Petit Beret - Malt Blend Bourbon Non-Alcoholic

Le Petit Beret was founded in 2015 in Béziers, in the south of France, by agrifood engineer Fathi Benni and Dominique Laporte, named France's Best Sommelier in 2004. Neither founder drinks alcohol, and their shared frustration with the lack of sophisticated non-alcoholic options in French dining led them to build a company around replicating wine, beer, and spirit profiles without any alcohol in the process, a mission that has since made the brand one of the most decorated names in France's non-alcoholic category.

The Malt Blend belongs to Le Petit Beret's spirits range, which extends the same fermentation-free approach the company developed for wine into malt, barley, and hop-based botanicals. Rather than distilling and then removing alcohol, the brand builds its liquid through natural reduction and blending, a technique it has adapted across its portfolio to chase the character of specific spirit styles, in this case a warm, smoky profile reminiscent of a peated or aged malt whisky.

The producer describes the Malt Blend as a spirit of real character, with smoky depth that carries genuine intensity and warmth across the palate. It's built to be versatile, holding its own served neat over ice or used as the backbone of a whisky-style cocktail, and it stands out among alcohol-free options for leaning into bold, smoky flavor rather than diluting it.