Raising a glass to non-alcoholic drinks (plus the best booze-free tipples to try)
Amy Cooper
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As the non-alcoholic drinks movement gains momentum, bartenders and chefs see the potential for a party where everyone s invited.
Our cocktails make a grand entrance. In sleek stemware, garnished dexterously and conveyed with the finesse you d expect from this venerated bar, every drink on the tray identifies as a classic of the boozier kind. Except one isn t. It looks like a martini, but Maybe Sammy s Mr Click cocktail does not contain alcohol.
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Our guessing game begins. Which is non-alcoholic?
You d bet your next round against the martini in the coupe, declaring with its diamond lustre and glossy olive that it s three parts London dry.
1/12/2021 9:39:44 PM GMT | By Anil Panchal
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Retail sales rose 7.1% in November: Australia
Australian retail turnover rose 7.1 per cent in November 2020, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade figures.
This updates the preliminary result of 7.0 per cent, and follows a rise of 1.4 per cent in October 2020.
Ben James, Director of Quarterly Economy Wide Surveys, said: “The rise is led by Victoria (22.4 per cent) as Melbourne retail stores were able to trade for a full month in November. Excluding Victoria, turnover rose 2.6 per cent.”
Other states and territories to record an increase in turnover were Queensland (4.5 per cent), New South Wales (2.3 per cent), Western Australia (1.2 per cent), Tasmania (3.4 per cent), the Australian Capital Territory (2.5 per cent), and the Northern Territory (2.2 per cent). The brief lockdown in South Australia (-0.2 per cent) led to a relatively flat result, as falls in most industries were offset by a rise in food sales.