For All Drinks: Delicious Non-Alcoholic Beverages for Leading a Fun, Healthy, and Inclusive Lifestyle

Have you been in situations where you wanted a tasty drink, but you didn’t want to “drink?” The founders of Mocktails were searching for something beyond the usual offering of water and super-sweet sodas and wanted something fun but not too sweet — and, of course, clean, convenient and great-tasting. 

Mocktails was born to solve this problem so you can say goodbye to cranberry and seltzer, super sweet artificial sodas, and syrupy chemical cocktail mixers, and say hello to a premium drinking experience! 

You can enjoy their drinks - the Sansgria, Mockarita, Mockscow Mule, and Mockapolitan - straight out of the bottle or create one of their delicious recipes so you can have fun without alcohol.

Monday Gin is a zero alcohol spirit that helps you stay sharp and enjoy drinks you love sans the hangover you hate.

Made in small batches at their Southern California craft distillery, Monday is committed to bringing people the best alcohol free drink experiences possible. Their ethos believes products should delight without downside and we’re proud to support groups of go-getters with a drink that doesn’t let them down.

They created Monday to please your palate, squash social stressors, and support those who want an adult beverage experience with zero downside.

Julia Bainbridge is the author of Good Drinks: Alcohol-Free Recipes for When You're Not Drinking for Whatever Reason and editor who has worked at Condé Nast Traveler, Bon Appétit, Yahoo Food, and Atlanta magazine, and a James Beard Award-nominated writer whose stories have been published in Food & Wine, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and Playboy, among others. Julia spent a summer driving across the U.S. going to bars, restaurants, and everything in between in pursuit of the question: Can you make an outstanding nonalcoholic drink? She found the answer was an emphatical: “Yes”. Good Drinks has an extensive pantry section, tips for sourcing ingredients, and recipes curated from stellar bartenders around the country—including Verjus Spritz, Chicha Morada Agua Fresca, Salted Rosemary Paloma, and Tarragon Cider—and shows that decadent brunch cocktails, afternoon refreshers, and evening digestifs can be enjoyed by anyone and everyone. In this episode we discuss: 1) Why she decided to write Good Drinks 2) What were some of the favorite non-alcoholic drinks she tried and favorite places she visited 3) How the book is structured to help the reader find their new favorite non-alcoholic drink 4) What are our favorite NA drinks we’ve tried recently 5) Insights and trends into the non-alcoholic beverage industry.

H2OPS produced America’s first craft brewed sparkling hop water. A refreshing carbonated water that is made with generous amounts of Northwest hops and no yeast, grains or sweeteners. H2OPS naturally has zero alcohol, zero carbs, and zero calories carbs and calories. H2OPS uses a variety of craft brewing techniques like dry hopping to coax out all the hoppy goodness of their select Northwest hop blend to create a refreshing sparkling water with subtle and complex flavors of grapefruit, lemon, lime, pine, blueberry, floral, mint and earthy spices…all from the hops. In this episode, we talk with Paul Tecker, Co-Founder and CEO and we get into: 1) How H2OPS started with experimenting with homebrewing 2) What is the unique blend of hops they use to get the refreshing and complex aromas of hops without strong bitterness 3) How positive the response has been and how H2OPS became a game changer and social reawakening for those who have stopped consuming alcohol 4) Where drinks like H2OPS sits in stores with regards to their alcohol counterparts 5)How they are providing a product where everyone can feel included at any social gathering.

GHIA is a new non-alcoholic apéritif inspired by the Mediterranean and made entirely of botanical extracts that give you all the highs of life without the booze. GHIA tastes like summer on the rocks, featuring notes of nostalgic florals, earthy botanicals and a clean kick of citrus. In this episode we speak with Masarin, Founder and CEO of GHIA and get into: 1) The origin story GHIA and how it’s creation was inspired by her childhood summers near the Mediterranean 2) What is a Aperitif and what are the ways you can drink it 3) What are the health benefits of products like GHIA 4) How to launch a new non-alcoholic beverage and expand the category of non-alcoholic options 5) Why creating a strong brand is so important in engaging people your trying to connect with 6) Why providing non-alcoholic options is vital to making everyone feel included at social gatherings.

