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Culture · Jul 26
A New Awards Program Wants to Decide What Good Tastes Like in Non-Alc
The Zero Proof Choice Awards are back for 2026, led by alcohol-free pioneer Derek Brown, with a jury of sommeliers and bar experts…
Culture · Jul 23
The Case Against Sweet Mocktails
The most common reason an alcohol-free drink disappoints is that it is too sweet. Real cocktails never were. Here is how to build …
Culture · Jul 21
The Two Things Most Alcohol-Free Drinks Get Wrong
A great cocktail is very cold and correctly diluted — on purpose. Skip either and even a perfectly balanced alcohol-free drink fal…
Culture · Jul 11
What Makes a Good Alcohol-Free Cocktail
Remove the alcohol from a cocktail and you do not just lose the buzz — you lose structure, warmth, aroma, and body. A great alcoho…
Culture · Jul 6
The Alcohol-Free Category Is Finally Done Trying to Taste Like Alcohol
A look across this year's launches reveals a clear shift: the strongest new products have stopped trying to be flawless copies of …
Culture · Jul 2
The Best Alcohol-Free Spirits Are Being Built for Cocktails, Not Sipping
A quiet shift is reshaping the AF spirits category: the strongest products are no longer trying to be sipped neat. They're designe…
Culture · Jun 30
What "Sophisticated" Actually Means in an Alcohol-Free Drink
Every AF brand promises a "sophisticated adult beverage." Most don't define it. Here's what the word should mean when there's no a…