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January 10, 2024

Portland Bartenders Are Reinventing Cocktails — Without the Alcohol

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Portland Bartenders Are Reinventing Cocktails — Without the Alcohol

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Many people use the month of January to take a hard reset on their relationship with alcohol, which can be tough in a city with such a strong bar culture. For everyone who’s doing “Dry January,” a designated driver, pregnant, or otherwise skipping the booze, we’re diving into Portland’s zero-proof drinking scene with Cliff Seminerio, bartender at Bar Casa Vale & Canard and founder of the alcohol-free pop-up Worry Not PDX. He’s sharing expert tips to help us all thrive with a delicious drink in our hand.

Cliff’s picks for zero-proof cocktails and non-alcoholic spirits:

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