IMBIBE
Imbibe 75 Person to Watch: Derek Brown
Showing people the pleasures of drinking mindfully well, and helping those looking to cut down or eliminate their alcohol consumption.
VOGUE
How to Practice Mindful Drinking
“It is a self-led strategy to drink or not drink alcohol in relation to your goals, health, or otherwise,” says Derek Brown, a bartender turned mindful drinking expert who is the author of Mindful Mixology and a NASM-certified wellness coach.
Food & Wine
Bartending While Sober is Pretty Hardcore
Derek Brown's new company, Positive Damage Inc., leans into his punk rock past to help Americans think and drink more mindfully.
WASHINGTON POST
Cocktail pioneer Derek Brown’s new message: Sophisticated drinks don’t require alcohol
Brown sees his shift and his new book — which is chock-full of balanced, bright drinks that bear little resemblance to the too-sweet concoctions that have tainted the rep of “mocktails” — as part of a continuum.
VOX
Becoming a “mindful drinker” changed my life
The controversial term may be new, but the goal is the same: Drink less. And I do.
CNBC
49-year-old was an award-winning bartender, now he practices ‘mindful drinking’—here’s how it changed his life
For 22 years, Derek Brown dominated the hospitality industry in Washington D.C. as a bartender and even owned his own bar in the nation’s capital until 2022.
But despite his success, Brown’s relationship with alcohol was a bit complicated.