SECRETS of the BOOZE-FREE BAR

THE LEGENDARY ACTION HERO, LIFELONG ANGELENO, AND MAN BEHIND THE TREJO'S EMPIRE OF RESTAURANTS SHARES ZERO-ALCOHOL COCKTAILS IN THIS EXCERPT FROM HIS NEW COOKBOOK, TREJO'S CANTINA.

- DANNY TREJO'S

When I stopped drinking alcohol some 50-plus years ago, I started drinking a lot of stuff that wasn't necessarily all that great for me. Sugary drinks were pretty much the only alternative if you didn't want to drink club soda, water, or coffee. In the penitentiary, I'd drink Pepsi, Coke, Kool-Aid, or iced tea. After I got out, my go-to drink at a party or bar would be cranberry and Sprite. When I didn't want that much sugar I'd go for cranberry and soda. Not a thrilling menu of options.