Good Drinking

Recently I bought some coffee from Grounds for Change through a fundraiser some friends' kids were having for their school, and I'm pretty much addicted to this coffee. It's just the best coffee I've had, and I'm really not a coffee snob by any means; if it's not burnt I'll drink it (well, I might draw the line at amaretto, which I detest). But this coffee may convert me for life.

Grounds for Change is fair trade, eco-friendly and, as I recently learned, carbon-free certified. This means the company really focuses on its emissions and offsets ALL of its carbon emissions by planting trees. Be still my heart! This is so in line with what I want to be drinking (and buying) in 2020. I'm also stoked that they do sell flavored coffees, which is something I really love.

Do you know more about carbon-free certification and other drinks that meet this goal? Please share the info and brands with us in the chat! I'd love to know more.

Younger people are drinking less alcohol, and everyone who abstains from drinking still wants to have the opportunity to drink non-alcoholic drinks in social environments and meet friends as well as new people. The solution to the traditional bar environment? Sober bars!

Sober bars are social hubs where people can enjoy themselves without the threat of temptation and the understanding of other sober drinkers (and bartenders). Avoiding alcohol can be very isolating, so these bars present people with a way of socializing without having to even think about turning down booze. It's a really cool concept that I hope catches on. 

Have you been to a sober bar? What did you think of it? Tell us about it in the chat.

Are you a fan of Curious Elixirs, the booze-free craft cocktails with no added sugar that are becoming increasingly popular? If so, you may want to know that they are hiring! They have become so busy that they are in need of help to get their big queue of orders out in a timely manner.

They invite anyone who's curious and hoping to transform what drinking looks like where you live to DM them on Instagram. It definitely sounds like a fun gig for the drinker of non-alcoholic beverages who likes quality, low-sugar drinks!

Do you know of any other great job opportunities for good drinkers? Share them in the chat.

Here at Good Drinking, many of the recipes we've shared over the years feature almond milk. I LOVE almond milk. I live a keto lifestyle and use it for a lot of things, especially when I don't want the calories of coconut milk (which I do enjoy more). Unfortunately almond milk is costing too heavy a price on our environment and I'm going to have to say goodbye to it as a result.

I had no idea this was happening. Did you? In short, the process of making almond milk results in the death of billions of bees. In a world with bee decline already a worrisome threat, I just can't stomach it. The bees used in the production of almond milk aren't meant to live in the industry's conditions and as a result, 50 billion bees were killed in a single winter.

This breaks my heart. If you have other almond milk alternatives that you enjoy that you know to be less invasive on the environment, please share them with us! It seems like a pretty complicated issue to solve.