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The Greatest Highball of All Time Is The Rum & Coke: Make It Non-Alcoholic
In this recipe of the month, we turn toward an old friend, the Rum & Coke, and reimagine it as a more nuanced non-alcoholic highball.
 • Derek Brown
No & Low Guide to TOTC 2025
If you're a mindful drinker, and plan on making the trek to New Orleans between July 20th to July 25th for Tales of the Cocktail, here is your agenda.
 • Derek Brown
Recipe of the Month: Pickle Lemonade
The latest trend in lemonade could very well be the drink of the summer.
 • Derek Brown
Is This the End of Positive Damage?
Read for updates on Positive Damage Substack and forthcoming changes.
 • Derek Brown
Maiwein, Maibowle, Waldmeisterbowle—Whatever You Call It, This Spring Punch Is a Favorite
This month's Recipe of the Month may be hard to pronounce for English speakers but it's easy to drink for everyone, with or without alcohol.
 • Derek Brown
Yes—Non-Alcoholic Beer Makes Fantastic Cocktails. Here Are Five.
From Bieré Panaché to the Michelada, try these easy to execute and absolutely delicious NA beer-tails.
 • Derek Brown
Congress Could Use a Drink (So Could All of Us)
I served a cocktail at the U.S. Capitol and shared my story of rethinking alcohol, hospitality, and what it means to belong.
 • Derek Brown
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