Yes, it’s summer again and it’s hot and muggy, and everyone is desperately wants to cool off with a nice cold and refreshing summer drink. This year you can taste both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks that are refreshing, healthy, colorful and fun. Just because you keep the ingredients for your favorite summer drinks in the kitchen, doesn’t mean that you can’t switch things up this summer by trying several tasty and tantalizing summer drinks. But you won’t want to try these yummy treats all by yourself. Why not bring a few friends over and make it a girlfriends summer party? All you need to do is add a few snacks, an ice cooler, and a pitcher and some fun glasses and you’re ready to serve these mouthwatering drinks.
Yummy Watermelon Lemonade
First up on our list of favorite summer drinks is none other than Watermelon Lemonade, provided by Delish.com. This recipe provides a refreshing twist on what you can get at your kid’s old fashion lemonade stand. As a non-alcoholic drink, you simply add seedless slices watermelon without the rind, some lemon zest, and some freshly squeezed lemon juice. As a more healthy drink, you can add mild orange blossom honey instead of sugar. To make this a big girl drink, just add vodka. Just to keep things interesting, you can also add a few slices of lemon as a garnish.
Pow Chai Punch
Our list of refreshing summer thirst quenchers also includes Chai Punch, provided by the Better Homes and Garden website. The ingredients in this refreshing blend of Chai Tea includes sugar, fresh cinnamon sticks, torn fresh basil leaves and a medium lemon or lime depending on your tastes. You also need to add fresh slices from a medium orange, some club soda, and some ice cubes. Optional ingredients in the Chai Punch include additional cinnamon sticks, key limes, oranges, kiwi fruit and whole basil leaves.
Another refreshing drink is called Eli’s Elixir and this drink has been featured on MarthaStewart.com. It includes a couple of ounces of bourbon, some Fuji apple juice, and some Homemade Ginger Cordial. Ingredients in the Homemade Ginger Cordial includes, lemon slices, sugar, chopped and peeled ginger, cream of tartar, and lemon juice that is freshly squeezed. You can add one or two Fuji Apples slices as a garnish.
Italian Chocolate Soda
Italian chocolate soda is one of the easiest drinks to make for the summer, and they is an easy recipe available from About.com. Although it is chocked-full of heavy cream, you will only notice its delicious smoothness as this sparkling drink will definitely hit the spot this summer. The ingredients include chocolate syrup, crushed ice, and heavy crème. Depending on your preference, you should also add either club soda or sparkling water.
Mojito Sweet Tea is also a wonderful drink to share with your friends this summer, and it is a favorite drink hailed by the Food Network. Although hers was good, this tea is not your grandmother’s old-fashioned tea that gets made in the sunshine. The ingredients includes black tea bags, Turbinado sugar, and handfuls of fresh mint. To spice up a girls night in, just add some rum to your liking and an mini umbrella and let the fun times begin.
