Favorite Summer Drinks?

My go-to summer drink is a mojito (thanks to LP for the authentic Cuban recipe) but I'm looking for other warm weather drinks to make for me and for friends.

 

"LP Mojito"

 

12 (yes 12) mint leaves, muddled (not crushed!)

1/2 lime, squeezed

1 Tbsp. sugar

1 1/2 oz. Bacardi Superior rum

Ice

Club soda

 

 

A refreshing summer drink that ups the ante with a splash of peach Schnapps, the Just Peachy white wine Sangria will add sizzle to any summer time get together.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

 

Total Time: 5 minutes

 

Ingredients:

 

1 Bottle of white wine (Riesling, Albarino, Chablis, Gewurztraminer, Rioja, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc)

1/2 cup Peach Schnapps

1/2 cup brandy

1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar (depending on how sweet you prefer your Sangria)

2 sliced peaches (frozen peach slices work well)

1 sliced orange

1/2 mango peeled and sliced

1/2 liter of ginger ale

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Come on, LP is full of alcoholics. You must have some drink ideas.

Beer

 

 

Come on, LP is full of alcoholics. You must have some drink ideas.

I just drink beer or the trusty Crown Royal and Water, might toss a Lime in there to feel more summery.

Caipirinha, Extra spicy Bloody Mary, Hurricane, Sazerac, Negroni, Margaritas of various sorts. Not into frozen drinks, but I love a good Pina Colada when I'm on a beach.

 

Don't have time to detail every recipe, but they are readily available online. If you like Mojitos, you will probably like a good Caipirinha.

-Muddle two lime quarters and one teaspoon white or two teaspoons brown sugar in a glass, fill with ice and then with good cachaca.

 

My go to is fairly easy to make.

 

-Bourbon on the Rocks.

1. Put ice in a glass

2. Pour some bourbon in the glass.

Tanqueary & Tonic.

 

 

 

 

 

Never even a slight headache the day after.

I like a good Aperol Spritz from time to time

 

3 parts proseco

2 parts aperol

1 part soda water

 

over ice and with an orange wedge.

 

enjoy.

 

 

Also another favorite is a Greyhound

Fresh squeezed Grapefruite juice with some Grey Goose.

 

I've started drinking Vodkas with pinapple juice about 2 months ago and it hasn't failed me. Doing 1/2 club soda will reduce calories and give it some refreshment.

My go-to summer drink is a mojito (thanks to LP for the authentic Cuban recipe) but I'm looking for other warm weather drinks to make for me and for friends.

 

"LP Mojito"

 

12 (yes 12) mint leaves, muddled (not crushed!)

1/2 lime, squeezed

1 Tbsp. sugar

1 1/2 oz. Bacardi Superior rum

Ice

Club soda

 

 

Sorry that is not the LP mojito

Club soda?! Ducking club soda? Seriously use sprite (the drink not something squeezed from the LP member here) or if you are billy big balls use champagne. Amps up the citric flavour and makes it a touch sweeter. Seriously takes one of my favourite drinks to a new level.

Also drop Bacardi, use Havana club. Barcadi is gnats piss.

Also smack the mint about before muddling, roll your limes before chopping. And ice needs to be crushed.

I will post some more drinks later.

Sorry that is not the LP mojito

Club soda?! Ducking club soda? Seriously use sprite (the drink not something squeezed from the LP member here) or if you are billy big balls use champagne.

Seriously takes one of my favourite drinks to a new level.

Also drop Bacardi, use Havana club.

Also smack the mint about before muddling, roll your limes before chopping.

I will post some more drinks later.

 

:lol2: :lol2:

Pool/beach drinks I like malibu/pineapple, malibu/coke and of course mojitos.

Not a huge drinker at all, but during the summer, I CRAVE a nice chevela.

 

Mix together:

 

Pour 1-2 bottles of Modelo Especiale (or negra) in a big cup (I put them in the freezer for a few mins before serving so they are nice and chilled)

Add 2 tablespoons of trechas chili powder or something similar (might be hard to find this esp. if not in California)

Squeeze 1/2 of fresh lemon juice (meyer lemon)

A couple dashes of salt to taste

Optional, a shot or two of tequila, patron silver is alway nice and doesn't overpower the flavor.

 

Enjoy!

I've started drinking Vodkas with pinapple juice about 2 months ago and it hasn't failed me. Doing 1/2 club soda will reduce calories and give it some refreshment.

 

Delicious! I usually drink beer but out here in the desert where temps get 115+ in the summer, my refreshing summer drink is a vodka pineapple. Good with a splash of OJ too.

Tanqueary & Tonic.

 

Occasionally in the summer I like to make a cross between a standard Gimlet and a Gin & Tonic....

