The ‘sleepy girl mocktail’ is just making dry January all the more unbearable

TikTok has given us a new trending beverage featuring the irresistible taste of ... magnesium. I want no part of it

It's still dry January, and if you're running out of ideas for alcohol-free alternatives, TikTok has some ... erm, curious offerings. Introducing the sleepy girl mocktail", a beverage enjoying viral fame. It may sound like an old-fashioned euphemism for a valium and a Diet Coke, but it is, in fact, a juice-based concoction that looks like red wine and is supposed to help you sleep better.

The recipe is simple: tart cherry juice, some fizz such as sparkling water and magnesium powder. It was popularised by the wellness influencer Gracie Norton, who last year hyped the drink as a cure for poor sleep brought about by her menstrual cycle. Since then, countless videos from fans have featured variations such as cranberry juice instead of cherry, lemonade instead of soda water, and - my favourite - just magnesium pills with cherry juice, in a kind of extreme deconstruction of the drink where the mixing happens in your bloodstream.