CHEERS TO
ZERO-PROOF
These five B.C. brands are redefining summer drinks with
their non-alcoholic creations—no hangover included
By Dani Wright
I N V E N T O R Y
5. Dry Delights
Lumette founders Alayne
and Jason MacIsaac are
no strangers to the world
of booze: they're also the
cofounders of Sheringham
Distillery. When they
founded the nonalc brand
Lumette in Victoria in 2018
it was with the intention
to "provide an equally
inspiring nonalcoholic
option to cocktail lovers
everywhere," says Alayne.
The brand's offerings range
from a botanicalforward
gin alternative to a toasty,
boozefree take on rum.
enjoylumette.com
2. Sober Sips
Brothers Lane and Leigh
Matkovich founded
Vancouverbased Nonny
in 2022 with the goal of
bringing "the fun of craft
beer into the nonalc beer
world," says Lane. The
brand's innovative process
doesn't just remove
alcohol from a fullstrength
brew—"Nonny builds our
beer from the bottom up,"
explains Lane. The result? A
fullflavoured nonalcoholic
beer that rivals those in the
competitive craft market.
Their offerings range from
Czech pilsner to West
Coast IPA to limitededition
releases.
nonny.beer
4. Sans Spirits
Founded in Vancouver in
2023 by Jane Stoller and
Marina Billinghurst,
dealcoholized sparkling
wine brand Glimmer
offers an alternative to
traditional grapes with
all the tasting notes you
expect from an unoaked
chardonnay. "We decided
to create the nonalcoholic
wine we actually wanted to
drink—beautiful, premium
and thoughtfully made,"
says Stoller. "Glimmer is
all about offering a true
lifestyle experience, not just
a substitute."
drinkglimmerwine.com
1. Mocktail Magic
Vancouverbased non
alcoholic cocktail company
Edna's produces more
than your average mocktail
(which, frankly, are
sometimes just glorified
soda or juice). Cofounder
and COO Nick Devine is a
selfproclaimed "lifelong
bartender" who says he
wanted to create "premium
nonalcoholic cocktails, in
a readytodrink format,
that also work seamlessly
as a mixer... with the
quality and authenticity
of a cocktail you'd have in
proper cocktail bar." Edna's
nonalcoholic beverages
(which include mojitos,
collins, palomas and more)
are made with custom spirit
extracts (which provide
aroma) and citrus shrub to
mimic the bite of booze.
ednascocktails.com
3. Zero-Proof Pours
Aēlo founder and CEO
Christos Kalaitzis says the
nonalcoholic, readyto
drink brand was launched
in North Vancouver
in"mid2022—before the
nonalcoholic cocktail
category even had a name."
At the time, he says, "buyers
and distributors thought
we were crazy for believing
in its potential." Cut to
today and the premium,
zerosugar, zerocalorie (but
ultra delicious) cocktails
are leading the charge in
the sector with flavours
like aperitivo spritz and
limoncello spritz.
drinkaelo.com
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