Staying sober as a bartender: ‘There was a lot of shame at the start’
The IndependentGiving up booze, whether it’s for a month, a year or life, is hard at the best of times. “I thought everyone would think of me less, or judge me because I’m not drinking,” he says, but “in reality, people are not thinking about it as much as you might imagine”. “I found that little, small, possibly even meaningless, rewards helped massively,” he says, adding that getting an app to track how many days you’ve gone without a drink will help you stay the course. “We’ve evolved massively and the non-alcoholic options are now very solid,” says Segat, but it’s not just about taking the alcohol out of a classic cocktail. “It looks exactly the same and people wouldn’t know you’re not drinking, if you want to be low key about it.” Segat is more “pro no alcohol rather than low alcohol”.
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