Hello, welcome back, and Happy New Year! Whether you've just had your first sober Christmas, you're trying Dry January or you just want something in your fridge beyond Diet Coke, we've got recommendations for you – and some live taste testing, too.

Find our own new books (and some of our favourite non-alc ones about great drinks) on our Bookshop.org shop.

If you’ve got a favourite drink, or a menu that you’d like to celebrate or shame – or if you're a soft drinks fan going "OH THANK GOD!" and would like to come and chat about your faves – then email us at [email protected] or on Instagram @popculturedrinkspodcast. We’ll see you soon, soda speak.

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