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Craft N/A Cocktails & Why They Matter More Than You Think

Craft N/A Cocktails & Why They Matter More Than You Think

Update: 2025-06-25
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Craft N/A Cocktails are on the rise, but there is still much that needs to change in this space — fundamental things like what we should and shouldn’t be calling this whole category, and why that matters. Today, Jonathan Ellsworth discusses these things with our CRAFTED co-host and professional mixologist Eli Brown, who sees the real-world importance of these things every day. You’ll hear about the project Eli’s working on to create change, and you’ll learn why one of the fastest-growing whiskey companies in the world, Uncle Nearest, is so interested in the N/A space.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Eli’s ‘Raise The Bar’ Project (1:46 )

Zebra Striping & Other Consumer Behavior (7:51 )

Current Stats in N/A (12:09 )

Defining a Category By What it Isn't (16:24 )

Ice Cream Analogy (21:05 )

Inclusivity (36:37 )

More on Conventions & Terminology (40:03 )

Cocktail Creation (45:42 )

Uncle Nearest & Historical N/A Ties (49:51

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Craft N/A Cocktails & Why They Matter More Than You Think

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