Angelo Warren has never poured as much hard liquor in his 10 years of bartending as he has over the past few months. Even this January, when there would typically be a pullback, has been pretty busy. Last year was mocktail central; this year, he can't remember the last time he made one. The night after we spoke, he snapped a picture of one of his order tickets to drive home the point — two shots of Grey Goose vodka, five shots of Jaegermeister. Dry January is hitting a little different this year and, frankly, a little damper. Bartenders like Warren say fewer patrons seem to be partaking, and that drinkers seem to be giving themselves some grace on a month of complete sobriety. It's not that we're all becoming lushes — it's that the culture around drinking continues to shift in nonlinear ways. More people are moderating and drinking less overall, which may alleviate the desire to take a full month off. Read more about why Dry January is packing less of a punch this year at the link ...