Abstract: A sanitary tamper-evident cap for beverage bottles. The cap has a screw thread and a tamper-evident ring, which ring is retained on the neck of the bottle after opening. The cap has an extended skirt which completely covers the tamper-evident ring, thus protecting the tamper-evident ring from contaminants. The cap may be made of transparent or translucent material to facilitate identifying whether the tamper-evident ring is still attached to the cap. The cap may incorporate a pop-up dispensing mechanism common on sports bottles. The cap may incorporate tabs on the portion of the cap to which the tamper-evident ring attaches such that the tabs are hidden when the cap has not been opened, but the tabs become visible upon opening.