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Alcohol-free cocktails

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A good alcohol-free drink is not a soft drink with a lime wheel on top. Alcohol brings body, bitterness and a warm feel in the mouth; take it away without replacing anything and there is a gap you notice on the first sip.

The answer is to build that structure from other parts: acidity from fresh citrus, bitterness from tea or tonic, texture from syrups or egg white, and aromatics to fool the nose. Made with that in mind, they hold their own — and whoever is driving that night stops drinking sparkling water.

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