How to find, or mix, the perfect mocktail for the holidays

Published: Dec. 14, 2023, 4:09 p.m.

Wherever you are, whoever you\u2019re with, the winter holiday season often augurs a refreshing drink in hand. But alcohol is not an indispensable ingredient for a good time.

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Many Americans, around 1 in 3 according to Gallup polling, totally abstain from alcohol.

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So what are your options if you are looking for something to drink that is more sophisticated than a soda but less potent than the holiday eggnog.

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We ask Darryl Collins, owner of Hopscotch Zero-Proof Bottle Shop in Fells Point.

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Collins was profiled by Phillip Muriel in the Baltimore Beat in November. His store sells non-alcoholic beverages of all shapes and sizes.

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Later in the show, Joey Breeden and Rani Singh join us in-studio to mix mocktails. The pair are general managers with the Alfred Restaurant Group, which oversees Osteria Pirata, Anchor Tavern and Duck Duck Goose in Fells Point.

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