About Yes Cocktail Co

Lauren and Brandon Alpert founded Yes Cocktail Co. in 2015 after an unexpected journey from the stage to the shaker. For three years, the husband-and-wife team traveled the globe as professional actor/singers and directors, working with youth in international arts programs. When they weren’t performing or staging musicals, they were on a mission to experience the world’s best bars—collecting flavors, techniques, and inspiration along the way. Returning to California’s Central Coast, they discovered that recreating the vibrant, world-class cocktails they’d enjoyed abroad was harder than expected. The mixers on store shelves were full of artificial flavors, preservatives, and high fructose corn syrup—not exactly the stuff of great drinks. So they rolled up their sleeves and started crafting their own recipes, using locally sourced, entirely natural ingredients inspired by the abundant harvest of their new home. The result was Yes Cocktail Co., a line of all-natural cocktail mixers made for adventurous palates and joyful gatherings. The name Yes is a nod to their roots in improvisational theater, where “yes” is the first rule of great storytelling—and to their own life philosophy: say yes to new ideas, experiences, places… and of course, cocktails. Because when you say yes, you open the door to a more joyful, delicious life.Read their story