Goodbye hangover: Amsterdam gets its first alcohol-free liquor store
They have existed in Haarlem and Heerhugowaard for a while, but now also in Amsterdam. The first alcohol-free liquor store opened there on Monday.
The liquor store called World of NIX can be found on Westerstraat.
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The liquor store sells wines, beers and spirits. The rule is that you taste first before you buy a bottle. “We want to discover with customers what suits their taste or the occasion,” store manager Clare Downling told Het Parool. “Many people have never drunk a nice non-alcoholic wine.”
Downling himself has not drunk a drop of alcohol for years and he sees this in more and more people around him. “Many people no longer have that tired feeling the next morning. I still go to parties and festivals, but I no longer have to think about whether I will feel fit enough tomorrow. It's really fantastic to never have a hangover again.”
