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Fuck a mocktail. Soda water and bitters the goat.
They're only good if it's a legit cocktail bar where all the ingredients are actually made in house and are worth trying out.
A mocktail that's just a mixed drink with no alcohol is stupid.
Ten years ago I was inclined to agree with you, but most of the cocktail bars and distilleries in the city I’m nearest to have started batching most of their mocktails. At best, they’re $10 juices that get poured from a jug, shaken with some aromatics, and served in a rimmed glass or something of the like. I’ll stick with my soda water and bitters… which somehow still usually runs in the neighborhood of $2-3… Actually, I’ll just stay home.
I'm only saying this because there's a singular specific bar that I have in my town that is run by one very talented bartender who makes all the drinks herself including the mocktails.
I've seen maybe 2 other places do that, and it's the only time they're any good
She straight up makes virgin ramos gin fizzes and puts in the effort to shake the drink for 4 minutes to get the fizz.