40 mocktails to try this Dry January in the Capital Region

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- Whether you're participating in dry January or just not big on drinking, mocktails or non-alcoholic drinks are available at many restaurants and bars. Don’t let a lack of alcohol stop you from having a great time at happy hour or weekend brunch.

From CosNOpolitans to spirit-free spritzes, these mocktail menus are worth checking out at restaurants and bars across the Capital Region.

Nine Pin, 929 Broadway, Albany

• Too Hot to Toddy: Honey simple syrup, lemon juice, hot non-alcoholic cider, garnished with a lemon and cinnamon stick
• Spiced Apple: Sparkling non-alcoholic apple cider, cinnamon brown sugar simple syrup, lemon juice, garnished with a cinnamon stick

The City Beer Hall, 42 Howard Street, Albany

• Cucumber Cilantro Soda: Cucumber Cilantro simple syrup, club soda, lime wedge
• Peach non-alcoholic Mule: Peach Puree, fresh squeezed lime juice, fresh ginger, non-alcoholic ginger beer, soda water, lime wedge
• Phony Negroni: St. Agrestis
• Spicy Jalapeno non-alcoholic margarita: Muddled Jalapeno and orange wedge, simple syrup, fresh squeezed lime juice, pineapple juice, soda water, jalapeno wheel

The Delaware, 300 Delaware Avenue, Albany

• Blood Orange Aperol Spritz: House made non-alcoholic Aperol, blood orange juice, ginger, soda
• Smoke and Mirrors: Pineapple, lime, simple syrup, liquid smokes, jalapeno
• Loki: House made non-alcoholic tequila, house made non-alcoholic triple sec, lime, simple syrup, spicy citrus shrub
• B.S. Mango Colada: Brown Sugar simple syrup, cream of coconut, mango juice, house made bitters
• Green Drink: Yuzu, coconut water, ginger, matcha, lemon
• Phony Negroni: Bottled non-alcoholic negroni from St. Agrestis

The Hollow Bar and Kitchen, 79 N Pearl Street, Albany

• Lavender Haze: Seedlip Spice 92, lemonade, Lavendar simple syrup
• Cucumber Mojito: Seedlip Garden 108, muddled cucumber lime and mint, club soda

The Shaker and Vine, 221 Harborside Drive, Schenectady

• Nah-maretto Sour: Amaretto Syrup, fresh lemon juice, fresh egg white
• Apple Cider Spritz: Fresh apple cider, cinnamon syrup, fresh lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, cinnamon sugar rim
• Sour Gummy Shooter: Sour gummy syrup, fresh lemon juice, sour sugar rim, gummy worm

The Nest, 512 State Street, Schenectady

• Keira: Aperitif, orange "liquor," lime, simple syrup, salt rim
• Sunny Mila: Tangerine juice, ginger beer, lemon, non-alcoholic Aperol
• Purple Cloud: Prickly pear, aperitif, lime, prosecco

Hamlet & Ghost, 24 Caroline Street, Saratoga Springs

• Humble Offering: Preserved huckleberry, lemon, non-alcoholic aperitif, non-alcoholic bubbles
• Gingerbread Fauxgroni: Seedlip Grove, non-alcoholic aperitif, gingerbread syrup, non-alcoholic bitters
• Nightingales Perch: mint, pomegranate, orgeat, lemon, soda
• Chai Pina Colada: chai, coconut, lime, pineapple
• Night Waves: pear, lemon, blackberry, simple syrup, Japanese milk soda

MINT, 80 Warren Street, Glens Falls

• All Too Well (Prickly Pear "Gimlet"): Lyre's gin, prickly pear simple syrup, citrus
• Big Apple Dreamin' (Apple Butter "Margarita"): Lyre's blanco, apple butter simple syrup, citrus
• Wake Me Up When (Fig and Ginger Fizz): Seedlip Spice, fig jam, citrus, ginger ale
• October Sky (Prickly Pear and Jalapeno "Margarita"): Lyre's blanco, prickly pear and jalapeno simple syrup, citrus

Padrona, 17 N 4th Street, Hudson

• CosNOpolitan: Seedlip 108, Lyre Italian Orange, lime, hibiscus
• Amaretti Sour: Lyre Amaretti non-alcoholic, lemon, sugar, egg white
• The Standard: Blueberry shrub, soda water, orange

Lone Wolf, 240 Foxhall Avenue, Kingston

• Queen's Garden Swizzle: Seedlip Garden, mint, pineapple, lemon, umeboshi
• Thai Me Up: Non-alcoholic tequila, Thai tea, pineapple, lemon, coconut
• Ube Colada: Seedlip Spice, Ube, coconut, pineapple, lime

Good Night, 15 Rock City Road, Woodstock

• Citrus Almond Julius: Orange, yuzu, kumquat, lime, lemon, almond, soda
• Ice Honey Ginger Lemon Tea: Star anise, cinnamon
• Non-Alcoholic Michelada: AL's non-alcoholic lager, lime, tamari, chili, garlic, valentina, togarashi rim
• Cilantro Chili Limeade: jalapeno, serrano, Thai chili, seltzer, cane, lime
• Sparkling White Tea Rose: ginger, elderberry

If you're not a "mocktail" drinker, many bars and restaurants offer non-alcoholic beer options, some of which have zero percent ABV, and some with a low ABV. If you're looking to make alcohol-free beverages at home, area liquor stores sell key ingredients like Seedlip Non-Alcoholic Spirits and in Schoharie, the dry A.F. Craft Beverage Shop sells a variety of non-alcoholic craft beverages and spirits.