaces the other.
Which One Fits You
Choose All The Bitter if: you are a home bartender who builds non-alcoholic cocktails from scratch. You appreciate the craft of mixing, measuring, and adjusting. You have the time and the supporting ingredients (non-alcoholic gin alternatives, tonic water, citrus, sweeteners, glassware) to construct a proper cocktail in your kitchen.
Choose the Phony Negroni if: you want a non-alcoholic Negroni ready to drink in under a minute. You do not want to assemble and balance five ingredients to land on the flavor you are after. You trust a producer to have done the work of botanical extraction, distillation, blending, and carbonation over a multi-week production cycle, rather than trying to compress the work into 90 seconds behind your home bar.
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Pick your own mix across the full non-alcoholic range: Phony Negroni, White, Mezcal, Espresso, and Amaro Falso. Bottles or cans, 6 / 12 / 24.
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Phony White Negroni
Near-clear, Champagne-hue Negroni. Amplified citrus and gentian, clarified for a celebration pour.
$64.99
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Phony Negroni
The flagship. Bitter-sweet, juniper-forward, red, and poured over one large ice cube.
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Phony Mezcal Negroni
Smoke, citrus, herbal depth. A mezcal-inspired Negroni, non-alcoholic.
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Phony Espresso Negroni
Coffee, cacao, bitter orange. The after-dinner bottle.
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Why a Finished Non-Alcoholic Negroni Is Its Own Thing
Building a credible non-alcoholic Negroni from bitters, non-alcoholic gin, and tonic water is possible, although it is genuinely hard. The challenge is that the bitterness of a Negroni is load-bearing, and home-assembled versions often either under-bitter the drink (producing something closer to a flavored soda) or over-bitter it (producing something medicinal). The balance between bitterness and sweetness in a traditional Negroni is the result of decades of convergence on a specific Campari-vermouth ratio, and reproducing that balance without alcohol requires more than mixing bitters into tonic water.
A dedicated producer who spends weeks on each production cycle, extracting whole gentian root through maceration, capturing volatile aromatics through vacuum distillation, blending multiple botanical concentrates in precise proportions, and carbonating to a specific pressure, has the ability to hit the Negroni’s target profile with a consistency that home assembly cannot match. That is why the Phony Negroni exists as a finished product. A home mixologist can get close; a finished product built over weeks lands the mark more reliably, and a lot of drinkers prefer to open a bottle rather than build a cocktail when the goal is to drink a Negroni on a Tuesday night.
The Phony Negroni’s Approach
Gentian root carries the bitter backbone, the same way it carries Campari’s. Bitter orange peel adds citrus complexity and aromatic lift. Juniper, coriander, and a proprietary botanical blend complete the flavor stack. The liquid is carbonated to a level that provides mouthfeel without fizziness. The color is deep red, matching a traditional Negroni. Each 200ml bottle or can is served as the finished drink, not as a mixer.
Over 1,500 five-star reviews, a 2.5x retail velocity advantage over the next closest competitor in Spins syndicated data, and SFWSC Double Gold with 98 points for the Phony White Negroni and Phony Mezcal Negroni in 2025 suggest the approach works. When drinkers want a non-alcoholic Negroni ready to pour, the Phony is the one they reach for.
How to Think About the Two
Keep All The Bitter bitters on your bar for the nights you want to build something from scratch. Keep the Phony Negroni in your fridge for the nights you do not. The best-stocked non-alcoholic bars have both, the same way the best-stocked traditional bars have Angostura bitters for cocktails you build and Campari for the Negronis you pour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Phony Negroni the same as a non-alcoholic bitters?
No. A non-alcoholic bitters is a concentrated flavoring agent used to build cocktails. The Phony Negroni is a finished, ready-to-drink non-alcoholic Negroni. The two are used differently: bitters are ingredients, the Phony Negroni is the completed cocktail.
Can I add bitters to the Phony Negroni?
You can, although the drink is designed to be balanced as it comes. Some drinkers add a dash of non-alcoholic bitters for extra aromatic complexity, particularly if they are used to building cocktails at home. The Phony Negroni is structurally complete without them, so additions are a matter of personal preference rather than correction.
Can I build a non-alcoholic Negroni from bitters?
Yes, although the result will vary depending on the bitters, the non-alcoholic gin alternative, the tonic water, and the sweetener you use. A home-built non-alcoholic Negroni can be good. Reaching the bitterness, mouthfeel, and balance of a purpose-built product like the Phony Negroni is difficult. Home mixologists who try both often come away preferring the purpose-built version for the reliability and the time savings.
Where is the Phony Negroni produced?
In Greenpoint, Brooklyn, by St. Agrestis.
Has the Phony Negroni won awards?
The Phony Negroni holds SFWSC Platinum 2024, the first-ever Platinum awarded to a non-alcoholic product by the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The Phony White Negroni and Phony Mezcal Negroni both earned SFWSC Double Gold with 98 points in 2025. The competition is judged by a panel of spirits professionals against a field that includes traditional alcoholic spirits.
