Favourite Summer drink

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Pleb I may be but you can't beat a half of bitter shandy outside and English country pub.

Take a glass jug, empty a bottle of very cold sweet Asti Spumante and add the juice of six fresh limes. This works best if the jug, juice and glasses are ice cold before you start. It has no name, any suggestions? Don’t be put off by the sweet Asti, the limes see to that, it’s delicious. Best drunk in the sun. Craftycat, I also live near the Silent Pool, love their gin with a slice of orange.

I like a Pimms No 1 - but half strength - don't like feeling woozy in the sun!

Haven't drunk anything above 1% alcohol for the past 6 years, but zero-alcohol drinks have really improved in the last few years. I really enjoy a chilled rose from Natureo (@Waitrose). It's not too sweet, and tastes just like rose I've had in Provence. Also good: Waitrose low alcohol cider - very fruity and refreshing.

Definitely a Pimms, if I can be bothered to chop all the fruit, etc, but generally a rhubarb gin and fever tree ginger ale. Cheers.

I love a gin and tonic but can’t bear cucumber in it! Some bartenders bung it in without asking and even if I take it out immediately, it taints the drink, horrible!

I fancy trying the Lyre’s non alcoholic spirits in some mocktails, apparently they taste just like the real thing. Alcohol goes straight to my head so it will be lovely. Margeritas are my favourite, not too sweet and that lovely salt.

Oh, so many, my favourites change according to the day and the whim.

Yesterday it was a grapefruit and elderflower infused gin with tonic and ice.

I love a long chilled cordial on no alcohol days. So many to choose from, but my favourite at the moment is Roses lime and mint.

If it's got to be a cocktail, then a mojito, but there's nothing to beat a nice cool cider!

I don't drink much alcohol, but when I lived in France I used to have a Monaco if I wanted a long, cooking drink. It's basically a lager shandy with a drop of grenadine. Remembering it now makes me want one.....

My 2 favourite gins are both Scottish.

1. Hendrick’s with tonic, ice and cucumber slices.
2. Edinburgh rhubarb & ginger. It’s lush!

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Slingsby's rhubarb gin and Fentimans rose lemonade delicious with loads of ice. If you like a drier drink then Slingsby's marmalade gin and Fever Tree Mediterranean tonic.

We were recently at a relative’s place in France, where a little grapefruit syrup mixed with rose (can’t do the accent) wine is a regular summer offering. The syrup is always available in supermarkets there, have never looked for it here though.

When it’s hot I do like a nice long G and T.
Do also love a Pimm’s!

I'm going to be really controversial and say I drink milky weak tea all year round.
However, a Blue Moon beer hits the spot but no ice thank you.

Silent Pool Gin with Fevertree tonic.
We have several different Fevertree to ring the changes.
The Silent Pool is not very far from us so we like to buy locally. The water in the pool is blue so the gin has a blue tinge too. Lovely!!

Pawnstar martini for me too. Alternatively, negrita rum with coke, lots of ice and a slice, chilled glass of chablis or agua de Valencia, fresh orange, cava and vodka.

Very cold Coors light with a dash of lemonade,then back to the red wine.

Campari with fresh orange juice and slices of orange

Mojito . Just learned how to make it (very easy) and it’s so refreshing.

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I've just had a vodka, lots of ice, lime juice cordial topped up with lemonade or 7up, so refreshing with a little kick, my favourite summer drink

Almost the same as mine. I prefer soda water to lemonade though. And a double vodka.

“The porn star martini is a cold, passion fruit-flavoured cocktail made with vanilla-flavoured vodka, Passoã, passion fruit juice, and lime juice. It is traditionally accompanied by a chilled shot glass of prosecco or cava. It is not a true martini, but is one of many drinks that incorporate the term into their names. Wikipedia”

Porn star martini. ❤️

Pimms. With fruit and mint its one of your five a day, so five Pimms and you're there!

I've just had a vodka, lots of ice, lime juice cordial topped up with lemonade or 7up, so refreshing with a little kick, my favourite summer drink