Summer Beverages | Pad Patter 07.01.23

My go to beverage is always water, but I do like to splurge on flavored lemonades and limeades in the summer.

 

Lemonade ... limeade.. I like making froze wine pouches ... margaritas..Pina coladas... lots of smoothies

 

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I'm normally drinking water and Diet Pepsi. I also like having a spritzer that I make with Canada Dry Diet Ginger Ale and Welch's white grape juice. It's super refreshing.

My favorite special drink is a Malibu Bay Breeze. We don't have a Trader Joe's near us, but my sister often travels to the Tallahassee in Florida and buys their fresh pineapple juice. I haven't had one in a long time, but now I'm wanting to make one! I actually make mine with equal parts pineapple juice and Malibu Bay Coconut Rum, and then a splash of cranberry juice (instead of three equal parts). It's not as pretty as you'll see in the video below, but it's super yummy. I just find the cranberry juice can be overpowering.

 

I've definitely been about a mojito lately, but that started in the spring haha.
I've been trying a lot of different sugar-free drinks, and the Ice Sparkling Water Black Raspberry is delish! Also Bai Clementine, Gatorade Zeros, Body Armour Peach Mango...

 

Water and Pepsi are my normal choices. In the summer I’ll sometimes have lemonade, strawberry-lemonade or limeade. I never drank much alcohol and haven’t had any in years.

 

My summer drink when socializing is a vodka cooler, low carb brand, usually pyure or nutrl. I like berry or citrus blends. I always ask if they have gotten in a limited release summer flavor. This year nothing new came in but I'll be checking again in a few wks. With shipping and stocking issues here, you can't rely on things being normal.

 

I mostly drink water or make sparkling water in my SodaStream. Life dealt me both rosacea and reflux so in the past year, I stopped trying to fight it and just gave up alcohol entirely. My favorite summer "mocktail" kind of drink is this cranberry/fruit sangria: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a30122958/virgin-cranberry-basil-sangria-recipe/ The ingredient that makes it more complex and balanced like a cocktail (and not just "juice") is basil which sounds a little odd but works really well.

 

Water and Bubly sparkling Grapefruit and Pineapple are my go to drinks. I also enjoy the light summer fruity seasonal beers, white wine and the occasional G&T.

 

I like iced tea with lemon and just lightly sweetened in the summer. I make decaf so I can drink it a little later in the day. I don't care much for beer, but I like a good pale ale or a light, dry rose wine in the summer. Sparkling water with lime (lemon in a pinch) for something different from just plain water.

 

I think you could absolutely try coconut flavoring. I also use Coconut Creme Creamer by Coffeemate and that would make a wonderfully creamy drink.

 

Water, Tea (like morning), Iced Tea (Raspberry, no sugar, no caffeine) and Diet Wild Cherry. I have less soda than I used to so I switched to the Raspberry Tea.

For a summer cocktail, I like Diet/Captain, High Noons and then I copied a drink from a restaurant called My New Girlfriend, lol! (It's Watermelon Juice, White Tequila, Cointreau, Lime and Tahin around the rim. So refreshing and light. You can exchange the tequila for vodka or a white rum. For a Mocktail, I've take out the Tequila and Cointreau and just add a smidge of seltzer and a little more lime. It changes it a little, but still light and refreshing.

 

A good friend of mine makes sangria and has it on tap in the summer and it's so yummy! That feels like a definite summer drink with a bit of fresh fruit throw in the glass with ice.