Alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinking experiences are equally welcome! I'll start: I'm having an Aperol Spritz or two, then red Sancerre to go with the pappardelle pasta dish I have planned for dinner. Cheers!
So, what are we drinking?
by Anonymous | reply 33 | June 5, 2023 2:16 PM |
A Cape Codder with a splash of Triple Sec.
Mmmm. Summery.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | June 3, 2023 9:24 PM |
Coffee
by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 3, 2023 10:06 PM |
Bay Bridge Strawberry Moscato I spent the big bucks
by Anonymous | reply 3 | June 3, 2023 10:07 PM |
Boring Truly at the moment, because I'm going out later for real drinks. I can't show up 100% sober because the gang I'm hanging with is an awkward crowd until I show up.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | June 3, 2023 10:12 PM |
Redd's Hard Apple: (several six packs today alone)..."It's refreshingly crisp."
by Anonymous | reply 6 | June 3, 2023 10:12 PM |
What kind of pappardelle did you make? It’s so good.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 3, 2023 10:25 PM |
Zevia cream soda
by Anonymous | reply 8 | June 3, 2023 10:25 PM |
R7, with pork bolognese and lots of basil. Pappardelle is my favorite kid of pasta. Am just starting to prepare it now, after I finish my second Aperol. Sante!
by Anonymous | reply 9 | June 3, 2023 10:50 PM |
The red Sancerre is opening nicely and the food was pretty tasty, with leftovers for tomorrow.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | June 3, 2023 11:49 PM |
A box of Crisp White Wine from Publix, as always.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | June 3, 2023 11:51 PM |
I'm wondering if tonight is a good time to drink a small bottle of very nice ice wine.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | June 3, 2023 11:53 PM |
I sometimes take a 32oz tumbler, pour in a chilled 12oz can of Clear American Cherry Limeade, add splashes of tart Cherry Juice and Lime Juice concentrate, and then fill the rest of the glass with chilled lime-flavored sparkling water. So refreshing!
by Anonymous | reply 13 | June 3, 2023 11:58 PM |
Thanks, R13! I will try that on my nondrinking nights.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | June 4, 2023 12:00 AM |
2/3 lime seltzer with 1/3 lemonade.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | June 4, 2023 1:14 AM |
Mexican Coca-Cola. I treat myself to a bottle every week or two. It's so refreshing.
by Anonymous | reply 16 | June 4, 2023 3:35 AM |
I decided to make some iced green tea with lime. I'll have some of that when it cools down a bit.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 4, 2023 3:39 AM |
Warm water
by Anonymous | reply 18 | June 4, 2023 3:40 AM |
one evening I was feeling my oats at a summer evening patio dinner party. I had a delicious craft non-alcoholic, fruit-splashed, low-calorie beverage in hand. The tumbler was just the right size for my hand. during the conversation, I was apparently holding the tumbler close to my face as i was speaking. The person sitting beside me interrupted me and goes "Why are you holding that glass close to your face? It's stupid.". I was stunned and devastated. I decided from that minute forward I would harden my heart and keep my joy inside of me while in the presence of swine.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | June 4, 2023 12:09 PM |
I keep seeing recipes on YouTube for agua frescas that sound awfully good. The ones that use evaporated mild sound less refreshing but probably are still delicious.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | June 4, 2023 1:22 PM |
I’m sitting in a wonderful Portuguese bakery in Miami called Majestic enjoying a café com leite and a Portuguese style chocolate croissant..
Jealous, bitches?
by Anonymous | reply 21 | June 4, 2023 1:30 PM |
Not really, R21--you lost me at Miami.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | June 4, 2023 1:32 PM |
So I've been sober 16 years, and the only thing I miss about drinking is wine with fine dinners. But at a restaurant in Monterey I had the most wonderful mocktail, a Grapefruit Shrub! It was delicious, cold and sparkling and not too sweet, the way most fruity beverages are.
To make a Shrub syrup you basically combine equal parts sugar, fruit, and vinegar and let it all steep for a few days, and the sugar dissolves the fruit flavors and the vinegar cuts the sweetness. I had to play with the recipe a few times to get a version that had no vinegar taste, but now I've got some orange shrub syrup in my fridge. I add it to seltzer for a delicious, sparkline, summer beverage.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | June 4, 2023 4:23 PM |
Today is for yard work, so I'm drinking iced water and iced mint tea. I will allow myself a giant Coke Zero in about an hour.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | June 4, 2023 4:27 PM |
Pepsi Zero Sugar
by Anonymous | reply 25 | June 4, 2023 6:01 PM |
I've never had a red sancerre! How does it compare to other Pinot Noirs?
by Anonymous | reply 26 | June 4, 2023 6:15 PM |
It's similar, R26. The red sancerre was a little more forceful than many pinot noirs I've had--meaning fuller body, but dryer, and had a lot of fruit (I know--MARY!). But there is a similarity in style. Red sancerres are really smooth.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | June 4, 2023 7:41 PM |
A glass (or two) of Pinot Noir
by Anonymous | reply 28 | June 4, 2023 8:10 PM |
R10, I've never tried a red Sancerre. Can you recommend one that's reasonably priced?
by Anonymous | reply 29 | June 4, 2023 8:19 PM |
R29, I had one in Paris that turned me on to red Sancerres. I don't recall it's name now, sadly. I got a Lucien Crochet 2016 La Croix du Roy from my neghborhood wine store. It was about $38.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | June 4, 2023 9:07 PM |
So, OP?
by Anonymous | reply 31 | June 4, 2023 10:07 PM |
R31, R30=OP.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | June 5, 2023 11:00 AM |
Evian with ice
by Anonymous | reply 33 | June 5, 2023 2:16 PM |