Why settle for a boring soft drink when there are so many fabulous, delicious drinks with ALL the flavors and NONE of the alcohol. We curated a few of our favorites but there are plenty more out there.

Take a seat at the bar and while you're trying to figure out just how many pennies you see, check out American Fifth's alcohol-free drink called "Linger." It’s made with cranberry juice, mint syrup, lemon juice, and Vernors and I promise, you won't be disappointed. Pssst. There are 32,765 pennies embedded in that bar top last I checked. Maybe you can double check behind me.

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Ellison has launched a new line of Non-Alcoholic beer options! Using a proprietary process similar to domestic 0.0% options, they are offering NA brews that don't have a malty sweetness or other artificial additives. Just crisp and clean flavor. Cheers to a non-alcohol Tiramasu Stout and German Pilsner!

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May we suggest Envie's Chai Tea Old Fashioned made with English black tea, chai tea, charred American oak, EnVie spice mix, Oleo saccharum, fig syrup. Garnished with a branded large ice cube and orange peel.

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Joe's on Jolly has a dedicated mocktail menu! Choose from Raspberry Bull Lemonade, Watermelon Refresher, Cucumber Mint Fizz or our favorite, a Pineapple "Nojito" (pineapple juice, house-made demerara syrup, mint and ginger beer. Yummm!

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Michigrain Distillery is pleased to come up with the perfect virgin cocktail as requested. The Blender’s Broken cocktail with the MichiGrain Light Rum omitted, is a delightful mocktail made with fresh strawberry puree, house made sour mix, Sprite and served on the rocks. The Vodkarita (sans vodka) is pictured and is tart and satisfying.

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One North offers multiple mocktails on their menu. Our suggestion? Try the The Island Punch (pictured), an energy drink based cocktail with passionfruit purée and mango or the new Coconut Margarita! They're also willing to make pretty much any cocktail into a mocktail without compromising the flavor or presentation.

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Coffee Cocktails

And then there are coffee cocktails to consider as well. Greater Lansing is home to so many great coffee shops that it's easy to find your favorite.

Swing by one of the Blue Owl Coffee shops in REO Town, East Lansing or Old Town for some delicious concoctions like a Shakerato (Espresso shaken with ice topped with cream), Con Panna (Espresso over ice cream), Ol' Blue (Cold brew with bourbon honey, fresh orange, cherry + bitters), Dublin'er (Espresso, brown sugar, cinnamon + cold brew cream), Mackinac (Cold brew, cinnamon, brown sugar + cherry juice) or a Moscowl Mule (Cold brew, mint + ginger beer.)

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Mocktails and NA beers are here to stay. And the possibilities are endless. Whether you call them mocktails, virgin cocktails or boneless drinks, here's a "cheers" to them all!

Mocktail Trail