Opius Featured in Connecticut Cottages & Gardens

From Belgium to the U.S. — Opius appears in the September issue of Connecticut Cottages & Gardens.

We’re very happy to see Opius featured across a two-page spread in the September 2026 issue of Connecticut Cottages & Gardens, as part of their Wine & Spirits section.

Under the title “Marvelous Mocktails”, writer Baroness Sheri de Borchgrave explores the growing world of mindful drinking and describes Opius as one of the most interesting discoveries in the category — calling our Belgian alchemical elixirs a “fascinating and delicious addition” to the growing non-alcoholic landscape.

A Belgian story, now making its way across the Atlantic

The article goes back to where Opius began: with founders Lucas Lambrechts and Leander Beuckels, a summer cocktail bar in Belgium, and an idea that eventually brought them back to their former chemistry professor, Prof. Dr. Benedikt Sas.

What started as an experiment grew into four distinct botanical elixirs, each developed to bring the complexity, texture and long finish of a proper drinking experience — without relying on alcohol.

Today, that story is travelling further.

After building its first following in Europe, Opius recently entered the U.S. market, where Nicolas Guillant is leading the American expansion together with the team. CTC&G places that launch within a broader shift in drinking culture: people aren’t necessarily giving up drinking altogether, but are becoming much more deliberate about when and how much they drink.

From Gramercy Tavern to the home bar

What makes the feature particularly special is that it isn’t simply a story about the brand.

The writer actually tasted the Opius range at Gramercy Tavern in New York, trying Rubedo in a non-alcoholic Negroni and Nigredo in a Dark ’N’ Stormy. She later continued experimenting with Opius at home while trying the increasingly popular idea of “zebra drinking”: alternating between alcoholic and non-alcoholic serves throughout an evening.

The magazine also gives each of our four elixirs its moment, from the anise and spice-driven Albedo to the coffee and caramel notes of Nigredo, the citrus-led Amaro, and the bold, bitter Rubedo.

And for anyone wanting to put them to work immediately, the spread includes four Opius serves: an Opius Fizz, Hugo Spritz, Opius Negroni and Opius Espresso Martini.

Another step for Opius in the U.S.

Seeing Opius in an American publication like Cottages & Gardens feels like another meaningful step for the brand.

We started in Belgium with a simple ambition: to make non-alcoholic drinks that could stand on flavour and craftsmanship alone. Seeing that same idea now being discovered, tasted and written about on the other side of the Atlantic makes us especially proud.

Thank you to Baroness Sheri de Borchgrave and the CTC&G team for the beautiful feature.

Here’s to many more drinks — alcoholic or not — worth slowing down for.