The Mindful Drinking Festival will be held at Kirstenbosch Stone Cottages in Newlands, Cape Town on Sunday 20 October

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Design News in Lifestyle

The Festival will feature the widest choice of alcohol-free drinks ever assembled at one venue in South Africa including alcohol-free beers, wines, bubbly, botanicals kombuchas and health drinks. The public will be able to sample drinks directly from their producers, participate in a blind tasting competition (hosted by MC Nik Rabinowitz) and learn from a range of free presentations explaining the new technologies behind the production of these innovative drinks.

The festival, on the lawns of the Kirstenbosch Stone Cottages, is hosted by Mindful Drinking SA – a movement that is motivated to help make it socially acceptable – even desirable – for young and old to choose non-alcoholic drinks in any situation.

According to director Sean O’Connor: “Alcohol-free drinks is the fastest growing beverage sector in the South Africa and there is now a huge range of options available to the public. If you feel like at a beer or glass of wine at a social function, there are some really tasty, sexy and trendy non-alcoholic options. And people are slowly learning that it’s no bad thing to conduct yourself better, and wake up feeling fresher the next day. It’s all about being free to choose.”

What to look forward to at the festival:

An exciting new range of products from over 30 alcohol-free producers
An array of healthy food stalls, including vegetarian and vegan options.
A blind-tasting event for the public MC-ed by Nik Rabinowitz
Live music featuring: The Porchlights, Hatchetman, Dax Butler, the Biscuit Mill Jazz Band and Pravda

A workshop programme about Mindful Drinking and alcohol-free brewing and distilling
A free tasting glass and free samples from suppliers
Wide open spaces for kids to play
No hangover on Monday morning

For more about Mindful Drinking South Africa please see www.mindfuldrinking.co.za

For excellent background articles and media resources on the subject go to https://www.mindfuldrinking.co.za/trends