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Why isn’t the title “Dry January with Mocktails?” With people taking various paths to lower their alcohol consumption, Damp January has become a popular beverage descriptor in addition to defining weather conditions. As for mocktails, they are so yesterday. The new vocabulary for the growing subset of cocktails includes zero proof, spirit-free, nonalcoholic (NA) drinks, […]

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