Teetotalism

Teetotalism is the practice of, or the promotion of, complete personal abstinence from alcoholic beverages. Beer, wine and spirits served at restaurants can be enough to make anyone a teetotaler.  A bottle of spirits is marked up about 300 percent; wine, 200 percent.  Beer is even more, depending on whether it’s bottled or on tap.  A bottled beer could be marked up 400 percent while a draft might be 600 percent.