VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2024

Once restricted to a handful of botanical waters, alcohol-free options have expanded to include ready-to-drink (RTD) mocktails in large and small formats, convincing base “spirits” that mimic the profiles of traditional whiskey, gin, and apéritivos, and party-friendly formulas that offer a different kind of buzz. Agrestis Brooklyn-based St.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 4, 2024

In 2022, Eric Finkelstein and Matt Ross took over a Manhattan restaurant space formerly occupied by Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop, one of New York’s few surviving old-school lunch counters. And it’s one of the few OG non-alcoholic drinks to have survived long enough to enjoy a new life in the current mocktail boom.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

A More Complete Cornucopia Gregory Gourdet, chef and founder of Portland Haitian restaurant Kann, opened its sister bar Sousòl in 2022 so his guests could have a heightened and more complete Caribbean dining experience with a special emphasis on Haiti. For us, it’s important to have these options,” he says.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2025

Spirit-free bars and bottle shops are popping up across the United States, and curious consumers can now peruse aisles of zero-proof spirits, wine, beer, and RTDs. But when his zero-proof inventory sold out opening week, he decided to lean into the spirit-free movement. for the first time in 2022.”

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VinePair

JANUARY 9, 2025

The soaring popularity has done wonders for innovation, pushing the category beyond what was once a handful of botanical waters and tinctured juices to full-fledged, ready-to-drink mocktails, functional beverages, and convincing booze-free spirits.

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