
Here's what you need to know in order to start mixing up some delicious zero-proof cocktails at home. There is nothing mock, tastes-like or pretend about CROSSIP. If you like what you taste- tell your favorite restaurants to visit 86 Spirits. To help create demand, we also created an online store so customers can shop at home. To help us navigate through this new territory, both Barkley and Belanger introduced us to some of their favorite non-alcoholic brands and bottles. Unlike many non-alcoholic drinks, CROSSIP boasts a rich texture and long and considered finish. 86 Spirits consults public venues, such as restaurants, bars, sporting arenas, and hotels, on the growing non-alcoholic trends and the best products in the new sober marketplace. "There's no doubt it's growing in popularity," says Barkley, "When I opened less than a year ago there weren't nearly as many options as there are now." Jillian Barkley, founder of Soft Spirits, a bottle shop specializing in non-alcoholic spirits, concurs.

People are looking for sophisticated and adult alternatives to traditional mocktails." According to Belanger, the non-alcoholic cocktail menu at Death & Co. "The category has exploded in the past two years. "In the past, non-alcoholic options at bars were pretty limited," says Matthew Belanger, general manager of the cocktail bar, Death & Co. But now you don't have to settle for an uninspiring mocktail. Whether it's for health, pregnancy, or just wanting to try something new, there are many good reasons someone might want to abstain from drinking alcohol.

You read that right: non-alcoholic spirits and cocktails are one of the fastest-growing categories in the drinking world. Despite what you may have heard, the drink of summer isn't the Dirty Shirley or Espresso Martini - the hottest cocktail this summer actually has no alcohol in it at all.
