Lyvely Drinks
Founded in 2021 by Chris Mohr and friends Kevin Anthony and Bryan Cai (Chris’s wife, Meagan, has since joined the team), Lyvely Drinks is a New England-based cocktail-in-a-can company that aims to produce high quality, bar-worthy cocktails for the burgeoning RTD sector of today’s spirits market.
Lyvely’s origin story is enchantingly organic: At the urging of friends, an avid home mixologist and consummate host chooses a coveted cocktail to package and offer on a bigger stage. But scaling up a cherished home recipe is no simple task, and once the brand began in earnest, Chris and his partners spent the following two years searching for quality ingredients and diligently refining recipes to create the superlative iteration of their flagship Espresso Martini. In the process, none of Chris’s native mixology charm has been lost; laced with the happy energy of a successful cocktail party, both the Espresso Martini and Lyvely’s subsequent offering, the Hugo Spritz, have the engaging appeal of hand-crafted creations rather than those industrially produced. Lyvely is an RTD-centered brand that channels—indeed foregrounds—the spirit of adept home mixology, and its creators wear their intentionality lightly.
Lyvely carefully sources each drink’s component parts, recognizing that thoughtful production is an essential factor in finished products that feel they could be worthy of any destination cocktail den. And in keeping with the brand’s spirit of community, Lyvely donates 1% of its ongoing revenue to charitable events and organizations in the markets where its RTDs are sold, such as The Jimmy Fund in Massachusetts and the Boys & Girls Club of Newport County. Eye-catching packaging and perfect portion size make these RTDs an intuitive fit for catered events and discerning hotel mini bars. But the short step from serve to enjoyment additionally ensures that they feel right at home during an early evening beach jaunt, a house party, a summer picnic, or an impromptu session with friends that runs wonderfully late.