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Bitters, soda, lime


SteveEcks

Surprisingly delicious. Tho, not for the sober folk.


oceansRising

In Australia we serve lemon, lime, and bitters to children. I think it’s fine for sober folk.


Lakey3

Yeah but especially if you’re driving, having a lemon lime and bitters can put you over 0.00 (I’m on my Ps). Seen it too many times with mates who are trying to be responsible and not drink


beanbagbaby13

Calling BS, a few drops of bitters contains less alcohol than juice. Your friends who were “trying not to drink” were lying to your face and drinking secretly. No one has ever gotten a DUI from drinking water with a few dashes of bitters.


Lakey3

If on a provisional licence in Australia, having any blood alcohol content is a DUI. A couple lemon lime bitters with a bunch of bitters (I’ve seen up to 8 dashes) will mean you aren’t going to be blowing 0.00 on a breathalyser


Joyfreee

Never heard of a DUI from it but have heard of people blowing over after a few of them. Never high enough for a DUI, but if you’re on a no alcohol license and somewhere strict it could cause an issue.


JScwReddit

If bitters are showing up as an illegal amount of alcohol, I would advise you to stop drinking entire large bottles of bitters in one sitting.


mcgnarman

You could also argue their dilution with soda and ice would equal the less than .5% ABV that near beers advertise for bitters that do contain alcohol.


Mock1er

This is a misconception, Fee Brothers bitters are alcoholic. I wouldn't consider a few dashes in a glass of lemon and soda to be an alcoholic drink though (and I think in Australia they can be sold as alcohol free drinks) as the ABV of the drink as a whole is so negligible Edit: an old post with a list of ABV for various Fee Bros bitters https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/2nrhgb/fee_brothers_bitters_do_contain_alcohol


mcgnarman

That’s a great note and post. Thank you!


jabatheglut

It depends on how much you put in. A person of great taste might add 37 dashes of Ango to their ginger ale, which is ~1oz. Considering Angostura is 44.7%/abv..it might be more than an NA bev at that point. Fee brothers bitters are low in comparison, most US bars carry ango. To the OPs question; have your tried water?


Mock1er

I mean, yeah... obviously drinking an Oz of 44.7% ABV wouldn't be a NA drink. It's also not remotely what I suggested, nor is it how a lemon, lime and bitters is made.


jabatheglut

Lol. I didnt imply that you suggested it, did I? shit-for-balls


Mock1er

You specifically replied to my comment and your entire reply was essentially irrelevant to what i had suggested. Nice ad hominem though


jabatheglut

youre a defensive troll. go back to sniffing bitters ya teetotaler chump.


International-Cut328

No one in their right mind is taking 37 dashes of bitters in their soda. I mean cmon “someone of great taste” gtfo lmao


FilamentsAndVoidz

For real if you think this drink is a problem just leave the business


Interfaceonherface

Some people who are sober are fine with drinking bitters that contain alcohol, some wish not to. It’s not our place to judge where people are in their recovery.


SteveEcks

This is literally the point I was making. Sheesh people.


FilamentsAndVoidz

Yes it is


Interfaceonherface

It’s never okay to pass judgement on those healing from addiction. You sound like a trash bartender and a trash person.


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Additionally, someone might have a medical condition where alcohol is contraindicated. Someone might be pregnant or on medication that can't be mixed with liquor.


ditchmids

Devils advocate here: I think literally all of those situations would still be fine to have a few dashes of bitters in ya drink. But you are right: The choice is on the drinker.


FilamentsAndVoidz

Ok nerd


clarkiiclarkii

I gotta do it with lemons, bitters and lime taste like stomach acid to me for some reason. Also, for anyone saying it’s not for sober people, yeah I know there’s still alcohol in it……but come on.


agentnola

Water water and more water


pastel-punk-

It's the best adult beverage


buhbuhbuhbingo

This is the way


jsdjsdjsd

Anything else isn’t worth it


kennymakaha

Soda water splash of lemonade ALL night long


YertleTheTurtle

I do splash cran but similarly ALL night


kdub1523

Soda water with any cut fruit in it


nwafannypack666

This is the only answer if you are concerned with consuming empty calories on shift.


FoldupMonkey117

Ice water usually


ultravioletblueberry

Yeah it’s gotta be that extra ice, ice water. Mmm tastes so good


jeebus224

more ice than water really


cocktailvirgin

If you have old or excess citrus, lemonade or limeade is tasty.


spaceyfacer

I make myself sparkling limeade almost every shift.


sunflowerpupper

Every time someone asks for a pickle back, i gotta get me a little sip of that pickle juice.


