The number of British adults who consume alcohol is at its lowest since 2005, and a new generation of booze-free spirits offer a welcome alternative to lemonade. But which is better, a strawberry sour or an old fashioned made with ‘Whissin’?

Rebecca Nicholson

On a warm Sunday afternoon, hundreds of people are milling around what is usually the site of an antiques fair or farmers’ market in Bermondsey, south London. Today, it’s a festival dedicated to drinking. There’s live music, a Heineken stand, a few craft brewers, some cocktails-in-cans, and a smattering of wine vendors. But nothing from these stalls will get you drunk. 

?This is Club Soda’s Mindful Drinking festival, and there’s not an ABV label in sight. 

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