🍸 Pronghorn Invests In Mocktail Club

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Non-alcoholic canned cocktail brand Mocktail Club has brought in an undisclosed amount in funding from spirits capital and brand building firm Pronghorn, the company announced today.

🐂 Mocktail Club is Pronghorn’s first investment in the explosive NA space. The platform focuses on supporting Black-owned spirits and alcohol brands and its portfolio includes companies such as Hella Cocktail Co., Abisola Whiskey and Los Hermanos Tequila, among others.

🔥 Mocktail Club’s line of sparkling drinks aim to provide more complex flavor profiles to the NA adult beverage occasion, and rather than simply replicate classic cocktails without the spirits, the portfolio features original flavors like Manhattan Berry, Bombay Fire, Capri Spritz and Havana Twist.

🚚 The brand is now looking to expand its distribution. Currently sold in around 1,200 doors – primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and California – CEO Pauline Idogho is aiming to further extend Mocktail Club’s reach nationwide.

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