Former Miss Universe Australia Olivia Molly Rogers says the morning after a big night out that left her anxious and arguing with her fiancé prompted her to quit alcohol.
From the time she started drinking in her teens, the 29-year-old model said she would often black out for half the night and wake up riddled with debilitating anxiety and a sense of dread that sometimes lingered for three days.
The Adelaide speech pathologist, who was crowned Miss Universe Australia in 2017, said drinking also led to silly fights with her husband-to-be, Justin Mckeone.
But it wasn t until the morning of Sunday, May 1, 2021, that Olivia woke up after a night on the town and made the decision to give up booze.
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Meet two Aussie businesses riding the alcohol-free drinks boom
Sans Drinks founder Irene Falcone. Source: supplied.
Aussie alcohol-free drinks businesses Sans Drinks and Brunswick Aces are among the speciality bottleshops and bars riding the boom in demand for alcohol-free booze.
During the pandemic, the shift to at-home drinking, coupled with increasing health concerns, accelerated the consumption of sophisticated non-alcoholic drinks, helping businesses expand their offerings.
In May, alcohol-free e-store Sans Drinks opened a second bottleshop in Sydney, and Melbourne-based sapiir distillery Brunswick Aces opened the doors to the city’s first alcohol-free bar.
Irene Falcone, founder of Sans Drinks and former owner of Nourished Life, says the market has “exploded” because the quality of the products has improved.
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Drinks writer Mike Bennie likens the growing popularity in non-alcoholic drinks to choosing free-range over cage-farm eggs at the supermarket.
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