With a quarter of your guests going sober on your big day, an exciting alcohol-free drinks menu is the new wedding MUST.
Merlin Griffiths, First Date’s star barman, was invited by Samantha Gilchrist, co-founder and CEO of The Gilchrist Collection, to create a celebration-worthy non-alcoholic cocktail menu for each part of a wedding day.
“Non-alcoholic drinks stand on their own and are created with the same care and detail of cocktails, which is why we’ve very deliberately avoided calling them mocktails – there’s absolutely nothing “mock” about these drinks!” Merlin
The Gilchrist Collection conducted a survey of 2,000 UK adults to find out the drinking habits of wedding guests.
Almost half of those who had attended a wedding in the last five years didn’t drink alcohol during at least one of the events they had been to.
35% of respondents said they are questioned on why they aren’t having alcohol at weddings they have attended.
18-34 year-olds were most likely to stay sober at the events they attended.
As a response to these findings, The Gilchrist Collection’s founder Samantha Gilchrist said:
“As a non-drinker myself I’ve often been at a wedding or event with limited or even no drink options other than water or a soft drink, which is no fun! Worse still, these drinks are often presented in a boring tumbler that highlights the fact I’m not drinking.
“I really wanted to put something together for my venues that caters for non-drinking guests and those who like a drink but would also enjoy an alcohol-free alternative, that allows them to still drink something special and not be penalised for their choice, whatever their reasons might be.”
“We’re seeing plenty of couples across our 12 venues both here and in the States requesting more sophisticated no and low drinks for their big day. Young people in particular are choosing not to drink for all sorts of reasons, which is why we wanted to team up with the incredibly talented Merlin to enhance our alcohol-free drinks offering for our couples and their guests.”
The Menu
Here is the menu (click to view):
Check out behind the scenes at The Gilchrist Collection’s creative non-alcoholic cocktail-making day with Merlin
Danby Castle is part of The Gilchrist Collection
