On New York Egg Creams and Dry January 

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Addiction Recovery Bulletin

YOU’LL NEED THAT STRAW AGAIN – 

Jan. 21, 2025 – “Research has shown that alcohol, even in small amounts, is bad for your health. It can lower the quality of your sleep, impair sexual function and increase your risk of developing certain cancers and other diseases,” Nicole Stock wrote in a December 2024 New York Times article outlining the sobriety challenge.  I’ve never been a fan of all or nothing thinking, and let’s face it, most of us like booze.  

Luckily, Dry January isn’t the only option. Some people have taken to simply cutting back for the month, taking a break to reexamine their relationship with alcohol. Out of a true Dry January, this seemingly more realistic “Damp January” has emerged.  

With all of this on mind this month, I’ve been on a search for new dry drinks. 

Mocktails are an increasingly common sight on restaurant and bar menus. Liquor replacement options have increased at an incredible rate. Belgrade Liquor, one of the largest stores around, has shelves of non-alcoholic options, from mixers to mock spirits that emulate their alcoholic cousins. Non-alcoholic gin is a favorite, with the juniper-forward herbaceousness easily covering the lack of booze when combined with tonic.  

The Cave Spirits and Gifts in Big Sky carries well over a dozen non-alcoholic beer options, plus some bubbly and Curious Elixirs’ non-alcoholic cocktails infused with adaptogens.   

CONTINUE@ExploreBigSky

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