Whether you're soaking up the sunshine in a beer garden or hosting friends for an al fresco lunch, few drinks signal summer quite like an Aperol spritz. While Pimm's and chilled rosé remain warm-weather staples, the vibrant orange cocktail has become the seasonal serve of choice for many.Named after the French slang for apéritif, Aperol is instantly recognisable for its bittersweet, citrus-forward flavour. Made with sweet and bitter oranges, rhubarb, gentian root and cinchona bark, the bright orange liqueur is typically topped with prosecco and soda water to create the lightly sparkling cocktail that's become synonymous with long, lazy afternoons.Recreating that distinctive balance of bitter, sweet and bubbly without the alcohol is no easy feat. But as low- and no-alcohol drinking continues to move firmly into the mainstream, brands have stepped up with increasingly sophisticated alternatives that promise all the flavour and ritual of the original.To see which ones are worth pouring this summer, I put three alcohol-free Aperol spritz alternatives to the test. These are the bottles that stood out.Read more: Best alcohol-free beersThese bottles stand up to the fan-favourite orange drink (Alice Reynolds/The Independent)Best overall: Wilfred’s non-alcoholic aperitif Best pre-mixed: Crodino non-alcoholic aperitif Best budget buy: Bottlegreen bitter orange Read more: Best supermarket rosés