Your Hot Weather Drink?

I tend not to drink much wine during really hot spells. I wondered what others quench their thirst with in hot dry weather, other than cold water.

I tend to sip tonic water over ice with a good dollop of Angostura bitters in it.

I tend not to drink much wine during really hot spells. I wondered what others quench their thirst with in hot dry weather, other than cold water.

I tend to sip tonic water over ice with a good dollop of Angostura bitters in it.

I often go for a chilled cocktail in very hot weather. G&T, margarita or more recently a mojito. Jean also makes a good thirst-quenching cocktail of Deep Eddy's grapefruit vodka, Del Monte grapefruit slices with juice and soda water.

Lillet on ice, or lemonade for those non-alcoholic moments.

[Jenise]

Iced tea. I go straight to iced tea in the morning, making a VERY strong initial brew that I add ice to several times over the course of the day, retaining some tea flavor but reducing the caffeine hit as the day wanes.

But a great glass of sauvignon blanc or light Italian white, like a cortese, is always welcome. Oh, and Chateau Ste. Michelle Dry Reisling on ice is very refreshing too.

Sparkling Ice grapefruit water, plus I keep cold bottles of Fiji water in the fridge. I eat a good amount of fresh produce this time of year, which contains lots of water. Cukes, tomatoes, peaches, zucchini, melons, watermelon

Gin and tonic.

Gin and tonic.

I used to be a regular G&T sipper (kept Tanqueray in the deep freeze) but have long since switched to an evening dram of single malt, so usually abjure the hard stuff during the day (or after a demanding blind tasting wine lunch). I find just the quinine water and bitters just as refreshing during a hot day (we are having a lot of those recently as I expect are many other members here).

Can't deny the long tradition of G&T out in the colonies though. The habit came about in the British occupation of India, when regular doses of quinine were required to prevent malaria outbreaks - the story was that gin was added to soften the taste of the quinine, but I expect that was just a handy excuse - the same as the tot of rum in the navy. The naval daily tot ended in 1970 on July 31, thereafter known as ' Black Tot Day'. Interestingly, the navies of the colonies lagged behind, continuing to allow the rum ration until somewhat later (Canada - March 30, 1972, New Zealand February 27, 1990, last navy to have it)

Gin and tonic.

I used to be a regular G&T sipper (kept Tanqueray in the deep freeze) but have long since switched to an evening dram of single malt, so usually abjure the hard stuff during the day (or after a demanding blind tasting wine lunch). I find just the quinine water and bitters just as refreshing during a hot day (we are having a lot of those recently as I expect are many other members here).

Can't deny the long tradition of G&T out in the colonies though. The habit came about in the British occupation of India, when regular doses of quinine were required to prevent malaria outbreaks - the story was that gin was added to soften the taste of the quinine, but I expect that was just a handy excuse - the same as the tot of rum in the navy. The naval daily tot ended in 1970 on July 31, thereafter known as ' Black Tot Day'. Interestingly, the navies of the colonies lagged behind, continuing to allow the rum ration until somewhat later (Canada - March 30, 1972, New Zealand February 27, 1990, last navy to have it)

Bill, quinine is extremely bitter. Tonic water has sugar added to cut the bitterness. I agree though that the British soldiers added the gin for reasons all their own and little to nothing to do with the flavor.

Sazerac.

[Jenise]

Bill, today would have been a good day for a G&T. Vancouver had the worst air quality in the world, according to one of your news sources. I think we had second worst here in Birch Bay. Went into Bellingham on errands and damn it was ugly heading north on the way home.