I emerge blissful and calm from my heated vinyasa yoga class and head to the studio’s juice bar for some post-sweat hydration. What do I spy among the usual assortment of grain bowls, dairy-free smoothies, and immunity-boosting tonics? Cocktails.
Wherever I look, from my Instagram account to my inbox—which is full of eager pitches for things like botanically driven boozy teas and low-calorie alcoholic shrubs—it’s clear that the wellness monster is coming for cocktails.
This needs to stop.
PHOTO BY ALEX LAU, FOOD STYLING BY SUE LI