 

In a highball glass:

 

1 1/2 ounces Gin (Tanqueray (10), Hendricks, Sapphire, Blue Coat, New Amsterdam)

1/2 ounce Lime Juice (freshly squeezed limes work best over Rose's)

top with tonic

 

In a larger glass like a Collins, up the gin to about 2 ounces or so, maybe 3/4 on lime juice, and then fill with tonic.

 

 

Whatever is free.

Sorry that is not the LP mojito

Club soda?! Ducking club soda? Seriously use sprite (the drink not something squeezed from the LP member here) or if you are billy big balls use champagne. Amps up the citric flavour and makes it a touch sweeter. Seriously takes one of my favourite drinks to a new level.

Also drop Bacardi, use Havana club. Barcadi is gnats piss.

Also smack the mint about before muddling, roll your limes before chopping. And ice needs to be crushed.

I will post some more drinks later.

 

I like the mojito a little different. Mint and lime juice the same as above. Muddle the mint in the lime juice to better extract the flavor with the citric acid. Then add clear rum 1.5-2 ounces. Then ice and simple syrup to top off. It makes a slightly sweeter mojito but tastes great.

 

I also like Moscow mules. I bought the copper mugs for mine.

Recipe. Sliced ginger muddled in a quarter squeezed lime's juice. Then add 2 shots high quality vodka. Add ice then fill with ginger beer. Fever tree is the hands down best.

You can add a drop or two of aromatic bitters depending on how gingery you like it.

Something worth mentioning that Captain pointed out is simply using better ingredients. A lot of drinks are just not being maximized, and it's easy to see how one can get jaded after awhile.

 

So for instance a Margarita is normally:

 

Tequila - 1.5 ounces

Triple Sec - 1 ounce

Lime Juice 0.5 ounce

Sour Mix - top

 

If you order this in a typical bar, you're looking at Cuervo, maybe Patron for Tequila. Standard triple sec, Rose's lime juice, and usually a pre-made sour mix.

 

Not bad, but how about:

 

Tequila - Don Julio 1942 (or whatever you Tequila buffs consider premier)

Cointreau or Grand Marnier (Patron Citronge, ok)

Freshly squeezed lime juice

Home made sour mix - http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2014/01/make...n-sour-mix.html

 

You can also add a drop or two of Blue Curaçao just for the color effect....the visual plays a big role in summer drinks.

 

Salt or no salt, frozen or on the rocks, your choice.

 

Not something you can make in 45 seconds, but will be worth it when done.

Singapore Sling is an old school summer drink worth revisiting:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Sling

 

 

Pimms

 

http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/652/pimm-s-and-lemonade.aspx

 

 

250ml Pimm's No. 1™

1 litre lemonade

1/2 cucumber, chopped

1 apple, cored and chopped

1 orange, sliced

3 strawberries, sliced

handful fresh mint leaves

 

Optional ingredients

1/2 lime, sliced

1/2 lemon, sliced

2-3 fresh pineapple rings

 

Mix everything together. Ensure it is chilled.

 

This bloody mary recipe is bloody amazing.

 

 

You really need to make it. Recipe http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pork-re...coa-bloody-mary

 

 

Now this Ginger Beer. But add Vodka.

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fruit-r...asy-ginger-beer

 

Strawberry Martini

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fruit-r...awberry-martini

 

Great any time of the year

Pomegranate shots

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fruit-r...megranate-shots

 

Hemingway Daiquiri

 

3½ shot Havana Club 5 year

1 shot Freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice

¾ shot Luxardo maraschino liqueur

1 shot Freshly squeezed lime juice

½ shot Sugar syrup (1 water : 2 sugar)

 

Mix everything and the nstrain

 

Gin Gin Mule

2 slice Fresh root ginger (thumbnail sized)

2 shot Tanqueray London Dry Gin

½ shot Freshly squeezed lime juice

¼ shot Sugar syrup (1 water : 2 sugar)

12 fresh Mint leaves

Top up with Old Jamaica Ginger Beer

 

Bash the ginger in base of shaker. Add next 4 ingredients, Add ice, shakeand fine strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with ginger beer.

There was a good thread on this years ago and the best quote was RD, something to the effect of if your drink has more than two ingredients including ice you aren't a real man

 

Having said that I'm a sucker for a Negroni or Campari & Soda in the summer.

your drink has more than two ingredients including ice you aren't a real man

Martini kind of pees on that logic

There was a good thread on this years ago and the best quote was RD, something to the effect of if your drink has more than two ingredients including ice you aren't a real man

 

You can't argue with that logic. My two favorite drinks are

1.beer

2. scotch

 

 

but sometimes it's fun to be a mixologist and get a solid effect..

There was a good thread on this years ago and the best quote was RD, something to the effect of if your drink has more than two ingredients including ice you aren't a real man

 

Agreed. This is starting to read like a coming out thread.

Pint glass of ice

Heavy pour of a Quality orange vodka(I prefer stoli)

Gingerale

2-3 lime wedges

 

Something about the lime makes the drink pop