To ask what you drink if you’re teetotal?

[DanSullivan]

It seems there are many people on MN who don’t drink alcohol for whatever reason and I would like some ideas for nice, non-alcoholic drinks, please. I usually have lime or black currant cordial with soda water, but I’d like some suggestions for more exciting drinks!
Thank you!

I made ice cubes with mint tea and put them in some lemonade. Also many of the above suggestions.

Lots of lovely ideas here, thank you!

Ooh HSM! What a great idea!!

When I'm indoors I drink green tea with lemon, peppermint tea or orange squash or plain water with ice when it's hot. When it's cooler I drink coffee.
I just have a bottle of water when I go out for a meal, I'd probably have the same at a party or pub because I don't like fizzy drinks much.

Ooh just remembered, I used to drink orange juice with lemonade in the pub (which is a bit fizzy but not too much).

If I’m out for a meal or in a pub I’ll have blackcurrant and lemonade or ginger ale and lemonade. If I’m getting a hard time about not drinking, ginger ale and lemonade is usually does the trick as it looks alcoholic to the outside eye and if someone overheard me ordering something with ale in the title they’d assume it was boozy! Diet Coke also works as people assume it has vodka or Bacardi in 😂. My immediate family don’t drink either so we have grape juice or shloer on special occasions. Fresh orange and lemonade is a nice alternative to Bucks Fizz too.

Are there more suggestions for drinks that aren't fruit juices or fizzy? I'm going to be having a gastric bypass in 3 weeks and anything with fizz is not allowed afterwards and I can't manage fruit juices (lots of allergies to fruit).

sunshine herbal teas are your friend. The pukka ones are great, and you can brew a load and drink them cold with ice if you prefer. I like a big lemon wedge, spoonful of honey and some sliced ginger in boiling water as well.

Hope all goes well with your surgery and recovery.

There is a book called Dry which is fantastic for ideas when you get bored of tonic water. Also Crodino (Italian soft drink) with lemonade basically IS aperol spritz, and I love Seedlip like others have said

Half pineapple juice, half lemonade is delicious

If I'm somewhere people are having cocktails, I love a fauxijto, and many cocktails work without the booze if you ask.
Normally though, blood orange San Pellegrino with lots of ice, lime and soda, pineapple and lemonade, tonic with a wedge of lime, cranberry and soda or a grapefruit and orange with lemonade.
Normal evenings though, cup of tea!

Sunshine - Hullabaloo natural flat lemonade is lovely and comes in a variety of flavours. Might only be available in the west country though.

Lots of non alcoholic botanicals here (scroll down to get past the sponsors)
Many are quite gin-like so may be triggering if you're in recovery

But they're great with some tonic!

I tried a gorgeous alcohol free Fizz at the festival, created by a wine dealer who wanted something interesting that was non alcoholic as well

mindfuldrinkingfestival.com/summer-2018/

Thanks Verbena87 and clearingaspaceforthecat for the suggestions. Yes herbal teas are already on my list. Not heard of the flat lemonade, that's interesting. And I'm probably going to be drinking a lot of tomato juice.

Tea, coffee and water and that's all.

Mockito from Chiquito (although they've recently made the glass smaller, which is annoying!) - ginger ale or lemonade (I go ginger) with loads of lime wedges and mint leaves muddled in. Lush.

I usually just ask for soda water as its free - so annoying when they bring one of those tiny bottles for £3 instead!

I'm not tee-total, maybe just tee-mostly! On holiday at all inclusive resorts I usually try one alcoholic drink then leave it because it tastes shit and order from the kids' cocktail menu instead!! I make up for it by eating my own body weight in buffet food.

Large jug of tap water with slices of cucumber, lemon and orange, kept in the fridge - lovely and refreshing.

Teisseire elderflower cordial is very nice indeed. It's not as sweet and syrupy as Belvoir and Bottle Green. It's on offer at the moment as I think they're trying to break into the UK market.

Lots of fancy cordials in the supermarket to mix with fizzy water, Tesco do a lovely morello cherry one Yes, I've had that, it was lovely.

Herbal tea. Pukka make nice organic ones, eg Three Ginger and Womankind. A lot of soft non-alcoh drinks have tons of sugar in, which I try to avoid.

Sunshine, you know tomatoes are fruit, right? Is it citrus to which you're allergic?

Not teetotal but not a big drinker at home usully -Shloer - they do red, white and rose sparkiling in tall bottles nice for meal instead of wine.

Though most large supermarkest have more interesting cordials these days - elderberry etc often more expensive and in fancy bottles.

Lots of lovely teas as well - though I'm not huge fan of fruit teas but some green teas and nettle tea are nice and spicy char is my main favorite.

When out for meals - usually pubs it's coke or deit coke maybe juice but that seem to be it choice wise - though occasionally we'll find somewhere with cocktails and then there are usually non alcholic ones.

lol ThatLibraryMiss yes, I do know. I'm not actually allergic to citrus, but it gives me terrible reflux in juice form. I'm properly allergic to all berries, apples, pears, mangoes, and most other fruit used in fruit juices and smoothies which makes life difficult.

Also really love herby things so sarsaparilla, root beer are nice to me!

Fentimans do really lovely drinks - I don't drink them often as they're so sugary but I enjoy the rose lemonade, cola and dandelion and burdock

Also like making a coke spider or similar when it's hot - adding a scoop of ice cream to add some interest

I only drink once or twice a year, usually just on my birthday and/or anniversary.

The rest of the time I just drink water, occasionally juice or soda, but mostly water. I don't like coffee or tea.

That seems to make people drinking alcohol around me uncomfortable, but that's their problem not mine.