美国国家公共电台 NPR--Fake drinks that don't taste fake: The rise of the mocktail

Fake drinks that don't taste fake: The rise of the mocktail

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Alcohol isn't just something to drink. It's a social experience that's deeply fermented² into the culture. Think James Bond and his shaken, not stirred martini, along with countless³ songs about booze, good times and regrets.

Some people, however, don't like alcohol. Some worry after reading the latest study on the health effects of drinking. Some are just trying to cut back and may feel left out when friends and family gather for drinks. That's why mocktails, alcohol-free mixed drinks, are becoming increasingly popular.

"It's a really exciting time in the world of nonalcoholic beverages⁵," Jack⁶ Bishop⁷ of the PBS Television Show America's Test Kitchen tells NPR. He says sales of nonalcoholic drinks doubled last year and a growing number of bars are expanding their booze-free menus. Recent technological⁸ breakthroughs have helped to make fake drinks taste, well, less fake.

"The things that give tequila or gin their flavor are herbs or spices. And maybe 10 years ago, the first companies were inventing the technology to make alcohol-free cocktails⁹ by using the alcohol as a solvent¹⁰ for removing those flavor compounds to make these super flavorful drinks."

America's Test Kitchen has some tips for finding a new favorite among alcohol-free beverages. Here are a few:

Be open to experimenting.

Bars and restaurants are offering more complex nonalcoholic drink options than ever before. For a sweeter option, or something a bit more bitter, ask the bartender to create something in a preferred flavor profile, sans alcohol.

Don't be sticker-shocked.

Nonalcoholic drinks can cost as much as the real thing. Why so much for what's essentially¹¹ a glass of fruit juice? Bishop says the drinks are not easy to create.

"The technology is actually pretty complicated to extract the flavors from the botanicals. I mean, it's the distillation¹², the manufacturing process. And what happens to those ingredients? It's expensive."

Don't compare spirit-free cocktails to alcoholic⁴ beverages.

Some mocktails do a better job than others of mimicking¹³ booze, so stop worrying about how they stack up to their alcoholic counterparts. Instead, simply consider whether or not it tastes good.

Bottoms up!

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 fermented   

v.（使）发酵( ferment的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）激动；骚动；骚扰

参考例句：

• When wine is fermented, it gives off gas. 酒发酵时发出气泡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His speeches fermented trouble among the workers. 他的演讲在工人中引起骚动。 来自辞典例句

3 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

4 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

5 beverages   

n.饮料( beverage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 控制酒类销售的法规
• regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 含酒精饮料的销售管理条例

6 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

7 bishop   

n.主教，（国际象棋）象

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。

8 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

9 cocktails   

n.鸡尾酒( cocktail的名词复数 )；餐前开胃菜；混合物

参考例句：

• Come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks. 请四点钟左右来，我们喝鸡尾酒，吃烤牛排。 来自辞典例句
• Cocktails were a nasty American habit. 喝鸡尾酒是讨厌的美国习惯。 来自辞典例句

10 solvent   

n.溶剂；adj.有偿付能力的

参考例句：

• Gasoline is a solvent liquid which removes grease spots.汽油是一种能去掉油污的有溶解力的液体。
• A bankrupt company is not solvent.一个破产的公司是没有偿还债务的能力的。

11 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

12 distillation   

n.蒸馏，蒸馏法

参考例句：

• The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century.通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
• The oil is distilled from the berries of this small tree.油是从这种小树的浆果中提炼出来的。

13 mimicking   

v.（尤指为了逗乐而）模仿( mimic的现在分词 )；酷似

参考例句：

• She's always mimicking the teachers. 她总喜欢模仿老师的言谈举止。
• The boy made us all laugh by mimicking the teacher's voice. 这男孩模仿老师的声音，逗得我们大家都笑了。 来自辞典例句