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My favorite non-alcoholic beverage is equal parts soda water and tonic water, a couple of splashes of orange juice and a few dashes of bitters. Tweak as necessa

My favorite non-alcoholic beverage is equal parts soda water and tonic water, a couple of splashes of orange juice and a few dashes of bitters. Tweak as necessary. At the holidays I like non-alcoholic sparkling apple juice. I also find soda water out of a can to be a good beer replacement on hot days. I think part of this is the sound of opening the can and the carbonation. No idea if any of those will fit your needs.

Marsymars 5y ago
Having tried many drinks, I try to trend away from acidic ones for the sake of my teeth. Doesn't leave much though. Peppermint tea.
pedalpete 5y ago
Yeah, it still feels like "soda", which is what I'm trying to get away from. I've been speaking to a friend about creating something new. My requirements are: - not trying to be alcohol/imitation alcohol - not soda/juice/kombucha - has the "occasion" attitude of alcohol I admit this is probably 90% branding and 10% the drink itself. As I was mentioning to my friend, you probably wouldn't feel strange ordering a redbull at a bar without the vodka, because of the marketing and how it isn't considered a soft-drink. I don't know anybody that drinks redbull every day (though I'm sure there are people that do). Something more mature than a soft drink in flavor profile, something that I hopefully don't chug, so it lasts like a cocktail or beer. Keen to hear others thoughts on that. There's Lyres https://lyres.com/ https://lyres.com/ - which pretends to be gin/wisky/etc And Non (https://non.world https://non.world) - which is very juice, but at the price of wine.
- kenneth 5y ago
  I'm a regular drinker, but I do a dry month every year. I make it a point to not let it change my social life at all — which means still spending plenty of time at bars and socializing with people drinking. I typically drink non-alcoholic beers (there are good ones that taste like beer) or ciders when available. When not, I go for soda-bitters, sometimes with a splash of lime juice. Lyres, Seedlip, and other non-alcoholic spirits just don't do it for me. They taste like water.
- acjohnson55 5y ago
  I drink a prodigious amount of decaf coffee. I buy quality, whole bean, Swiss Water Process stuff and make it in a French press. I drink it black, and the combination of good beans and a lot of effort in tuning my brew process makes for a palatable, sophisticated taste. The routine of making it in the morning makes drinking it through the day feel earned. As far as I can tell, it's a pretty healthy drink. Another suggestion would be to get into quality teas. I particularly like Tie Guan Yin.
  - pedalpete 5y ago
    I drink coffee every day, unfortunately I can't stand tea, I can't stomach it at all! I'm thinking more along the lines of how we "use" alcoholic drinks, and something to replace that. It doesn't need to be healthy. More about getting the right mood and taste, and likely not the typical every day drink.

Marsymars 5y ago

Having tried many drinks, I try to trend away from acidic ones for the sake of my teeth. Doesn't leave much though. Peppermint tea.

pedalpete 5y ago

Yeah, it still feels like "soda", which is what I'm trying to get away from. I've been speaking to a friend about creating something new. My requirements are: - not trying to be alcohol/imitation alcohol - not soda/juice/kombucha - has the "occasion" attitude of alcohol I admit this is probably 90% branding and 10% the drink itself. As I was mentioning to my friend, you probably wouldn't feel strange ordering a redbull at a bar without the vodka, because of the marketing and how it isn't considered a soft-drink. I don't know anybody that drinks redbull every day (though I'm sure there are people that do). Something more mature than a soft drink in flavor profile, something that I hopefully don't chug, so it lasts like a cocktail or beer. Keen to hear others thoughts on that. There's Lyres https://lyres.com/ https://lyres.com/ - which pretends to be gin/wisky/etc And Non (https://non.world https://non.world) - which is very juice, but at the price of wine.

kenneth 5y ago
I'm a regular drinker, but I do a dry month every year. I make it a point to not let it change my social life at all — which means still spending plenty of time at bars and socializing with people drinking. I typically drink non-alcoholic beers (there are good ones that taste like beer) or ciders when available. When not, I go for soda-bitters, sometimes with a splash of lime juice. Lyres, Seedlip, and other non-alcoholic spirits just don't do it for me. They taste like water.
acjohnson55 5y ago
I drink a prodigious amount of decaf coffee. I buy quality, whole bean, Swiss Water Process stuff and make it in a French press. I drink it black, and the combination of good beans and a lot of effort in tuning my brew process makes for a palatable, sophisticated taste. The routine of making it in the morning makes drinking it through the day feel earned. As far as I can tell, it's a pretty healthy drink. Another suggestion would be to get into quality teas. I particularly like Tie Guan Yin.
- pedalpete 5y ago
  I drink coffee every day, unfortunately I can't stand tea, I can't stomach it at all! I'm thinking more along the lines of how we "use" alcoholic drinks, and something to replace that. It doesn't need to be healthy. More about getting the right mood and taste, and likely not the typical every day drink.