Workday Whiskey an whiskey alternative made for mixing, not sipping.
Category
Whiskey
Proof / ABV
Non-alcoholic
Origin
Chicago, Illinois
Batch No. 014 / Release MMXXVI
Tasting Notes
Built for the mixing glass
A full-bodied non-alcoholic whiskey alternative built to hold its own in your favorite cocktail.
01. Open
Nose
Toasted oak with soft citrus and vanilla underneath.
02. Taste
Palete
Notes of caramel and toasted grain, with a soft smoky finish.
03. Mix
Balance
Built for the mixing glass, not the neat pour. All the flavor, none of the after-effects.
04. Enjoy
Finish
Smooth wood and a touch of sweetness. Gone by the time you set the glass down.
Notes of
NutmegAlmondCherryGingerChai
How to Serve
The essentials
The classics you already know, rebuilt around a bottle that changes what non-alcoholic can be.
Classic3 min
Old Fashioned
60ml Workday Whiskey
1 brown sugar cube
2 dashes black walnut bitters
Wide strip of orange peel
Muddle sugar with bitters and a teaspoon of water in a heavy rocks glass. Add a single large cube. Pour the rye over. Stir thirty turns. Express the orange oil over the surface and drop the peel in.
Stirred & Stark2 min
Cold Barn
50ml Workday Whiskey
20ml dry oloroso sherry
5ml maple syrup, grade B
1 dash aromatic bitters
Combine in a mixing glass with cracked ice. Stir until the glass frosts. Strain into a chilled coupe. No garnish — the drink is the garnish.
Long & Cold1 min
Hal's Highball
45ml Workday Whiskey
120ml well-chilled soda
Long lemon peel
One very cold glass
Build in a tall glass over a single column of ice. Soda first, rye second, stir once with the bar spoon. Drape the lemon peel along the inside wall. Drink before it warms.
Our Story
All the character. None of the compromise.
Workday started with a simple question: why should the ritual of a good cocktail depend on alcohol? We spent years developing a non-alcoholic whiskey alternative that holds its own in the glass, distilled and aged with the same care as the spirits it stands beside. No shortcuts, no artificial fillers, no thin substitute pretending to be the thing itself.
What we ended up with is a bottle built for how people actually drink now. Something you can pour at the end of a long day or the middle of a dinner party and not feel like you're missing out on either side of it. The flavor is real. The moment is yours. The morning after is entirely up to you.
We built the whiskey we wanted to drink on a Tuesday.
Ryan Close, Founder