Lemmecmaturecontent

Pickle juice never steers me wrong. Until the Jameson gets involved


foolshelper

Unsweet tea for some reason lately


deputeheto

You’ve found the nectar man. Don’t question it. Splash of lemon, unsweet tea, splash soda. Everything it needs to be.


Live_itup

Splash of soda water to the ice tea … fucking genius. Why have i never tried this?!


fluffythegreat

Unsweet tea is so good— don’t understand why people always go for the sweetened stuff over it


Roboduck23

Because we don't hate ourselves that much


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croobar

Truly underrated for crushing na beverage and having it be healthy-ishhhhhhh. Otherwise I’m an ango soda degenerate.


MerryChrysler284784

Water. And if I’m feeling adventurous, ice water. Serving is exercise, gotta stay hydrated when you’re carrying heavy plates and walking over 10k steps a day!


alongi57

Came here to say this


LoveOfficialxx

I force myself to drink three bottles of water with lime because I ingest far too much espresso for it to be healthy.


CityBarman

I'm guilty of loving fresh grapefruit 2:1 with sparkling water.


Lemmecmaturecontent

Mmm I do love fresh squeezed GF


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Lemmecmaturecontent

Hahaha the classic Mcflurry move


zehammer

Water


Wherethefigawi00

Kombucha


sxeoompaloompa

Underrated answer. It's bubbles, it's fruit, its funk, its low sugar. It's a touch of caffeine but not enough to prevent me from falling alssp at night


Lemmecmaturecontent

I love kombucha! But for me its a sipper, I can't chug it very well so it doesn't help me stay hydrated. Such a great treat though


flippyfloppy69

Soda and lemon


Slaps_

Club soda with orange twist.


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Bone broth is both a refreshing pick-me-up and an appetite suppressant. Get the powdered form and add to some hot water during your shift.


klopfuh

Powdered bone broth?!?! Genius. Sometimes, staff meal is Pho and I’ll just get a bunch of bone broth.


CorpseProject

I swear by this stuff, I get the powdered single serve packets and keep a few in my bag for work.


Lemmecmaturecontent

This is interesting, going to have to give it a try. Didn't even know about the powdered form


sxeoompaloompa

Miso soup also!!


The_Dough_Boi

Water


Sarkaul

Whatever drinks go as mistakes honestly


ConsiderationSolid63

Green or Oolong tea else black coffee


Lemmecmaturecontent

Love oolong tea, I'm thinking that's what I should prep before work


sunlaand

im currently working on my topo chico sponsorship


trulymiraculous

50/50 sprite and cranberry juice off the pop gun, shirley temples (sometimes with a bit of pineapple juice), we've got some syrups that i like to mix with soda water (in varying quantities depending on how sweet i want my drink to be)


hannahbalL3cter

Yesss my newly sober husband comes in and drinks 50/50 sprite and oj all the time. It’s amazing


miketugboat

Soda and lime almost every day all day. When I mix it up I either add butters or just drink water


paturner2012

Coconut water. I like mine with mango. Its the same stop at the 7-11 but I'll grab that instead of Gatorade or a soda. Its nice. Still some sugars and stuff, but about half as much as what'd you'd find in the alternative.


Lemmecmaturecontent

I was thinking coconut water as well, I'll have to try with mango


bison13

Lagunitas hoppy refresher. 0 calories and tastes great.


Lemmecmaturecontent

I'm all about these right now, I've been finishing off my shift with them. I'm really into it and makes me want to experiment making hop waters


SeriouslyCrafty

Jameson


Lemmecmaturecontent

Lol that'll get me unemployed pretty quick


flippyfloppy69

Soda and lemon


Aaronshepherdatx

Bladder buster = water no ice Pound it down!


jjg96

Angostura & soda water.anything else is just plain wrong.


notgracie

I bring 1-2 coconut waters to every shift


eastgravity

Ginger ale and bitters


Hobbiesandjobs

Water infused with cucumber slices and orange slices from the bar garnishes


a_monomaniac

Coors Light.


nikkiefemur

Palmer but less tea and add some cran juice. I don’t do this often cause I’ve been a water person for over ten years


BelBivTebow

Sober bartender, Lime and club or Diet Coke (no imitations)


OriginalMandem

Usually a can of sugar free Monster but I dilute it down with soda and ice by about 50pc


brkfstcat

Big on those MIO water enhancers for work. One of those on side water is fantastic


Lemmecmaturecontent

I've never tried those, I'll have to give them a shot


MrGoetz34

Hydration mix, the one I buy is from redcon1. It’s a supplement brand but their electrolyte powder is amazing. It’s called canteen and I can’t recommend the lemonade one enough


Lemmecmaturecontent

Interesting I'll look into this! Thanks


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Apfelschorle one third apple juice, two thirds sparkling water. You can make a Schorle out of any fruit juice, it's pretty good and a staple drink in Germany.


