Virgin Hugo
The Hugo shape without wine or liqueur. Syrup, not a spirit stand-in.

Ingredients & ratios
Elderflower, mint, no alcohol. · 1 drink
- 90 mlDry non-alcoholic sparkling wine, chilled
- 15 mlElderflower syrup (non-alcoholic)
- 40 mlSoda water, chilled
- 1 sprigMint
- 1Lime wheel
Steps
Build it in a wine glass.
- 1Check the elderflower bottle. You want syrup or cordial with no alcohol, not a liqueur.
- 2Build syrup, NA bubbly, and soda over ice.
- 3Add mint and lime.
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Makes 1 drink. Scale up as needed.
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A virgin Hugo only works if every bottle on the counter is actually alcohol-free. Elderflower liqueur ends the idea, even at 20 ml. Use syrup.
Pick a dry alcohol-free sparkling. Sweet grape soda plus elderflower syrup is cordial, and it will not taste like a spritz. More on the no-alcohol hub.
More from this family lives on the Hugo Spritz page. Or change the build in the spritz builder.
Questions people ask
How do you make a Hugo Spritz without alcohol?
Use dry non-alcoholic sparkling wine, alcohol-free elderflower syrup, soda, mint, and lime. Do not use elderflower liqueur.
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