I'm really glad that more and more places are offering fun mocktails. Sometimes you want the social aspect of drinking but not the alcohol
I just wish they wouldn't charge alcohol prices for them
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I hate that mocktails are as expensive if not more expensive than literal alcoholic drinks despite having no expensive alcohol in them.
I've seen mocktail "shots" that cost more than an actual shot. It's basically a ginger shot (not even a fresh one) with extra shit in it. Not worth the $12
Their lack of alchol is specifically makes them cost more. Flavorants can't be watered down as much as alchohol can. So the only way to get similar profit margins is to charge more.
I'm just happy that there is finally some good NA beers. I realized I had a problem drinking where I would just want to keep drinking once I started but I had such a connection between beer and sports that it became hard to watch sports without wanting a beer which would then turn in to me wanting 12 beers. Just being able to have a good NA beer which tricked my mind into thinking I'm having a beer. My brain didn't get the dosage of alcohol that I needed to keep drinking booze so I could just have 2 of them during an Orioles game and not worry about it. I've only had 8 total drinks since election night. Never more than 2 in a day but I've decided that I'm totally off booze since those 8 drinks.
I really want a drink right now but i dont want to get shit faced. The problem is, once i pop the fun dont stop, ya know
I wish I could stop drinking. Save yourselves.
Man I haven't "quit" but a couple months back I just decided it was more work to go get a beer from the fridge than it was worth. Because then after a few I had to then get up and piss. More effort. Now I'm out of beer at the house and it's more effort to drive to the store and get it and then it would repeat that cycle. So, pure laziness has more or less sobered me up.
I actually do have a nice bottle of whiskey hidden but it's not open and I've been saving it for an occasion(ive had it almost a year). I do have to entertain guests coming up so I think I'll just get a small case of nice beer and leave it as an option and once it's gone it's gone.
So anyway what I'm saying is, maybe try just being lazy.
Man, i think being too lazy to drink, while helpful, is probably depression of some sort.
You think? I don't really feel any different. Ive been lazy about other things too but I think it's more because they're outdoors and I'm adverse to the cold.
Edit: My job is active and I work out a little so my body feels pretty good. Which also helps a lot. Anyway this isn't about me it's about op I'm just letting him know what's working for me.
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I don't know why drinking alcohol has to be a binary issue, but maybe my propensity for addiction is lower than normal. Does it seem like the majority of human beings have to just not drink at all or they binge out and wake up in the bushes?
One of the primary functions of alcohol in humans is lowering inhibitions. It stands to reason then that the more one drinks, the more one will drink.
I've been there myself. I spent my entire 20's at the bar. It was fun and I regret nothing. But now I can count on one hand the number of alcoholic drinks I had in 2024.
It stands to reason that people are individuals. Simple "if A then B therefore C" logic would have you drink yourself to death, which didn't happen.
I've never touched alcohol in my life outside of cleaning purposes (I mean isopropyl alcohol, or as I like to call it, icy prope). And to be honest, you've convinced me to remain teetotal.
However, I always have the feeling I wanted to try out some drinks just for that taste but can't because it's got some of that الكحول in it. And there are very few non-alcoholic alternatives for these drinks. The only one I've tried is a virgin mojito (in my country it's sometimes referred to as just "mojito" because it's the only one we know). And honestly, it tastes great. And then there's the fact that I can't make my own vanilla extract. You need ethanol for that, and I just have this fear of putting it in my body because I don't wanna get addicted to it.
I've always treated alcohol like drugs and tobacco. They feel fun, and you want more, but it will knock you out when you least expect it.
Is that the way whiskey is advertised? Huh. I don't see commercials anymore, so IDK.
I drink single-malt Scottish whiskey occasionally because I enjoy the flavors. Same with most bourbons and ryes. But Kentucky whiskey? Bleah. Sadly, I am poorer than my preferences.
Just FYI, Scotch is whisky without an 'e'. American and Irish are whiskey with an 'e'. Japanese varies.
From what i can find, it seems like the spelling is pretty arbitrary, like much spelling in English.. While there are certainly articles claiming that it's always Irish whisky, without an e, some very old Irish distilleries use the older/other spelling. It's a matter of law in Scotland--without the e--and seems to be largely grammatical inertia otherwise.
English is weird.
When discussing alchohol, pretty much everything is arbitrary.
I don't drink any more but I do miss a nice glass of something that smells like a caramel swamp fire.
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