mock-tini
n.— «Kim Lane of McGill’s restaurant made her Sunrise “Gin” Mock-tini with bartender’s needs in mind.» —“Bartenders compete at Mocktail event” by Kim Brown Tulsa World (Oklahoma) Nov. 3, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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