Non-alcoholic drinks needn’t be boring or overly sweet. Here are some grown-up suggestions for non-drinkers.
‘You never cover soft drinks,” she said in an accusing tone. “Here we are, all knocking back alcohol-free drinks because we have to drive home, and all you write about is booze.” We were at a Christmas drinks party, and half the guests, myself included, were slowly sipping sparkling water. She parted with a promise from me to address the deficit before Lent. The problem with soft drinks is that most of them taste very boring. It is not just the lift you get from a glass of wine or a cocktail, although that is important; the alcohol also gives a complexity and extra depth that you just don’t get from an alcohol-free drink.
Source: John Wilson, The Irish Times, 22/01/2011
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