Non-Alcoholic Drinks for a Baby Shower

St. Agrestis non-alcoholic cocktails served at a gathering

A baby shower is the one party where the guest of honor can't drink, and most hosts solve it with lemonade and a fruit punch. That's a missed opportunity. The person everyone came to celebrate deserves something better than a juice box in a nice glass, and so do the guests who are driving, pregnant themselves, or simply not drinking on a Sunday afternoon.

This is the occasion non-alcoholic cocktails were built for. Everyone drinks the same thing, nobody asks who's abstaining and why, and the drinks table looks like a bar instead of a beverage station.

What to know before pouring for a pregnant guest

St. Agrestis publishes a detailed guide on this exact question, and it's worth reading in full: Is Phony Negroni Safe During Pregnancy? The short version from that guide: the Phony Negroni is labelled non-alcoholic, no alcohol is added in production, and, as with any food or beverage during pregnancy, the right move is to consult a healthcare provider before regular consumption. That article is informational, not medical advice, and this page is no different. Put the link in the group chat and let the guest of honor decide with her doctor.

The pours

The centerpiece: Phony Negroni. Bitter, citrus-forward, carbonated, and deep red in the glass, modeled on the 1919 Florentine Negroni with gentian root carrying the bitter backbone. It looks like a cocktail because it's built like one. Made in Brooklyn, less than 0.5% ABV, and served best over ice with an orange peel.

The lighter option: Phony White Negroni. Brighter and a little softer than the flagship, for guests who want the ritual without the full bitter hit. It took Double Gold at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

The dessert-table pour: Amaro Falso. A complex bitter botanical drink in the style of an Italian amaro, which is exactly what you want next to cake.

For a mixed table: the Build Your Own Bundle. Choose any combination of five, so the shower gets a real selection without committing a case to one flavor.

Batch it: one pitcher, six servings

From the St. Agrestis recipe collection, the batched serve that saves the host from playing bartender:

  • Six 200ml bottles of Phony Negroni, well chilled
  • One large orange, peeled into long strips
  • One fennel frond or two sprigs of fresh thyme, optional
  • Two to three pounds of ice, kept separate

Combine the chilled bottles in a pitcher, keep the ice on the side, and pour each serve over fresh ice with an orange strip. The full method, plus six more ways to serve it, is in the Phony Negroni recipe guide.

Questions hosts actually ask

How many bottles for a 20-person shower? The bottles are 200ml single serves. One per guest for a two-hour afternoon party is the floor; a 24-pack plus a starter pack covers 20 people with variety and leftovers.

Should the drinks be poured or self-serve? Self-serve works because these are single-serve bottles. Set out ice, glasses, and a bowl of orange peels, and the drinks table runs itself.

What about guests who want something familiar? The Starter Pack includes all six flavors, so there's a bitter one, a bright one, an espresso one, and something for the person who swears they hate bitter drinks until they try one with cake.

Stock the table from the non-alcoholic collection, and read the full guide to the lineup if you're deciding between flavors.