5 Mocktails for Dry January

If you enjoyed yourself a little bit too much during the holidays, January is a time for taking it easy. Maybe you ate more than you planned and had a few too many cocktails. Like many people, you may have sworn off alcohol for a month or just don’t want to drink as much this year. If this is the case, then the “mocktail” is for you.
A mocktail, as you likely guessed, is a cocktail without any alcohol. Bartenders know that sometime you need a break from booze too. These are some of the best. With flavors like turmeric, rosemary, cucumber and mango – these mixed drinks are light on the booze without being light on flavor.
Salted Rosemary Paloma
Created by Naren Young for Dante
Ingredients
2 oz. grapefruit juice
½ oz. salted rosemary syrup*
Top with Perrier
Directions: Salt the rime of a highball glass with lime and salt. Add ice and build the cocktail in the glass. Stir, garnish with a grapefruit slice.
*Salted Rosemary Syrup
70 oz. water
30 oz. sugar
3 rosemary sprigs
3.5 oz. Maldon sea salt
Directions: Bring to a low boil. Turn off immediately and allow to cool. Strain and store in the fridge. Lasts 2 months.