If you’re nursing a hangover today, giving up booze for Lent might sound like the best decision you’ve ever made. Sooner or later though, you’re going to want a delicious mixed drink. Though the phrase “mocktail” is reminiscent of nothing so much as awkward first year orientations in college, Boston bars make some damn fine alcohol-free cocktails. Bonus: they’re cheaper than their spiked counterparts.
• 28 Degrees offers several mocktails. We’re partial to the Fresh Fruit-ade: ginger ale, lime, and mint. It makes a solid mojito substitute on nights when you’re too dehydrated to imbibe.
• The justly lauded bartenders at Eastern Standard put just as much care into their non-alcoholic concoctions as they do into the rest of the cocktail list. Don’t miss the Sophisticated Lady with cranberry and refreshing cucumber.
28 Degrees [MenuPages]
28 Degrees [Official Site]
Eastern Standard [MenuPages]
Eastern Standard [Official Site]
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