Thirst Quenching Drinks

Peppermint Tea!

Sugar free lemon squash with ice does it for me, and no calories!

Plenty of water but definitely still a cup of tea at least twice a day.

Lime juice, cold tap water, no ice. I don't drink alcohol so that is my anytime drink when out with friends.

I'm with gillybob on elderflower cordial however I have it with sparkling water and sometimes add a little pomegranate juice ( from a carton) to it.

Ofcourse you can buy both of those drink ready made by Green Bottle however it's far more cost effective to buy the cordial and sparkling water separately.

Bottle of elderflower cordial is about £3-00 and a large size 4 pack of sparkling water is £1-47.

The ready made is £2-50 per bottle so you can see the major saving

Elderflower cordial & carbonated water or fruit tea left to cool (not go cold). I do love a glass of pear cider & I've found a good non-alcoholic one

Tea, please, Lapsang, no milk but a slice of lemon floating around in it.

I'm drinking water just now..... lately in the heat I have made my usual tea, come in from the garden early watering, sat at the computer and whoosh! I am into a hot flush and dripping sweat.
This time it's water and the fan on, much better.

Mind you the temp is 77 in this room already, and the sun is the other side of the house.

Coffee or a diet coke for me with the odd Magnum.

very very weak tea, or tap water depending on mood. i don't like the sweet lemonades etc.

I make my own "water infusion" in this weather - a jug of water in the fridge with a few slices of lemon or lime or peppermint leaves or a combination of any of the above! It's my "magic water" (for grandson) and despite having all sorts of expensive drinks in the house, everyone wants some of it

I saw adverts recently for "cold water infusions" by Tetley and also by Twinings so I thought I'd look for those next time I'm in the supermarket...

Tonic water with ice and a crushed mint leaf from the plant outside the back door

That sounds nice. I haven't got any mint growing this year, so I might have to buy some and make my own 'magic water'.

Also tonic water with ice and a dash of angostura bitters. This comes out a very pretty pink colour. feels a bit decadent.

Tea in all its forms - hot or cold.

I make ice tea, as follows:

As soon as you get up, put at least a litre of water on to boil. Make a jug of tea with about 3 teabags but take the bags out after no longer than 3 minutes. Squeeze a lemon or lime and stir a couple of dessertspoons of sugar into the juice (or none, if you prefer). Add this to the tea, stir again and allow to cool. Keep in fridge and drink the same day.

Unsweetened Peppermint tea is nice, too, hot or cold.

For the kids I used to make a huge jug or bowl of 1l of a fruit-based tea, cooled down with a 1l carton of red grape juice which I had previously frozen solid in the freezer. For parties I would make a punch of this in a bowl, adding some frozen raspberries. Grown-ups love it too - it's not so sweet as just the fruit juice, but more interesting than fruit juice and water.

Last year I ordered ice tea in America, at San Francisco airport. I literally got some tea with no other additives, except ice cubes. Looked and tasted awful! I was expecting the ice tea that the Americans used to serve in the 70s, full of spices, sugar and additives....

But to return to our summer and fruity drinks: How do we keep the wasps away?

lovely ideas for elderflower drinks on here. will try a few.

With this heat, when out I go to a café in Buckingham , and whilst waiting around for the bus home, they sell a sparkling water with lemon and lime added , Its a nice thirst quencher as well.
I got a Volic still water yesterday with the lemon and lime added again more enjoyable with this heat.
Mick

I love elderflower presse or sanpellegrino lemon but I dilute with water to reduce my sugar intake. I'm used to drinking them weaker now and prefer them that way and it reduces the cost too. Perhaps I should try elderflower cordial. A friend makes it every summer and it is lovely but I've not tried the bought one.

Well failing a good G&T (Silent Pool gin & Fevertree Mediterranean tonic,) then iced fizzy water with a slice of lime.

I love elderflower cordial and sparkling water or grapefruit juice and soda (not allowed to have that now because of certain medications ☹️).
Sparkling water infused with sour cherry tea bags is lovely too!

Water. Tap water, that is. Low-cost and wonderful! (We're lucky enough to have clean, safe water in the UK. Many people in the world would give anything for this.)

I like ice cold sparkling mineral water or peppermint tea

Cup of tea please!

I drink water on and off all day but also love my black tea. If I go out for lunch I usually have lime and soda.

Adam's Ale or Corporation Pop was what I got given when I was a child!