Spirit of the Year
Novara Aperitivo$45.95
Our bitter Italian-style aperitivo, made for a proper Negroni.
Gift pick
Essential Bitters Sampler KitFour 1 oz bottles in a gift box. Find your favourite.$39.95
Best seller
Remarkable Sparkling SolutionTwo dashes fix flat, too-sweet non-alcoholic wine.$12.95
Trophy winner
Honestly Aromatic BittersWarm spice for Old Fashioneds and Manhattans.$26.95
New flavour
Boker’s Best Cardamom BittersBright cardamom for gin drinks and coffee cocktails.$26.95
In the Press
What writers and editors have said about Novara and our non-alcoholic cocktail bitters, newest first. For samples, images or an interview, see our media resources below.
“ideal for building non-alc Negronis or Americanos.”
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Coverage
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2026 Holiday Gift Guide
Imbibe’s holiday gift guide picks Novara for the Negroni and Spritz lover who doesn’t drink, and points to our bitters sampler kit as another gift.
“Know a sober someone who loves the flavor of a Negroni or a Spritz? This is their perfect gift.”
Read the Article ↗Featured: Novara AperitivoEssential Cocktail Bitters Sampler Kit
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NoLow Isn’t a Passing Fad, and It Deserves Your Respect
Wine Enthusiast launched its NoLow reviews and named Novara among its reviewers’ current favourites.
“ideal for building non-alc Negronis or Americanos.”
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A No-Fail Guide To Making The Perfect Spritz
Chatelaine’s spritz guide recommends a Novara Spritz as its non-alcoholic option.
“Novara is a fascinating Canadian product—the first non-alcoholic aperitivo we’ve had the chance to try.”
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The Missing Piece: How Non-Alcoholic Brands Are Trying to Capture Booze’s Most Elusive Elements
A look at how non-alcoholic makers recreate the weight and bite of spirits, with Novara among the examples.
“a non-alcoholic bitter aperitivo that tastes like a close cousin of Campari.”
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Nova Spritz
Christine Sismondo’s Nova Spritz recipe for LCBO Food & Drink is built on Novara.
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Bite Me Cocktail
With Monica Carbonell of Liquid Culture. She made her alcohol-free Bite Me cocktail on air, Novara topped with orange tonic, with Jann Arden on set.
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Violence in Chicago
Foodism Toronto’s June issue ran Farzam Fallah’s Violence in Chicago, a low-ABV cocktail from Marben built on Novara.
“My violence in Chicago cocktail is a low ABV cocktail that utilizes a bitter non-alcoholic aperitivo, in addition to a small amount of bitters.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Bark & Bitter Launches World’s First Fully Alcohol-Free Recreation of Historic Boker’s Bitters Style
Press release via BevNet · January 2026
- Bark & Bitter Aromatic Bitters Awarded Best Cocktail Ingredient at World Alcohol Free Awards
Press release via BevNet · May 2024
- Bark & Bitter Launches Line of Non-Alcoholic Bitters, Unveils New Packaging
Press release via BevNet · 2023
Writing About Non-Alcoholic Drinks?
We’re happy to send samples, share images and product specs, or set up an interview with our founder about making a 0% ABV aperitivo and cocktail bitters from whole botanicals in Niagara Falls.
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