If you visit any community celebrating Holi within India or your own country, you will find Thandai being served. If you eat in at the restaurant, you get the bonus of its stunning presentation, too, and you really feel like you've been transported to the finest Indian restaurant, in a luxurious yet cosy setting. It's certainly a meal you'll want to experience again and again and again. Like I certainly do. Places on Ellie's 'desperate-to-try list' The tea is made using rolled green tea leaves (gunpowder tea), milk, salt or sugar, cardamom, cinnamon, and baking soda and garnished with pistachios and other dry fruit. I’ve been a hesitant adopter of the alcohol-free beverage offerings because I wasn’t yet at a place where I felt like I could drink a non-alcoholic craft stout and not feel the urge to swap for its alcoholic counterpart. Different friends and acquaintances, out of a genuine desire to offer support but not always knowing how, have given me bottles of alcohol-free wine, beer and spirits. They mostly remain untouched in my fridge. Where To Get It: South India from street vendors selling toddy and government-regulated shops. 17- Chaang Chaang is an Indian beer made from rice or barley.

Where To Get It: Throughout India in restaurants, Irani cafes, street vendors, and Masala tea powder is available in supermarkets. 2- Lassi Lassi is a traditional drink in India that is soothing to sip on warm days. The question has always vexed me in the past because, for some reason, being thankful is a hard feeling to quantify. Am I thankful that I am alive and healthy? Of course I am, but it’s hard for me to comprehend. I’m fortunate enough to say it’s the only reality I’ve ever known, so can I truly understand what it means to be thankful for it? In my experience, I’ve found that you can only truly appreciate something when you realise what it’s like to lose it. Thandai is a popular Northern Indian drink but what makes it even more well known is its consumption as a Cannabis-infused drink called Bhang Thandai. Almonds, mixed with cardamom, cinnamon, cashews, and saffron are generally the main flavours of the drink, but you can find them in other flavours too.

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The aspects of your personality that make you uncomfortable or incite pain don’t simply disappear once you eliminate drinking. One of alcohol’s big lies is that it blunts the pain. I would argue it only buries it until it mutates into a much more ugly monster. In my case, I used it to avoid feelings of not being enough and allowed intoxication to make me feel powerful, funny and emboldened. She's fiery in the best way. She doesn't take any messing around and she's highly respected for that. The marble is pressed down using your finger to release the pressurised gas and get the iconic pop sound.

When travelling to Rajasthan in India, don’t forget to try out the Heritage liqueurs made from recipes handed down by the Royal families who ruled parts of Rajasthan decades earlier and are now manufactured solely by the Government of Rajasthan.Manchester's rapid expansion and property boom has unfolded all around the little green pub. It's a landmark in the city centre (Image: Manchester Evening News)

Sabja seeds are especially popular in India to treat upset stomachs or diarrhoea as an alternative to lunch or dinner. This traditional Mahua wine is a must-have whenever you are travelling in India, and commercial interest in this wine is increasing given its uniqueness and popularity.This beer is ideally suited for consumption in cold weather and is generally available in Himalayan tourist destinations in North India. Offering good non-alcoholic drinks and normalizing the consumption of them in all social spaces is a good thing for those who want them.’ Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters

The Punjab region in India is famous for its rich and creamy Lassi preparations that include sweet yoghurt, dry fruits and spices. We came here when I was nine, and I remember my brothers took me for a walk up Oxford Street and it was neon and signs and massive cinemas and cafes, it was like being in Disneyland for a nine-year-old from Old Trafford. The reach of sima also extends beyond the festivities. Young students learn to ferment sima in schools; restaurants offer sima on their Vappu menus alongside herring, potato salad and sweet pastries; and big breweries bottle and sell their own versions of the drink. Each spring, shop shelves fill with varieties of sima, and newspapers review the best brands. Furthermore, artisanal food culture has turned homemade sima into a trend, with creative home brewers experimenting with new flavours ranging from spruce to cucumber to rhubarb. However, remember that the combination of spices typically varies from place to place, and the uniqueness of Masala Chai also lies in that the flavour changes with the mix of spices. Getting sober was an act of dissent for me as well, but with unintended consequences. When I decided to stop drinking, I felt like my identity was no longer stable. This isn’t an uncommon response; Davis-Timms says that “sobriety becomes an identity shift.” Reassessing my life without alcohol went deeper than what I drank – it shot straight to my inner core. Demand for alcoholic beverages is decreasing, especially among the Gen Z generation

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Now it was spring and I was thousands of miles from home, where snow still lingered in the high country. Although we were well past infamous antics from our college days, this joint 40th birthday celebration presented the potential for nostalgia-inspired fun and that usually included alcohol. In the olden days, Panakam was used as an Oral Rehydrating Solution (ORS) and was a common carry-on during summer journeys. I was nervous before my trip and had confided in my husband. What was the worst that could happen, I mused, if I had a glass of wine at dinner? Would I feel out of place with my friends who had known me as the wild child – would they still like me? Would just one piña colada hurt? The hidden health benefit of drinking tea every day 03 October, 2023 Best thing about Challenger 2 tank is ‘kettle’ for making tea, says ex British Army commander 27 January, 2023 Opinion | It's time to nationalise tea and make tea breaks mandatory 03 November, 2022 How has bubble tea grown in popularity?