Beer’s done it, wine’s done it, but what’s the point of spirits without any alcohol?

Now that the excesses of Christmas and New Year are behind us, the thoughts of many people will inevitably turn to ways of eating and drinking a bit more healthily. For those who enjoy alcohol, we could be talking Dry January, which until quite recently would have seemed a pretty grim prospect, with nothing but sugary sweet soft drinks to slake a thirst for the next four weeks.