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11 Dry January Experiences To Try With Your Besties In 2022

Bottomless brunch with mocktails? Yes, please!

by Rachel Chapman
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With the new year comes a fresh start, and for some, that means partaking in an alcohol-free January. If that’s you, you may want to plan a few Dry January 2022 experiences so you can stay social without the booze.

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Between the mocktail classes and non-boozy brunches, there’s a lot to keep you busy during the first month of the year. For Dry January 2022 fun, here are 11 things to plan with your BFFs.

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Deliciously Dry: Mocktail Mixology

Instead of going to a bar, make some mocktails at home. This Deliciously Dry: Mocktail Mixology virtual class ($25) from Uncommon Goods will teach you how to make tasty zero-proof cocktails that are also Insta-worthy.

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Classic Cocktails Turned Mocktails

Cozymeal is offering a virtual mocktail mixology class as well. The Classic Cocktails Turned Mocktails ($25) lesson will show you how to make a Moscow Jewel, Mom Collins, and No-Loma.

The 14 Day Mocktail Challenge

DailyOM is offering a 14-day mocktail challenge course that sends you a new lesson every day for two weeks. The course is also pay what you want from $15 to $50.

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Mad Scientist Cocktail & Mocktail Lab

This Mad Scientist Cocktail and Mocktail Lab experience on Airbnb can be customized to be a virtual experience with your own kit. The $78 in-person Airbnb experience takes place at the Greenfire Loft in Seattle, where you’ll experiment in the lab to make your own mocktails.

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Mocktail Night In

Keep it simple with just a mocktail night at home with your besties. These Mingle Mocktails gift sets ($49) include everything you need from drinks to snacks for the perfect night in of manicures and spilling the tea.

Cocktail Game Show

Enjoy an alcohol-free happy hour with your co-workers by signing up for this Airbnb Happy Hour Cocktail Game Show ($21). In this Airbnb virtual experience, you’ll get three mocktail lessons while playing games.

Mocktails & Charcuterie Boards

Another fun at-home idea for Dry January is to have a mocktails and charcuterie board night with your BFFs. Sign up for a charcuterie board lesson ($95, Alice’s Table) while mixing together some drinks from Wilderton’s list of mocktail recipes.

Cozy Movie Night With Hot Chocolate

Ritual Zero Proof makes great non-alcoholic spirit alternatives, and they provide tons of easy-to-follow mocktail recipes. Plan a movie night during an extra cold January day with rum hot chocolate mocktails.

Bottomless Non-Alcoholic Brunch

Get your friends together for a Sunday brunch at a restaurant that serves bottomless non-alcoholic drinks. For anyone in the Los Angeles area, Fia Restaurant in Santa Monica includes all their non-alcoholic drinks in their bottomless brunch drinks.

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Romantic At-Home Date Night

Another great Dry January 2022 idea is to plan a date night at home. Prepare a meal with your partner or sign up for an online cooking lesson ($36, Amazon), while whipping up some fancy mocktails. CleanCo has some delicious recipes like a Lynd Martini you can follow.

Game Night With Alcohol-Free Beer

A game night or online trivia experience ($17, Airbnb) with your friends is always a fun idea, but for Dry January, serve some non-alcoholic beers like Partake as well. They have everything from IPAs to Radlers for whatever you’re into.