St. Agrestis

The founders' interest in Italian drinks culture began with a trip to Italy, where they encountered regional amari and the aperitivo tradition. Back in Brooklyn, they built a distillery rooted in those reference points, with the alcoholic portfolio centring on amari and cocktail products. The AF range emerged from the same framework.

St. Agrestis launched its first AF product in early 2022. The opening release was formulated from the ground up rather than produced through dealcoholisation of an existing alcoholic product, designed to replicate the bitterness and botanical complexity of a classic Negroni. Carbonation is used to mimic the structural bite that alcohol typically provides, giving the drinks a quality that many AF alternatives lack. The AF line has since grown to cover several Negroni-format bottled cocktails and an amaro-style product, reflecting the Italian aperitivo identity of the wider brand.

The dual portfolio, traditional spirits alongside the AF range, positions St. Agrestis as a mixed producer with a consistent point of view: the AF products extend the same flavour philosophy rather than operate as afterthoughts. Distribution reaches directly via the brand's own site and through specialist AF retailers. The range sits in the premium bracket and gives sober-curious drinkers an aperitivo-format option built on Italian distilling identity, ready to pour rather than requiring mixing.