
Why the hot new alcohol trend is cutting back — or even quitting
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For Liz Mantel, the wake-up call came when she lost her job last September.
Then she lost her job because of the pandemic. Her romantic relationship came to an end. And suddenly she wasn’t spending boozy nights out with friends and colleagues anymore. Mantel decided it was time to "get off the hamster wheel, be more mindful and reassess what I’m doing to my body." It started with a 30-day break from alcohol that’s now lasted six months. But now that the weather is warming up and people are getting vaccinated, she didn’t want to give up a good time. Mantel is one of countless sober-curious New Yorkers fueling the post-pandemic "zero proof" movement: an explosion of booze-free drinks, bottle shops and bars putting a chic spin on teetotaling.More Related News