Summer drinks (159/365)

[white_hart]

It is hot enough that when I got in just now, after a 40-minute walk and then a 15-minute drive in a car whose air conditioning always takes a good 20 minutes to kick in properly, I thought I'd rather have a cold drink than a cup of tea.

At which point I discovered that my stock of cold drinks consisted of about an inch of rather old elderflower cordial and a similar quantity of similar vintage Rose's lime juice cordial. And, while elderflower and lime mixed is definitely refreshing, I should probably replenish my stock a bit.

So, DW. What are your favourite non-alcoholic summer drinks?

Comments

[clanwilliam]

Ginger ale and lime cordial, topped up with soda water.

I'm drinking a lot of bitter lemon at the moment, but I'm mixing it with whatever fizzy wine I pick up in the supermarket, but you could try something suitable as a blend?

Also, I have heard a friend speak quite well of some non-alcoholic gins, if you wanted something more down the juniper and botanicals line - which makes sense, really, as gin is just flavoured spirit. So have the flavour and not the spirit!

[serriadh]

Several of the Fentiman's flavoured tonics work better without the gin, in my opinion. They'd be a good try for a non-sweet flavour.

[white_hart]

I have looked at the non-alcoholic gins but they seem to cost the same as the alcoholic ones, which is a bit steep when you just want to try them!

[alithea]

I have had a bottle of Seedlip before now - it is indeed very nice but yeah, it's a complete rip off if you actually think about what's in it!