Ways to stick with Dry January in Jackson County

JACKSON COUNTY, MI – Jackson County residents looking to reset themselves after the holidays can through some Dry January mocktails in the area.

The start-of-the-year trend has people abstaining from drinking alcohol for the month. However, people shouldn’t just settle for water and sodas, when restaurants in the area offer mocktails and non-alcoholic drinks.

Here are some of the great places you can check out for a booze-less drink in Jackson County.

Martini Spa & Lounge

Jackson’s Martini Spa & Lounge is not only a place to get a pedicure, but it also offers a full-service bar, where people can find cocktails, wine, draft beer and plenty of mocktails and non-alcoholic cocktails.

The menu offers virgin Bloody Mary’s, Shirley temples, strawberry daiquiris, pina coladas, cosmos, Moscow mules and “nojitos.” People can also find a Watermelon Sugar mocktail, made with fresh watermelon juice, lime juice and simple syrup.

The spa and bar rotate drinks through the seasons and offers sugar free syrups for drinks.

Martini Spa & Lounge, 100 S. Cooper St., is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

More information can be found on its website.

One North Kitchen & Bar

One North Kitchen & Bar has a rotating menu, including entrees, appetizers and cocktails. The Jackson bar offers a few options that Dry January participants can try.

One mocktail is the Resolution, which comes with Red Bull, cranberry juice, ginger puree, lime juice and mint. Additionally, the Southern Peach is popular and is made with peaches and limes muddled with peach puree and is topped with Sprite.

One North Kitchen & Bar, 2115 Bondsteel Drive, is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.

More information can be found on its website.

Klavon’s Pizzeria & Pub

While Klavon’s Pizzeria & Pub is known for its pizza and draft beer, it also offers a full cocktail menu that features a few mocktails.

Drinks rotate throughout the year, and the bar is currently offering a winter menu. One mocktail listed on the restaurant’s website is the Razzle Dazzle, which is made with blue raspberry syrup, fresh squeezed sour mix, lemonade, soda and is topped with cotton candy.

Klavon’s Pizzeria & Pub, 1361 E. McDevitt Ave., is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

More information can be found on the restaurant’s website.

Zero Bar & Lounge

Zero Bar & Lounge is a non-alcoholic bar cart in Jackson that is owned by Josnelly Aponte-Martinez and Sandy Yeager. The experience is for adults 21 years old and older who don’t want to just drink juices or sodas at parties and events.

All of the drinks are crafted using zero-proof alternatives of vodka, gin, tequila or rum. A mixer is then added, and is garnished with salt, dehydrated limes or blueberries.

The dry bar cart can often be found at local Jackson events, and people can book them for private events as well.

More information about Zero Bar & Lounge can be found on its website.

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