Detox January Mocktails: The Bul Recipe

Cuban bul mocktail

Yes, it's Detox January, but that doesn't mean we have forsaken Cocktail Hour in the casa de Ninj.

We've just turned it into Mocktail Hour.

The first week, we drank these spicy, amazing virgin Bloody Marys (hey, if I can increase my veggie intake by drinking them, sign me up).

This week, I remembered a refreshing drink made with beer and ginger ale that we used to drink during the summer when we lived in California. And that made me remember my Detox January secret weapon from years past.

Near beer.

Now, now, stop making those ugly retching noises. Non-alcoholic beers are much improved since the 1980s; even the makers of Guinness have gotten in on the no-alcohol malt beverage game.…