Local groups and restaurants provide alternatives to drinking
If 2020 has left you feeling hungover, you’re not alone.
January 6, 2021 8:37 AM Erica Krug
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Splash of maraschino Ritual is a zero-proof gin alternative
Recipe provided by Siren Shrub Co.Photo by Nicole Peaslee
If 2020 has left you feeling hungover, you’re not alone. And if you have been relying on alcohol to get through the pandemic like a lot of people in our country you’re not alone there either. New studies show that alcohol consumption has sharply increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and that heavy drinking, especially among women, has soared. Prevalent in Wisconsin, alcohol use is popular for unwinding at the end of the day and socializing with friends. But it doesn’t have to be that way, says Nicole Peaslee, one of the founders of New Fashioned Sobriety, a group based in Madison for sober and “sober-curious” women. “I thought drinking was fun, bu