Vegetarian snacks instead of bitterballen, but the alcohol-free New Year's drink still seems far away
The alcohol-free liquor store in Tilburg is doing good business. Companies are also interested in drinks without drinks, but there is no question of a revolution yet. 'Alcohol is still seen as a social bonding agent.'
'Cincin!' Milly and Meggie van Loon, mother and daughter, look at each other briefly before downing a crystal glass of red wine. Then it is poured again, and again, and again.
It's the middle of the day, but no one in this liquor store is surprised that people are drinking heavily. The entire Nix&Nix drinks arsenal in Tilburg is alcohol-free. And that is exactly what Milly and Meggie have come for, because they are participating in Dry January, the annual challenge to kick off the first month of the year fresh (and therefore without alcohol). Although Milly postpones it for another two weeks, 'because my husband will be 60 then and that requires a drink'.
