What is your favorite summer drink? Mine is cold water with a slight twist of lemon or lime. And your's ?

[debm55]

[Ritabert]

1. Unsweetened iced tea with lemon.

[debm55]

10. Thank you very much, Ritabert. It sounds great.

[johnp3907]

2. Unsweetened iced tea.

Had to switch to decaf years ago.

[debm55]

11. Thank you very much, johnp3907. I can't do decaf, either.

[johnp3907]

13. Just grabbed a case of Fresca at CVS while picking up a prescription.

It’s going down nicely on this 82 degree day!

[debm55]

18. Thank you very much for sharing johnp3907, Enjoy.

[wnylib]

3. Cold water with ice. When it's really hot, nothing

works better for me than simple iced water.

It's versatile, too. You can hold the glass or mug against your inner wrists to cool them off. Or, after sipping enough to cool you off inside, you can pour the rest over your head to cool off on the outside.

Second choice would be a thick chocolate milkshake. But I do not recommend pouring it on your head.

[debm55]

12. HAHAHHAHHHAHAh. Thank you very much, wnylib. Love it.

[EYESORE 9001]

4. Pine needle sprite

And, yes, the name predates the ‘diabetes water’ sold by Coca Cola.

Ingredients
2 cup pine needles, woody ends removed
4 tablespoons sugar
2½ cups water (use bottled or filtered water)
Instructions
Put the needles and sugar in a glass jar or bottle and fill up with water.
Add the lid and gently shake the jar so the ingredients are evenly distributed.
Put the bottle on a windowsill with direct sunlight (or indirect sunlight during summer). From here on, do NOT shake the bottle at any time, or it may explode.
Wait THREE days. Then, open the bottle. Again, do NOT shake it. Strain out the pine needles.
Pour liquid over a cup of ice! Squeeze in some lemon slices, perhaps some mint leaves, and enjoy!

https://www.almanac.com/recipe/make-pine-needle-soda-natural-sprite
Haven’t thought about this in awhile. Maybe the grandkids will like it

[debm55]

19. Thank you very much EYESORE 9001 for sharing. I have never heard of this before. Might give it a try.

[johnnyfins]

5. Homemade iced tea with lemon

But there is nothing like an ice cold, Miller High Life. Has to be in a bottle!!!!

[debm55]

20. HAHAHHAHHAHAHHA. Thank you very much johnnyfins. I don't drink because of my meds, but it sounds really good.

[Niagara]

6. Undiluted Arabic coffee fresh out of the carafe is my all season favorite drink

I consume Tops brand of bottled water at room temperature too but most likely I don't consume enough.

Sometimes I consume water with a lemon wedge but not cold water.

[debm55]

17. Hi, Niagara. Thank you for sharing. Your selections are great. Enjoy.

[lpbk2713]

7. Green iced tea with honey and ginseng.

Tastes good and does a good job of quenching my thirst.

[debm55]

16. Terrific, Ipbk2713. I am going to give it a try.

[gladium et scutum]

8. cucumber water over ice

[debm55]

15. Oh that sounds great. gladium et scutum. I will have to try.

[Grim Chieftain]

9. Iced mint green tea

Not only is it yummy, but it gives me a gentle boost.

[debm55]

14. Yum. Thank you Grim Chieftain. Enjoy.

[jgo]

21. a pitcher of cold sangria in the refrigerator

made with alcohol free red wine, and cut up oranges and limes left to infuse.
this is one recipe where alcohol free wine, which on its own may not be that drinkable, works fine.

[debm55]

23. Thank you very much for sharing, jgo. That sounds very good and easy to make.

[NNadir]

22. One of the flavored Poland Spring carbonated water products; if alcohol is involved, a Pim's cup with Pim's #1.

My wife saw "Pims cup" in a movie somewhere, and decided to make one.

We don't drink alcohol often, but it's an interesting summer drink.

[debm55]

24. Thank you very much for sharing with us, NNadir. Sounds very good.

[bobalew]

25. Ginger Beer over crushed ice with fresh sqeezed Meyer Lemon...

[AltairIV]

26. A favorite my Father taught me

40% grapefruit juice
60% selzter water
poured over ice in a 12 oz. glass

Most refreshing on those hot, humid summer days. Unfortunately I can longer drink this as it interacts with my insulin.

[Emile]

27. Ice water year round.

[TVguyCards]

28. I have several

Really cold ice water
Zero sugar lemonade flavored water
Zero sugar Mountain Dew and all it's flavors
Zero sugar peach sweet tea

[Midnight Writer]

29. Cold buttermilk.

[Wicked Blue]

30. Unsweetened, weak iced tea with lime

[Aristus]

31. X and Tonic.

Sometimes gin, sometimes vodka. Always refreshing…

Currently enjoying an Indigo Lemonade. Gin, St Germaine, and lemonade. With some blue curaçao floated on top. Yummy!