Ep.7 – Sober Customers in Bars

As a new trend in zero proof cocktails emerges and as some folks are going toward a more (or entirely) sober route but still wanting to have the bar experience, Dr. Xander Gerrymander and Dr. K delve into the world of serving dry customers in bars. For a while, NA drinks have mostly been sugar filled garbage drinks, but a new world is emerging in which bartenders are now being encouraged to use their craft to create drinks which look and taste amazing, minus the booze. Sometimes folks with groups of friends don’t want to let their friends know they’ve stopped drinking, so they go into how to deftly make sure they also feel welcome and comfortable, and why those folks might not want to let it be known they’ve taken the trip to teetotaling. Lastly they talk about why it’s important and just plain courteous for bartenders to at the least have a few great NA drinks up their sleeves, and if they wanted to go above and beyond, curate a craft mocktail menu.

Theme song “Just A Little Drink” performed by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (1925)

Podcast recorded and produced by Breakfast Puppies in Portland, ORE.

Dr. Xander Gerrymander (not a real doctor) is a professional bartender and Dr. K is an actual doctor of psychology with a postdoctoral in pharmacology.

They can be found on instagram at @bartherapypdx , or individually at @xandergerrymander and @mymourningjacket.

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