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 am not usually teetotal but I am pregnant. I am currently in holiday in the USA and I have discovered the delights of an Arnold Palmer. Refreshing and not too sweet.

I go for ginger beer if I'm not drinking, Fever Tree do a good one. I'd also second alcohol free Kopparberg

Im diabetic so normally just diet coke when out. Theres a few chains that have sugar free/no added sugar cordial so ill treat myself to a orange or lime and soda. Ive haf a few of the non-alcoholic ciders from time to time but begrudge paying pub prices for them so dont usually bother.

Diet coke, elderflower cordial or squash.

I either drink fruity teas, tap water or Coke Zero. Very occasionally I will have a glass of milk.

Non alcoholic ginger beer

Cawston's fizzy rhubarb and apple; nice and tart.

balsamic vinegar with lemonade and a slice or 2 of cucumber tatstes like PIMMs. :)

Another vote for Pukka herbal teas. And don't assume you are allergic to fruits without trying organically grown ones. My ex-partner claimed he was "allergic to fruits" but when I persuaded him to try organic ones he found his "allergies" mysteriously disappeared. Seems he was reacting to the pesticide residues in non-organic fruits.

I am teetotal
On a daily basis I drink filtered water, and perhaps one cup of decaf tea in the morning.
I drink soda water and tonic water very occasionally.
I sometimes drink herbal tea but again this is rare.

On the rare occasion I have been out I will drink mineral water or tonic water with slice of lime.
I don't drink fizzy sweet drinks at all i.e. Coke, Lemonade etc

diet coke or diet tonic water

Ginger beer & lime, lemonade & lime, cranberry, lime & soda or cranberry & orange juice

Not teetotal but I don't often.

I generally drink
squash
milk
tea
decaf tea
fever tree tonic (in a gin glass with ice & a slice)

When out, I drink tonic water too.

I’m not teetotal but I don’t drink very often. I like water (still or sparkling), fruit juice, smoothies, or diet coke. I was in Wahaca recently and they had lovely mocktails/juice type drinks, there was a coconut and pineapple one that I really liked.

I gave up drinking a few years ago due to some medication I'm on. Most of my favourite drinks have been mentioned already but one good summer tip is that a splash of balsamic vinegar in a glass of lemonade is a surprisingly convincing Pimms substitute if you add in the usual strawberries/mint/cucumber etc!

Orange juice and lemonade (St Clements) is my pub drink! Lovely and refreshing!

For those who like a beer substitute Erdinger non alcoholic is the bees' knees. It tastes so similar to the regular beer and amazing as a shandy. Sainsbury's stock them and more and more pubs too. And it's herbal so good for you too!

san pellegrino
aqua libra
orange juice with grated carrot and ginger

For alcohol substitute (I do this sometimes to avoid the 'are you on medication, pregnant, recovering?' head tilt questions) Heineken 0% is good, work has it in a keg on the bar so you get a pint and it looks no different. 'No'secco is non alcoholic version of prosecco - I've not tried it but have been told it's good, as well as seedlip non alcoholic gin. Can make most cocktails we do without the alcohol, and I do get asked at times to make one without - you still get the same glass, ice, fruit etc.
I tend to just drink diet coke, or cranberry and orange juice together topped with lemonade, unless the people I'm with are really getting on my nerves about not wanting a drink then I might just have a non alcoholic beer or something to avoid a row.

Not teetotal, but if not drinking, would go for Fever Tree ginger beer (not as sweet as others), elderflower cordial, or some of the alcohol free 'mojitos' are quite refreshing in summer, M&S one is quite good. However in many pubs and bars none of these are an option, so would just drink sparkling mineral water or perhaps Appetiser, in that case. Most of the other options I mentioned are quite high in sugar anyway, so regardless would still end up on the sparkling mineral water at some stage.

Would never buy Fentimans as they support Brexit, yet wanted to move most of their UK manufacturing to an EU country if we had left without a deal! Belvoir I find too sweet and sickly.

Any of the bottlegreen cordials or presses are good.

Coffee during the day and water in the evening either on its own, with a splash of apple cider vinegar or juice occasionally,

If I am eating out tap water or just with friends for drinks either coke, lemonade or a J2O

I do have to be careful with cola though as I have been drunk on cola when I have drunk a few glasses before.

I don't drink - I mostly have sparkling water and herbal teas but do enjoy a non-alcoholic / low-alcohol beer like Nanny State from time to time. Don't particularly like lager so not a massive fan of Becks Blue etc, but there are lots of non-alc craft beers now. Big Drop do an amazing stout!