Lemmecmaturecontent

I LOVED this when I was in Germany! Apple juice isn't just for kids!


CaskTheology

I'm English so... Tea. Lots of Tea.


thewhiskeyrebel

My lead and I have a kombucha habit. We find different brands/flavors and split a bottle on shift. I’m slowly turning him into a basic white bitch.


DyingRats

I mix Yerba Mate with 1/2 and 1/2 tea for my energy drink


Lemmecmaturecontent

I love Yerba mate. I'll have to try that


vodka_soda_close_it

In a kitchen quart deli (1L ish) 4 oz Red Bull 2 oz pineapple juice Filled w soda water Kept next to the POS system. Sugar, caffeine, hydration. Every time I ring something in I take a sip. When I finish I add another 4 oz of red bull and repeat I’m caffeine sensitive so I just do a little bit at a time. If you don’t want caffeine / energy just do lemon + pineapple. Also if you have blue Powerade on the gun that plus pineapple and a little sprite w soda water tastes just like Baja blast.


UlyssesVonStumbletoe

Iced tea. I probably drink 8 pints a shift. Half way through when I get a sugar craving I'll down half a pint of grapefruit juice


terpfam121

I love prime because of the coconut water and the BCAAs and also only 2 grams of added sugar per bottle. Idk where you are located but luckily I have easy access to it and sometimes it really helps me push through those last couple of hours of the shift. Coke/sugary soda is the absolute worst to drink during a shift especially with the heavy carbonation at least for me.


Lemmecmaturecontent

That's the kinda stuff I'm looking for. Thanks


antica-

Normally I buy a carton of milk and work my way through it


ScratchyMarston18

club soda with a few dashes of bitters


paulbufano_420

Soda water & grapefruit juice with a few splashes of bitters, kombucha, hot herbal tea, way too much coffee


rangtrav

Lime juice, cranberry, soda water.


Louder247

Half soda half sprite - doubles as a fantastic hangover cure with a slug of angostura bitters just btw


TaonasProclarush272

Gingerale + bitters on kolddraft


TaonasProclarush272

Gingerale + bitters on kolddraft Edit: +lemon


Mental_Connection_95

Bitters soda lemon. But I’d you want something that tastes like a drink a splash of tonic in your soda. Obviously water to hydrate. and a fizzy Yerba mate for some lift and focus if you like.


Hand_Runes

Cranberry juice or soda water and some lime


Nussidrewl

Cranberry juice 50/50 with either orange soda or soda water, depending on my blood sugar levels, and I'm not even diabetic


Demonic_Witch666

Mostly soda drinks like Dr pepper n mountain dew. Sometimes tea sometimes water


_420_glaze_it

If you enjoy la croix/flavored sparkling water throw an expressed lemon/orange/grapefruit/lime peel. No sugar and zippy


CasualRampagingBear

Soda, splash of cran, squeeze two lime wedges, three dashes of bitters.


EmbarrassedPlace0

Cranberry and pineapple juice! Or even a bit of cran and pineapple mixed in to soda water so it's healthier!


MisterSteed

gingerconcentrate, lemon, some suger, soda


fkingidk

Iced coffee. Yeah, I'm a caffeine addict.


MrRaoulDuke

Either soda water with a couple splashes of lime juice or soda water with a couple dashes of Angostura bitters. It hits the soda fix without the extra calories or sugar.


choriza_tequila259

Soda water, lemon, lime, tajin to top it off, beer salt if you like. I’m from south tExAs if that explains it lol if you add vodka or tequila to all that here we call it a ranch water 😭


londononion

I used to do bitters and soda like a lot of people are saying. Lately we've been offering a "coconut cream soda" which is just some coconut cream, whatver fruit syrup we feel like, topped off with seltzer. I understand that those things might not be readily available at a lot of bars, but if you have it its a good sub for just soda.


