Free AF Espresso Martini is a zero-proof, ready-to-drink canned cocktail produced by AF Drinks, a brand founded in 2020 and based in Auckland, New Zealand. It is made with real coffee sourced from Brazil and Colombia and includes Afterglow, the brand's proprietary all-natural botanical ingredient from New Zealand intended to replicate the warming sensation of alcohol. The product retails for $19.99 per 4-pack of 8 fl oz cans.
In one major respect, FreeAF gets closer than most: it understands that bitterness matters. Too many NA drinks are so sweet that they miss the point entirely and end up more like a flat soda than a cocktail. Here, there’s a credible duet between sweet and bitter, a suggestion of sophistication that lands.
