'You should not pay more than $5 for a mocktail': Non-drinkers ponder reasonably priced mocktail menu during Dry January

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Jan 19, 2024 11:00 AM EST

There is a world of benefits that come with choosing not to drink alcohol, a lifestyle that more and more people have taken to over recent years. However, it is increasingly common that saving money is not one of them. The drinks industry is forever coming up with fancy ways to make teetotalers swerve the club soda and part with more of their hard-earned cash. 

One of the most elaborate methods of doing this comes in the form of the mocktail, a beverage that boldly claims that because it is several liquids mixed together, it's like a non-alcoholic cocktail. These drinks can undoubtedly be delicious, but bars have a habit of acting like they deserve to be just as pricey as their boozy counterparts.

This means that many non-drinkers found it refreshing to see a mocktail menu that was reasonably priced on Twitter recently. While some pointed out these weren't very complex beverages, many hoped to see more of this in the future. This should be the way to go.

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    EJ @ejf9719 This is how much a mocktail is supposed to cost, btw I m tters illa TUA with Cointreau Don Julio Silver 16 with Cointreau Herradura Anjeo 17 with Grand Marnier Follow Benchmark Mary 10 Vodka, house bloody mix, celery, lime, olives and salted rim Non-Alcoholic Craft Cocktails Blackberry Rosemary Soda 3.75 Blackberry rosemary shrub, lemon-lime soda and lime Cranberry Soda 3.75 Cranberry shrub, lemon-lime soda and orange
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    Stevie Valentine @StevleValentine Follow Replying to @ejf9719 Do we think venues can pay rent with $3.75 products?
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    Rosi Bartlett is cele... @RosinaAKARosi Follow Replying to @ejf9719 The price difference between the mocktails and the cocktails is staggering! But they need more mocktail options - my favourite is a mojito mocktail.
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    Alex (self-parody) @Alex_L_92806 Follow Replying to @ejf9719 Exactly, maybe even 5$, but it shouldn't cost as much as ones with alcohol. You might as well serve it with alcohol.
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    awol evan @awol_evan. 05 Jan Replying to @ejf9719 I'm doing 9 months without alcohol and would love to see more of this!
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    corky st claire @CorkyStClair69 Follow Replying to @ejf9719 Those are basically sodas. NA cocktails use NA spirits that run roughly what regular spirits do. Don't be cheap.
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    LAWRENCE @lc81391. 05 Jan : Replying to @ejf9719 This is just a soda water and flavor / but if a mixologist does the work of building a full cocktail without boos they deserve the compensation.
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    LO @chubi_bunni. 06 Jan Replying to @ejf9719 I paid 12 and tipped for mocktail that was topo chico, yuzu juice, and mint, still in the glass bottle :/ kinda wild
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    universally beloved... @lovessmallsong Follow in a just world this is how much actual cocktails would cost too
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    Emily Cooper @emmcooper42 Follow Not only that, but normalize including mocktails on the menu!
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    brooke @brookexqueen. 05 Jan need more of this because mocktails should in no world be the same price as alcoholic drinks
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    Alina @Cluffalo. 05 Jan THIS. So sick of mocktails being the same price as cocktails.
    via Cluffalo
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    post-hipster runoff... @rinnyriot Count your days, Little Joy bar bitters 113 bitters 16 ge bitters/13 lass ostura (17 16 16 Follow BUBBLES LAMBRUSCO (CAPRARD dry, full, light bubbles, red fruit, earthy | 11:44 CHARDONNAY PET-NAT STATERA) bright, juicy apple, white flower | 18172 ROSE (FOLIAS DE GAC grapefruit, strawberry, guava, refreshing acid | 18172 SANGRIA RED pinot noir, brandy, triple sec, orange, pineapple | 14 WHITE pinat gris, peach schnapps, triple sec, white cranberry, lemon | 14 MOC
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    The Mushroom Hat... @lanceanjuna Follow Unless you're using a non-alcoholic spirit like Seedlip, you should not pay more than $5 for a mocktail.
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    @DCHomos @DCHomos. 05 Jan That's not a mocktail. That's a soda w shrub lol.
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    Liz Harvey @_lizharvey. 05 Jan Can i be annoying- jk im gonna. mocktails me off bcz listen. LISTEN some people dont drink bcz they have gerd and all the mocktails are citrus!! do at least one single one thats not acidic- why not a cucumber mint watermelon ETC ETC!!!!!
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    Violet/Snails @SnailsNoHomes ... Follow i love how theyre both sprite with citrus juice and a plant
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    Jin Erso @_LokiDokie Follow Blackberry rosemary soda sounds amazing omg
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    Frumious Bandersn... @RonaldQuixote I was saying the other day how I think dry bars and mocktails are cool but what isn't cool is charging $18 for a Shirley Temple that has a cherry on a metallic cocktail pick Follow
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    alexa @halfemptyygirl. 05 Jan mocktails are severely overpriced when I tell you it's less than an ounce of about 3/4 ingredients
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