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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Monica Horridge

From crew neck knits to alcohol-free ‘tequila’: what you loved most this month

Full shot of an unrecognisable person pouring a freshly prepared cocktail mix into a crystal glass surrounded by various ingredients and out-of-focus lights

When food and drink writer Joanne Gould set out to try more than 60 low- and no-alcohol drinks for us this month, we never could have expected that an alcohol-free tequila-style drink would be among her favourites – or that it would end up being one of your favourites too.

We also suspected that Valentine’s Day might be dead, crushed into irrelevance by out-of-season rose bouquets and late-night-garage teddy bears. But your response to our non-traditional Valentine’s gift ideas surprised us – and proved that romance is alive and well, even if in 2025 it looks like Uniqlo joggers and laser-engraved Spotify keyrings.

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