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Ash Cant

Booze-free in ’23: Why Australians are embracing the teetotal trend

Ben Baker and Hayley North decided to give up drinking in January. Photo: Getty/Supplied

When Alastair and Carolyn Whiteley launched their alcohol-free Seadrift Distillery in 2019 and then their dedicated no-booze bar, they had a lot people questioning their smarts.

“When we first opened the distillery, we’d literally get people standing outside going, ‘What is the point of that?’ And like, quite rudely, to be very honest,” Ms Whiteley told The New Daily.

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