it’s so funny because I’ve sort of settled into the role of ‘gay entie who brings adult non alcoholic drinks to family events’, and it is usually just me and whichever of the girlies who are pregnant at the time drinking the fancy drinks, but it’s fun. the girlies usually appreciate my effort because they miss drinking. things like the way ice clinks in a glass and different flavour notes and viscosities, and stuff that are really hard to get in jon alcoholic beverages really get to you when you can’t drink.
my little sister was up this year, and she was so excited; she’s always been really supportive of my drinking less and still having fun, and she brought this fancy non alcoholic apéritif and soda water. and I made these cheong syrups (blood orange and strawberry) and bought loads of delicious tonic…and somehow the mocktail I was making with mine tasted almost exactly like hers…
and I have really picky tastebuds, so that was just utterly hilarious to me.
non-alcoholic beverages can be so sweet but these were a winner. it was hotter than the devil’s cunt, so it was good to have drinks that didn’t get too gross over the day