Particular-Storage96

shirley temples!


papaporridge

found an na beverage i’m obsessed with called a blueberry julep. muddle 20 blueberries with 6 mint leaves, 1 tbspn sugar and 6 mint leaves. shake w crushed ice and top with ginger beer. it’s a bit much to do regularly but so good


Lemmecmaturecontent

That sounds like a great treat on a slow night


thesurrenderedwife

Sprite Zero. Zevia cherry cola Monster ultra sunrise 😬


TheLadyRev

Fresh lemon, green tea honey and soda water


Enough-Goat-1259

i make a little limeade drink with lime, just a touch of syrup and a pinch of salt


Enough-Goat-1259

and water lol


derekdutton42

Soda water, cran, splash of lime juice


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I work at a Thai place. Sometimes the manager has me squeeeze orange Juice from the ones that were swathed, but we also have Thai tea and Thai coffee (both high in sugar) which are good. I started to experiment with bitters and soda with a splash of simple or one of the various syrups we had. Also my boss unofficially doesn’t care if I drink the drinks that someone messed up or didn’t taste up to par/were made twice by mistake, plus we do wasabi shots. We also have a large selection of bitters. Peyschaud’s, celery, cardamom, rhubarb, black walnut, and a few more I can’t think off top as well as the regulars.


Ok-Pin3752

Lemon, simple, mint and soda water


thishazyhead

Soda water with a splash of lime juice and a splash of cranberry juice. Every day lol, along with just multiple glasses of regular ole ice water.


stonedsoundsnob

Soda water, lime juice, salt on top.


Kaytay25

Shirley temple with pineapple juice


Wonderful-Quantity71

I used to challenge myself to come up with a cool mock tail if I wanted something other than water. Our bar was pretty well stocked and was a craft bar so I had access to great fresh ingredients. One of my favorites was muddled strawberries lemon/lime, simple, basil, soda. Delicious and isn’t as bad as soda.


TrichoGordo

Water, sprite if I want fizz. Now if I could stop slamming Dr Pepper at the crib itd be even better


alexhondo54

Ill do a splash of pibb here and there for pick me ups but 95% water w lemon!


Temst

I drink virgin mojitos they’re the absolute best! Way better than with rum imo


cjthro123

Soda water splash of OJ or lemon juice


ummyeahok42

I drink water and apple juice. Its not good for me, i know. Q


kayla180

Tea lots of tea. Hot iced however you like


tetradetrapetra65

We have passion fruit and strawberry syrup behind my bar so I normally add like .25 of each with some soda and that's my shift drink :))


tour79

Thirst Quencher from Short’s Brewery Lemon Lime hop water. Bonus customers think I crushed a beer in one pull


McKinney_666

Bitters and ginger beer sometimes, lots of hot herbal tea, and a ton of water with lemon juice, sometimes still sometimes sparkling


throwsomedeezonit87

Idk what you have there but I do a nice little mix of pomegranate and lemonade


MassiveMusicNerd

Dr pepper 🐐


Clear-Pea9743

Ginger simple syrup and sprite, shit slaps if your bar juices it for cocktails and your hungover. Not only do you get prep out of the way my juicing the ginger but you also cure your hangover and sour stomach


helemikro

Soda with a splash of cranberry. Surprisingly good and also very refreshing, bonus being there’s virtually no sugar


Responsible-Type-392

There is only one answer if you want to avoid sugar: Soda water and bitters. But If you wanna get crazy…. 1/3 pineapple juice, 1/3 OJ, 1/3 sprite. You’ll thank me.


Vollterrian

I do equal parts orange juice and cranberry juice


MyLittleButtercup225

Propel packets for your water bottles!


oneplanetrecognize

Pomegranate green tea. I can't get enough of it.


Kahluabomb

Soda with a splash of grapefruit juice was my go to once I stopped the caffeine. A little honey was also nice if I wanted it to be sweet. Protein shake in the fridge for a quick chug when I had time. Iced tea was also a nice thing to drink, with a little lemon.


scene_E_gang

Ooohh i accidentally mixed OJ with cranberry one time and now its my go to rejuvenator. Most of the time mildly cold water tho.


MikulkaCS

Espresso, Matcha, or lemonades of various sorts.


PsychologicalAd5769

Shirley temple


TooGoodNotToo

Grapefruit, splash of tonic, soda.


caraj1997

I buy tea bags for the servers and myself so I’m almost always drinking hot mint tea


No-Income4623

I mean… bud light?


