St. Agrestis

The goal of this book is to provide leadership lessons to those in the hospitality industry at any stage in their career. I’ve never dreamed about being an author. I just want to support the industry I love. Thanks again to St. Agrestis for sponsoring last night’s book signing with my favorite N/A cocktail, the Phony Negroni. The Hospitality Leader’s Roadmap is available at christinmarvin.com/book Louis Catizone Randy Layman #authorjourney #selfpublish #hospitalityleadership #restaurantleadership

???? We are humbled to bring you some?very big news! This past weekend, Phony Negroni??was officially named?Best-in-Class, Non-Alcoholic, at the?San Francisco World Spirits Competition's Top Shelf Gala,?the most influential spirits awards event in the world. Following it's third consecutive Double Gold win at the event earlier this year, Phony Negroni was selected as the top overall product among countless, amazing submissions. Winning Double Gold to earn a Best in Class nomination requires a unanimous decision by all 80 expert judges to give the beverage the highest rating available, and we couldn't be more appreciative of the alcohol industry's continued support for our growing Phony Negroni lineup & non-alc overall. The non-alcoholic spirit category is rising fast, and we're extremely fortunate to be a the forefront of this growth! We cannot wait for you all to see what's in the pipeline!

We're thrilled to be kicking off #SoberOctober by heading to San Francisco to join The Tasting Alliance at Top Shelf 2024 to celebrate Phony Negroni?! Following three consecutive years achieving Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, given to products that receive a Gold medal rating by all members of a blind judging panel, Phony Negroni has earned the extremely rare honor of winning a Platinum medal. Per the competition, winning this award places Phony Negroni among the finest products in the world. We're honored by the amazing response Phony Negroni continues to receive from the industry's leading spirits professionals, and we cannot wait to celebrate at this weekend's gala (with a chance at winning a little more hardware)! If you're in town for the event, be sure to say hi to our own Matt Catizone!

This is an A+ listen if you're interested in learning more about non-alcoholic beverages and the state of the category. The amazing Christin Marvin (No Hesitations Podcast) and Dana Bonelli (Portfolio Director at The Wine Company, St. Paul MN, USA) share unique and thoughtful perspectives on the past, present and future of non-alcoholic adult beverages. Dana and The Wine Company have been incredible stewards of St. Agrestis since 2018 and listening to this episode was an informative reminder of how exceptionally intentional they have been in building their non-alcoholic portfolio. There's no surprise that despite Minnesota having the 22nd largest population in the US, it is the third largest St. Agrestis market after New York and California and have set the benchmark of what the perfect distribution partners should look like.

A big thank you & congratulations to our OK pals Thirst Wine Merchants for another successful ThirstDay, no doubt Oklahoma’s biggest and baddest tasting event of the year!

The Luupe shared a "Best of Summer" visuals list and included one of my images! I love this gif of a cooler stocked with my favorite non-alcoholic drinks - Ghia, Best Day Brewing and St. Agrestis' Phony Negronis. Fun fact - I've been creating motion ever since I learned animation in Adobe Flash back in my high school photography class. This led me to a love of designing and building websites through college and my early professional career. I love tapping into this technical side of my skills to create motion with my photography! Full list on The Luupe: https://lnkd.in/gVtJmt2Y

Plenty of #summertime left!

Sending a big thank you to our friends at Shopify (Chris Schmicker & Alex Boothe), Derek Brown, Elizabeth Gascoigne & everyone else involved for inviting Phony Negroni? to the ZERO PROOF LEISURE CLUB at last month's Tales of the Cocktail Foundation! Sharing some of our favorite shots from the stunning event in New Orleans! #drinkstagrestis #phonynegroni #mindfuldrinking #alcoholfree #nonalcoholic #boozefree #alcoholfreelife #mocktails #nonalcoholicdrink #noalcohol #cocktails #drinks #mocktail #zeroproof #bartender #mindfulness #wellness

Whether you're in the industry or not, if you'll be in New Orleans next week you've got visit Shopify's Zero Proof Leisure Club with co-hosts Derek Brown & Elizabeth Gascoigne leading the way! Taking place Thursday, July 25 from 1-5pm at the historic Napoleon House in the French Quarter, the event will feature the most respected non-alcoholic products in the game, including our Platinum-winning Phony Negroni?. If you haven't tasted Phony Negroni yet, this is the perfect time to find out why it's not just an online hit, but also one of the most beloved non-alcoholic products at bars & restaurants across the country! See you there! https://lnkd.in/eARPWGcr

Thank you to Bon Appetit & wine industry titan and Sommelier André Hueston Mack for the beautiful Phony Negroni? review!