Drinks for the summer

[Pacion]

Any favourite recipes/special ingrediants for summer drinks :D

Although I haven't made it for ages, mint leaves in a fruit juice (orange I think :roll: ) was/is very nice or slices of orange in cool water so that the water tastes interesting

[DancePoet]

I like making sun tea!

It just takes a big glass jug or container with a cover. Then I'll fill it with water, hang a dozen or more teabags from the edge of the top, cover it, and put it in the sun all afternoon. It is yummy!

[Genesius Redux]

Nuthin like Sex on the Beach!

[pygmalion]

Sun tea is good, sex on the beach is good. Yellow birds! Aaah! Make me think of the Caribbean. I have a bartender recipe book around here somewhere. All I remember is the rum and the grenadine and the pineapple juice. But I'm pretty sure there's another element. Yellow birds are sweet and DEADLY! Think overproof rum at noon. Ya gotta love it. :twisted: :lol:


I usually drink unsweetened iced tea. Most people here drink sweet tea, but since my Weight Watchers experience, sweet tea is way too sweet. *shrug*


Sangria can also be nice, depending on the company (and the base wine LOL,) but it's just a bit sweet for my taste. :?

[dancin_feet]

I usually blend together soy milk, lsa mix (linseed, sesame seeds and almonds) honey and whatever fruit I have to make smoothies.

[squirrel]

fresh juice, any kind
beer (Romanian beer is yummy!)
sangria (with lots of alcohol :))
and pleny of fresh cold water!

[tj]

Mojitos all around!

[Laura]

I've been drinking Planter's Punch lately.

[Vince A]

Nuthin like Sex on the Beach!
The drink is also good . . . . . . . . . . . :wink:

[pygmalion]

:lol: Somehow, I had a feeling you'd say that. :wink:

[MacMoto]

Elderflower cordial. I love any drink with elderflower in summer.

Pasoa + pinapple juice.

[ShyDancer]

Banana smoothies! Hmmm but I dont usually restrict myself to dringkin them only in summer :lol: :lol:
Bit of milk, icecream, yoghurt, the banana and if I feel like it some milo and there you have it!

[pygmalion]

For American viewers Milo = Ovaltine, kinda. They do sell Milo in the US, in some stores with established British (or ex-British colonial) clienteles. I think it's made by Nestle.

That sounds absolutely delicious. :D

[Pacion]

pink grapefruit is supposed to be very good too :wink: :lol:

[MacMoto]

For American viewers Milo = Ovaltine, kinda. They do sell Milo in the US, in some stores with established British (or ex-British colonial) clienteles. I think it's made by Nestle.
Funny, I can buy Ovaltine anywhere (along with Horlicks) but hardly ever see Milo. There was only one supermarket in my area that had it, and I think they've stopped stocking it now. Shame. :(

Milo is much better than Ovaltine.

[cl5814]

I actually found Milo in the international section of "Food Lion" (US based store) - as a spanish product. Same green container, though.
Yea, Milo is so much better than ovaltine or horlicks..... the only reason for me to look forward to winter is that hot cup of milo before bedtime.

[pygmalion]

Needless to say, I googled Milo. Wow. It's really an international product. I saw references to Milo in Ghana, South Africa, India, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, the UK and so on. Hmm. The only time I've ever consumed it was while I had malaria (which comes with nausea) so Milo is not exactly my idea of a good time. Bad emotional assocations. :?

[MacMoto]

That's bad. I understand. I have the same thing with bortsch (served one evening when I was coming down with flu. I was violently sick after eating it, and although it wasn't the soup that caused it, I can't help thinking about that night whenever I think of bortsch.).

Banana smoothie with Milo sounds good though. I've got to try if I ever see Milo again.

[tsb]

I like making sun tea!

It just takes a big glass jug or container with a cover. Then I'll fill it with water, hang a dozen or more teabags from the edge of the top, cover it, and put it in the sun all afternoon. It is yummy!

i add fresh mint leaves - helps to have some mint in the back yard.

[tsb]

Nuthin like Sex on the Beach!
The drink is also good . . . . . . . . . . . :wink:

as long as sand doesn't enter the equation

[DancePoet]

tsb: Good idea with the mint leaves! Do you just throw them in the water or hang them like the teabags or what?

[tsb]

tsb: Good idea with the mint leaves! Do you just throw them in the water or hang them like the teabags or what?

i pull the leaves off the plant & just throw them in along with the tea. sometimes i add more when i add ice, along with a slice of orange.

i currently have three kinds of mint: english, spearmint & chocolate mint. (the chocolate mint smells like chocolate when you bruise the leaves). i think i prefer the english mint, but sometimes i throw in the chocolate when i have guests & i want to give them something new. (it doesn't taste like chocolate but it does seem to complement the orange slice somehow).

another good use for the mint is with watermelon juice & a little crushed ice.

[DancePoet]

Tsb: How do you make the watermelon juice?

[tsb]

Tsb: How do you make the watermelon juice?

sorry, it's basically a puree. and if you want an interesting change of pace, add about 1 tsp of juice squeezed from ginger for every 8 cups of watermelon. ice tends to dilute the flavor, so if you want a slush with more flavor, freeze chunks of watermelon to use in place of ice. but just watermelon & mint works for me.

[cocodrilo]

Liters of water, and my favorite drink paired with what I am eating that night- a dry red or white wine, shochu on the rocks...If I'm going out, beer, chilled sake or a good single malt, readily available even in Japan!

[DancePoet]

Oooh! Yes! Wine!

Why didn't I mention that sooner!

Nothing better then a very good to outstanding wine, but not just for the summer, any time during the year!

[cocodrilo]

It's so hot here that before I drink a bottle of red, I take it out of my wine closet and chill it for up to an hour before serving! YUM! I discovered last night that a dry Sicilian red goes great with Thai green curry! (HOOOOOT!!!) :twisted:

[squirrel]

I love dry red wine...!

[cocodrilo]

I love dry red wine...!
Try it slightly chilled!

I just ordered 2 cases of chardonnays from Australia for my party Saturday night! I can't believe my friends & I already drank the entire 8 cases of whites I ordered in April(that's 96 bottles!!!!).

[squirrel]

cocodrilo :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[cocodrilo]

No, actually it's TRUE! I have a lot of parties and my friends ADORE good wine! Goes great with what I serve!!!

[peachexploration]

It's so hot here that before I drink a bottle of red, I take it out of my wine closet and chill it for up to an hour before serving! YUM! I discovered last night that a dry Sicilian red goes great with Thai green curry! (HOOOOOT!!!) :twisted:

Pretty cool, Coco. I wouldn't have paired those two together but it makes sense, you would need a full bodied wine to go with curry. I don't why I was thinking white. :? I'm just really learning about wine. I only know the very basics so this will come in handly.

[cocodrilo]

It's so hot here that before I drink a bottle of red, I take it out of my wine closet and chill it for up to an hour before serving! YUM! I discovered last night that a dry Sicilian red goes great with Thai green curry! (HOOOOOT!!!) :twisted:

Pretty cool, Coco. I wouldn't have paired those two together but it makes sense, you would need a full bodied wine to go with curry. I don't why I was thinking white. :? I'm just really learning about wine. I only know the very basics so this will come in handly.
Actually, the sommeliers pair SWEET wines to go with spicy, but I don't drink sweet wines(ICK! SYRUP!) and a hearty red goes well with the stuff I prepare, especially the Korean dishes I make with kotchu-jan(Korean garlicy red-pepper paste)! I have gotten away with cabs before, but a zin may be a bit too much and shut out some of the subtle spices in Thai dishes.