Ian Blessing

Former French Laundry sommelier turned non-alc cocktail bitters producer.

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@drinknolow @iiiitsandrea @iiiitsandrea let’s do it!

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@alcademics @KidCampari Well I’m definitely recreating this commercial now for our cocktail bitters

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@alcademics Only using this term from now on

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@stevennnbell That’s a new one! I had a guy reach out about social content and when I said I was good, he told me to reach out whenever I was ready for “real content and engagement”. So now I tag him in every free behind-the-scenes post we do that all get better engagement than his clients do.

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@alcademics As always, love your take on this. Thanks for sharing!

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@PositiveDMG @Liquor A great read, as always! Looking forward to checking out both Hekate and Inmoxicated.

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@juliabainbridge Yes please!

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@PositiveDMG @1a @davidgura @thomsonandscott @wilderton_free I just want to use @wilderton_free Bittersweet in everything

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@juliabainbridge Absolutely. The question of price is super easy to explain, and this thread makes it clear that your average consumer still isn’t aware that NA spirits exist, and thinks “Mocktails” are still literally just juice. I think we already knew that, but this is a good case study.

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@juliabainbridge I can’t even with this. I got like 4 responses in to the thread and decided I don’t have the emotional energy to talk about juice with people.

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@PositiveDMG @publicbill @NPR @mariabastasch @cbc_dc Fantastic article!

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@juliabainbridge Crazy! Weird that it’s only available via a contest, though. Would love to try this!

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@juliabainbridge I thought Stella 0.0 was shockingly good. I don’t know what their distro footprint is like compared to Heineken 0.0, for instance, but Stella should be the bare minimum, default NA choice in every bar.

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@PositiveDMG @Liquor @ZeroProofNation @juliabainbridge Fantastic article, Derek!

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@juliabainbridge Ours should be arriving today! I’ve never ordered something so quickly after getting the email. Itchy trigger finger was READY.

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Can we bring back phone calls in 2023? Asking for literally all of us.

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@monday_ceo @cbc_dc @drinkmonday @2RoadsBrewing @StAgrestis So good

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@DryAtlas I uninstalled our faucets years ago. Not letting that garbage in!

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@ZeroProofNation @amanda_siebert @Tenneyson @drinkkally @drinkFBFW @drinkpathfinder @LyresSpiritCo @ritualzeroproof @AthleticBrewing @thomsonandscott @drinkflyers @bettybuzz @crispandcrude @casamaraclub @DrinkPartake Is it time I made a Twitter for the brand? I’ve been avoiding it like TikTok 🫠

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@ZeroProofNation @stickermule But did you get the hot sauce?!