Are Mocktails A Scam? (ft. Nic Hamilton)

As a non drinker, I am always thrilled when a restaurant/brewery has a non-alcoholic menu more creative than "Coke products or Orange juice"

Answer: they should be cheaper, but a mixed drink can be amazing, and depending on what is used can absolutely be worth more than "just juice" or "just soda water and syrup". I had a bartender friend who used to make INSANE mocktails for me. There wasn't even liquor versions of them. Like mint and black current with hops syrup he made himself with soda. It was sour and bitter and sweet and hoppy. That is not the same thing as lemonade. It isn't.

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I can’t have alcohol because of health issues, but still like to go out for “drinks” with friends. They are NOT a scam.

Quitting alcohol at 30, all I have are mocktails and N.A. beers now. They’re not quite right. But, I do feel so much healthier. I’ll take the trade off.

From what I’ve seen, Gen Z is normalizing not drinking alcohol much more than previous generations. For me, I don’t like or want alcohol, but I still want something that tastes more interesting than a soda. It’s not about fitting in with people that are drinking alcohol or “feeling involved”, because your friends shouldn’t make you feel “othered” because of what you are or aren’t drinking. People that don’t want alcohol still deserve a tasty, unique drink. It would have been interesting to have a fully sober person on this episode, because I think they would have brought a unique experience that no one on the episode can bring. It’s always been odd to me that alcohol and drinking is just the assumed default.

As a Gen Xer who has never liked drinking I love this trend of mocktails on menus. I used to have to pretend to drink or be the DD to avoid people ordering me drinks to be included. People saw it as a challenge to find an alcoholic drink I would like. It was exhausting. Ordering a mocktail allows me to have a delicious beverage without the judgement.

They are WAY too expensive but not a scam. They don't claim to be anything they are not.

On the debate of whether or not blood should count as a dairy product, I offer the counterpoint that milk is made mostly from blood. Anyway, this was a fun episode, I hope you guys actually do a cocktail episode when you can!

I love a cute mock tail, especially those health focused ones with coconut water and lime, rather than just a bunch of sodas and syrups. Really cute alternative if you don’t drink, but I don’t wanna have just water or soda.