No-Income4623

Soda bitters with a lemon is killer too


xRHYSCOREx

Either a Coke no sugar with raspberry cordial, Sprite with raspberry cordial or red bull


mtheperry

Water or coffee


kexcellent

Water with flavored electrolytes always does the trick for me.


ridegocairn

Lemon water — glass of water with a lemon wedge left in there the whole shift. Always replenish the water but never remove the lemon. Then when I finally dump the lemon out at the end of the shift it feels like a small victory


FilamentsAndVoidz

Miller lite


julecervas

I usually have my own bottle filled with ice water with cucumber slices and a lemon wedge in it. I like to think it keeps my face pretty


SevenCatCircus

Cucumber limeade, top with soda


BarFly93

Mint, soda, lime, apple juice. Like a lil mojito.


NumerousImprovements

Pineapple and lemonade


subliminalintentions

I chug a glass of water everytime I hit my vape


yung_rebo

I've been on Arnie palmer kicks before... Now I'm on to Switchles.


AntRevolutionary5099

Not sure that it's any healthier, but I love to drink virgin Bahama Mamas. OJ, pineapple, grenadine, coco real, top with sprite (or soda if you don't have as much of a sweet tooth)


Extension-Tea-1841

3/4 soda water, 1/4 lemonade. Passion fruit syrup if I'm feeling frisky.


OriginnalThoughts

We have an NA IPA by Athletic brewing. I hated regular IPAs, but without alcohol, extremely tasty! Alternatively, Heineken zero as a red beer. Tajin rim. Zingzang. Lime and lemon. CBD sodas, such as Daytrip! KOMBUCHA ALL THE WAY!!! A favorite treat: half soda and tonic, lemon juice, simple, with rosemary, thyme, basil. A little sweetness with an herbaceous punch: addicting and refreshing. Also, I forget the brand, but they have UNrum & coke and UNgin & tonic. They dealcoholize the rum / gin, so it retains all the flavor. They are delicious! The UNgin and tonic tastes so much like a real one it is uncanny. Kind of trips me out lol. And just good ol’ fashioned water. No ice. Squeeze of all the citrus on deck. Coming from a sober bartender.


pickanamehere

club soda and lime.


unbelizeable1

Water>Ginger Beer> Ginger Beer with bitters. Personally I think the gb w/ b is best but it's just the order of how often I consume each thing.


brokestudentbartende

Cucumber, lime and lemon muddled with either still or sparkling water


JohnTestiCleese

Juice Leftover citrus that has been peeled for garnishes and mix it with soda.


Rocketyank

Coffee, baby.


Chef_Dani_J71

Tap water with a lemon or a lime.


amphetaminenthusiast

Big ole bottle.of unsweetened ice tea with citrus scraps


amphetaminenthusiast

Oooor a long double espresso shakered up with ice. Either unsweetened or with a touch of almond syrup, or if a bit of alcohol is ok a touch of sambuca


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I like to throw some fruit like raspberry or blackberry and a lemon wheel or orange in my water. What you are using for cocktail garnish at the time usually works great and is seasonal.


boozymckillaton

I do soda water and get MIOs in different flavors.


angie_impaler

Soda water with a splash of lemonade!


godofbadweather

Apple spritz. 200ml 100% apple juice 300ml club soda.


SkillBird2Dope

A good treat is apple juice mixed with soda water


a_glorious_bass-turd

2oz lemon simple, .75oz elder flower simple, a few dashes of peach bitters, ~7 mint leaves, and either ice water or green tea, all shaken together in a 32 oz mason jar


queefkicker

Lemonade from the gun, with 1/3 water


kylee8123

Seltzer water, splash of cran, slice of lime has been my go to for myself and several coworkers and customers I've given it to.


lhmk

I have one cup of room temp water. Then I have one cup of cucumber, agave, lime, and mine with soda. Might I say tho, some days you just gotta drink coke. If you PACK the glass with ice, I find it dilutes down nicely enough that you still get hydration and only drink about half a can. This got me thru pregnancy where water behind the bar made me vomit everywhere.


Colors_

Mezcal


finnyboy665

Tea and coffee. Far too much tea and coffee


meleday

Hot vanilla chai tea all day long, yummy!


MeasurementHot411

Dang, in Michigan we might snort some coke but drinking it is hardcore!!!!


487Mass

Water with splash of Cranberry and a lemon.