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An Imbiber’s Guide to Cocktail Kits

Imbibe Magazine

For Spirit-Free Imbibers: Raising the Bar With the popularity of NA cocktails, the zero-proof category has grown exponentially over the past decade. Crafted Taste also has low-proof and spirit-free kits. Raising the Bar’s Pithy cocktail box.

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Diageo Acquires Ritual Zero Proof, the U.S.’ No. 1 Non-Alc Spirits Brand

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On Wednesday, global beverage corporation Diageo announced its acquisition of Ritual Zero Proof Non-Alcoholic Spirits. Ritual Zero Proof’s portfolio includes a non-alcoholic whiskey , tequila , gin , rum , and aperitif. Ritual Zero Proof is also currently the sixth-largest NA brand in the world by value.

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Freezer Door Cocktails

Imbibe Magazine

Don’t Use More Than 20 Percent of No- or Low-ABV Ingredients Make sure the amount of zero-alcohol and low-proof ingredients doesn’t exceed 20 percent of the mixture to prevent from freezing the contents of the bottled cocktail. When batching a 750ml (25.3

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How a 19th-Century Bitters Brand Took America by Storm

Imbibe Magazine

“The rapidity with which Plantation Bitters have become a household necessity throughout the civilized nations is without parallel in the history of the world,” noted a news article in the New Orleans Crescent in 1869. (It It was actually not a news article. A 100-proof medicine, but medicine nonetheless. It was for the buzz.

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Best Mocktail Recipes for Dry January and Beyond

A Bar Above

We also have other creative mocktail recipes in a variety of articles about Dry January and zero-proof cocktails. ELEVATING ZERO-PROOF MIXED DRINKS It used to be that your only non-alcoholic options at a bar were water, soda, or something very sweet like a Shirley Temple.

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Drink of the Week: Ghia Berry Aperitif

Imbibe Magazine

This zero-proof aperitif combines strawberry juice, fermented jasmine green tea, Lapsang Soughong tea, and black currant juice. Fortunately, with an ever-growing category of spirit-free options , the transition from cocktails to no-alcohol drinks should be easy.

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All You Need For A Successful Dry January: Mocktail Recipes, Ingredients, And Tips

A Bar Above

Amass : Although they are known for their alcoholic spirits, Amass also makes a zero-proof spirit using gin botanicals– although they say not to expect a gin proxy, per se. Ritual : With four different varieties of NA spirits, Ritual has you covered in terms of versatility with their zero-proof tequila, rum, whiskey, and gin.

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