Slow drinking: 10 tips to savor a cocktail like a pro

ByGitanjali Roche, 02/02/2015

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Who doesn't love having a drink with friends before dinner? It's a time to relax, catch up on gossip and just enjoy each other's company. But often we don't take enough time to truly appreciate the moment, either because we're rushing from work or because we've got groceries to do, errands to run...so we don't necessarily have time to enjoy our favorite cocktail, surrounded by our friends.

For all these reasons, we've decided to let you in on the latest food trend: slow drinking. It's a new movement that gathers cocktail-lovers who want to turn alcohol consumption into the art of drinking and tasting. In other words, it's about quality over quantity, conviviality, responsibility and taking the time to listen to all of our senses in order to truly savor a drink.

To put this trend into practice, here are our 10 tips that you should follow in order to become a real slow drinker.

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Slow drinking : 10 tips to savor a cocktail like a pro

Who doesn't love having a drink with friends before dinner? It's a time to relax, catch up on gossip and just enjoy each other's company. But often we don't take enough time to truly appreciate the moment, either because we're rushing from work, or because we've got groceries to do, errands to run...so we don't necessarily have time to enjoy our favorite cocktail, surrounded by our friends.

For all these reasons, we've decided to let you in on the latest food trend: slow drinking. It's a new movement that gathers cocktail-lovers who want to turn alcohol consumption into the art of drinking and tasting. In other words, it's about quality over quantity, conviviality, responsibility and taking the time to listen to all of our senses in order to truly savor a drink.

To put this trend into practice, here are our 10 tips that you should follow in order to become a slow drinker.