i’m grace.
non-alcoholic bartending ended up being much more of a career choice than i anticipated.
the moment i turned 21, i BEGGED the manager at the restaurant i was serving at to train me to bartend. fast forward two years and tons of craft cocktail-ing, i found myself in love with mixology and the world of spirits. what i wasn’t in love with was the copious, dangerous over-consuming of alcohol in the bar industry. talk to any bartender and they’ll agree- the industry pushes you to drink, and those who choose not to are questioned and looked down upon.
at this point, non-alcoholic spirits were few and far between. i started experimenting with what was available on the market, and found that NA spirits could yield just as yummy, complex results as their alcoholic counterpart.
and then awake came along.
if you’re here, you’ve probably heard of awake- america’s first full service sober bar. i had been following their journey, and when it came time for them to hire a mixologist i knew it was the job for me. we opened two months later to roaring success, and i saw just how huge the non-alcoholic industry was going to be. a year later, i am our proud general manager.
my services
craft mocktail creation for your bar or brand, non-alcoholic education, mobile bartending services, UGC and content creation- let’s work together to get excited about a non-alcoholic future.