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As alcohol consumption in Hong Kong drops – a trend driven by Gen Z – new luxury zero-alcohol drinks pairings are being introduced in restaurants as an alternative to expensive wines.

Distilled fig, liquid beetroot and cherry juice. Green apple and lapsang souchong with a touch of dashi.  A few years ago, this would have been a stream-of-consciousness ingredient list to someone sitting down at a fancy restaurant in Hong Kong. Now it represents luxury drink experiences for diners coming out of one…

Young adults are driving cocktail culture in South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the US and Italy, but in some regions they are shunning alcohol altogether – particularly Gen Z.

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