DRY Botanical Bubbly makes delicious non-alcoholic sparkling sodas that have a wide range of flavors, are lightly-sweet, and made with only a handful of ingredients. On this episode we speak with Sharelle Klaus, Founder & CEO, about how DRY is providing delicious non-alcoholic drinks perfect for zero-proof partying and social drinking for every occasion. In our conversation, we discuss: 1) The origins of DRY Botanical Bubbly and how Sharelle wanted to create drinks that elevate what zero-proof beverages can be as well as provide something delicious for any occasion 2) How she worked with leading chefs to learn how to use unique flavor notes to create sparkling beverages that are simple and unexpectedly pleasing on the palate 3) Insights into the non-alcoholic beverage industry, sober-curious trends, and how DRY helped create the non-alcoholic beverage category 4) Strategies on how we can get more non-alcoholic beverages into restaurants and bars 5) The impact of COVID and how it has led to new innovations at DRY to better support the sober-curious and non-alcoholic drinking communities.

Sans Bar is one of the first alcohol-free bars to open in the U.S. and was started by founder Chris Marshall. After getting sober in 2007 and working in the treatment industry, Chris started Sans Bar to provide a place that serves alcohol-free beverages in a safe and welcoming environment where people can gather, socialize, and grow as a community whatever their relationship to alcohol. Chris is also a master mocktail creator and in this episode we get into: 1) Where the idea for Sans Bar came from and diving into its roots in social connection sans booze 2) Some of Chris’s favorite alcohol-free drinks including a Sober Libre or watermelon Nojito he’s created 3) What are key non-alcoholic drink ingredients (and some of Chris’s favorites) to use when making delicious non-alcoholic cocktails 4) His take on trends of where the non-alcoholic beverage industry is headed 5) This impact of COVID-19 and the social injustice of 2020 on business and what this looks like for connecting with others in the future.

Ferm Fatale is the world's first zero sugar probiotic mocktail in classic cocktail flavors. Their line of Shrub-Bucha non-alcoholic drinks are raising the bar by offering an alternative to typical social beverages loaded with sugar and alcohol, giving you the freedom to have a healthier choice while socializing. In this episode we talk with the Julie Cielo, Founder and CEO of Ferm Fatale, and get into: 1) The origin story of Ferm Fatale and the need to create non-alcoholic drinks that helps people feel included as well as feel healthy 2) Julie’s unique background of being a medium, a mortician working with the dead, a yoga therapist and transformational life coach that all led to her create a business where she helps the living really live 3) What exactly shrubs and kombucha are and the science of making delicious shrub-bucha 4) The health benefits of probiotic mocktails that are filled with bacteria, yeast, enzymes, vitamins and antioxidants to support a healthy digestive system 5) How Ferm Fatale as a mission of social impact embedded into the work they do

CERIA Brewing Company is a family-owned business founded by Keith Villa and his wife Jodi in January 2018, and is one of the leading non-alcoholic beer companies in the United States. Keith has a Ph.D. in Brewing from the University of Brussels and is the creator of Blue Moon, the most successful craft beer in the United States and driver of the craft beer movement. After retiring from brewing nationally renowned craft beers, Keith was eager for a new challenge and he founded CERIA Brewing to create great-tasting non-alcoholic brews so that no matter why you choose not to drink alcohol, you can still enjoy a great tasting brew.

In this episode we get into: 1) Where the idea of CERIA came from, including the name which comes from the Roman goddess of agriculture 2) The science behind making great tasting non-alcoholic beer 3) How the non-alcoholic beer industry is one of the most innovative in the U.S. 4) What are ways they are looking to get more non-alcoholic beverages into stores, restaurants, and bars 5) Future plans for releasing news beers and other beverages

Kin Euphorics is a nightlife beverage company rooted in conscious connection and in this episode we talk with Jen Batchelor, Co-founder and Chief Euphorics Officers about how Kin has created a whole new category of non-alcoholic drinks, euphorics. 

In this episode, we discuss: 1) The origin of Kin and it’s philosophical framework that led to creating a new non-alcoholic category (along with the root meaning of “euphoria” and how it relates to our wellbeing) 2) How Kin is providing delicious alcohol-free drinks for every occasion so people can feel good in any social dynamic 3) The science behind Kin’s drinks and how they can help you sleep better, strengthen your adrenal system, and moderate your stress responses 4) What it takes to build a brand that goes beyond simply trying to sell a beverage product and makes a mark in a new industry 5) How they are supporting people to create their own philosophy of a euphoric lifestyle