How to Stay Dry All January and Beyond

Dry January is for those seeking a clean and healthy start to a new year. According to a study in the British Medical Journal, regular consumers of alcohol who abstain for at least 30 days realize they sleep better, have more energy, and lose weight. They also  noticed their their blood pressure and cholesterol levels lowered, plus there was a reduction of cancer-related proteins in their blood.

There are many new and improved non-alcohol spirits, wines, beers and apéritifs that will help you maintain a healthier lifestyle for the new year. Here are some of my favorites:

Replace a glass of wine with tea. Not only is tea full of antioxidants that support immune function, it’s also very satisfying. Tea is a flavorful, low-calorie option for Dry January Numi Organic Tea is a flavorful, low-calorie option for Dry January. Add a few spices and fresh oranges to give your tea a little kick. Numi Organic Tea has a list of recipes for exciting mocktails such as the Hibiscus Raspberry Mocktail.

Numi Self-Care Sampler

Numi is offering a octagonal-shaped herbal self care package filled with wellness teas. The gift box contains 40 teas featuring 8 different blends. Enjoy one a day during Dry January to kick-start a healthy 2023. Aromatic botanicals like echinacea, licorice, marshmallow root, sage, valerian root, elderberry, fennel, and ginger. It’s available online and Amazon.

Numi also has a new Roasted Japanese Green Tea Line offering two of the top 10 Japanese-inspired flavors trends: Umami, a savory and nutty flavor, and Yuzu, a lemon-type citrus with a distinct tart flavor.

Numi Japanese Teas

Stock your bar for Dry January with singer Katy Perry and Morgan McLachlan’s non-alcohol De Soi sparkling apéritifs. They are working with Boisson, a non-alcohol beverage retailer to offer an exclusive Dry January bundle and sweepstakes designed to help celebrate mindfully.

Katy Perry at Resorts World

Since Perry is headlining at PLAY in Las Vegas at The Theater at Resorts World, she has collaborated her De Soi with Boisson to offer one grand prize winner a trip to see her perform. Kick-off 2023 as a winner receiving round-trip airfare from the city of their choice to Las Vegans, a stay in a guest room at Resorts World and see Katy Perry Live.

To enter the contest, go to @drinkdesoi Instagram and boisson.sips on January 9 for details on how to enter. You will have until the end of January to enter for your chance to win the Katy Perry Vegas trip. The winner is chosen by random, so good luck.

De Soi and Boisson

Starting on January 4, De Son and Boisson are offering a limited-time $99 bundle exclusively at boisson.co. This special includes two gold-rimmed, double-walled stemless wine glasses to keep your drinks cold and condensation-free.  Plus a 21” x 21″ designer silk scarf, and three 750 ml bottles of De Soi’s signature sparkling apéritifs – Golden Hour, Champignon Dreams and Purple Lane.

FRE Alcohol-Removed Wines is a collection of alcohol-removed wines. Take  the month-long challenge of Dry January with FRE America’s #1 alcohol-removed wine brand. Their wine also makes delicious wine mocktails for those looking for wine flavors without the alcoho

BARE Zero Proof spirits teamed up with expert bartenders to an award-winning line of non-alcoholic spirits. The bartender approved flavors, including ZERO PROOF Modern Classic Gin, Bourbon Whiskey, and Reposado Tequila that can be sipped alone or used to make a mocktail. The site also has some tried and true recipes from BARE’s team of mixologists. 

Bare Zero Proof

Start of a new year and a season for great wellness intentions making a Bare Zero gin based mocktail that offers a touch of effervescence, cucumber and citrus notes. Named Bare 75, the ingredients include:

• • 2 oz Bare Zero Proof Gin
  • 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
  • 5 oz Kombucha or NA sparkling wine
• Instructions:
  • Shake Gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup until cold & well diluted.
  • Top with the Kombucha or sparkling wine
  • Garnish with a lemon twist

BARE G&T is made with BARE Zero Proof Gin offering subtle hints of lemon, cucumber, and chamomile to please G&T fans.

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz Bare Zero Proof Gin
  • 1 bottle Q Cucumber Tonic
  • Fresh cucumber slice
• Instructions:
  • Add all ingredients over fresh ice in a highball glass
  • Stir until well mixed and chilled
  • Add slice of freshly sliced cucumber

The BARE Tommy’s Margarita delivers the perfect Zero Proof Margarita, packed with green pepper, poblano chile, and a slightly salinity flavor.

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz Bare Zero Proof Tequila
  • 3/4 Lime Juice
  • 3/4 Agave Syrup

• Instructions:
  • Add all ingredients together in a shaker tin
  • Shake until well diluted and chilled.
  • Double strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass

BARE Maple Morning is made with BARE Zero Proof Whiskey made in charred American Oak for barrel-aged whiskey with notes of vanilla, caramel, and maple on the finish.

• Ingredients:
  • 2oz BARE Zero Proof Bourbon
  • .75oz Giffard Aperitif Syrup
  • .75oz Coffee (cooled)
  • .5oz Maple Syrup
  • .25oz Lemon Juice (double strained)
• Instructions:
  • Add all ingredients together in a shaker tin
  • Shake until well diluted and chilled
  • Strain and serve in a coupe glass
  • Garnish w 5 drops of Fee Brothers Cardamom bitters (or any bitters).