People also need to remember that fancy mocktails aren’t their only option. There are plenary of basic non-alcoholic drinks people have been ordering for decades. Most amount to some sort of bubbly bar water with a bit of citrus for flavor. There is also normal water.

There is also the very large category of soft drinks. People seem to forget, because they are so ubiquitous now, but soft drinks are named soft drinks, to contrast the alternative “hard” drinks that contain alcohol. As someone who drinks water 99% of the time, if I went out to a bar and had a Dr Pepper, it would be a bit of a treat. I may only have a few per year. I have gone 10 years without having any at all in the past. It will be a lot cheaper than a mocktail.