the best drinks for summer

The 7 Best Drinks of Summer

As the days get hotter, you can depend on these on these summer beverages to keep you cool—without excess sugar.

By Megan Othersen Gorman

Topics: Staying Cool, drink recipes

Stay well hydrated with these flavorful thirst busters.

RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—Water may be the slimmest, healthiest, summer thirst slaker there is, but it’s far from the only healthy choice. In between glasses from the tap, try one of these seven healthful (and fun!) summer beverage standouts. (For more options, see Refreshing Summer Drinks on Prevention.com.)

Best Summer Thirst Slaker

Best Summer Smoothie

Best Summer Cocktail

Best Summer Brewski

Best Summer Party Punch

Best Summer Fancy Iced Tea

Best Summer Health-Booster
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Try home made elderflower champagne.

Posted on July 9th, 2010 by Mark Spencer

In the UK one of the top summer drinks is elderflower champagne. If you still have time to collect a few elderflower blooms it is very simple to make. Follow the recipe and method above - courtesty of UK writer the Muncher

Best Summer Drink

Posted on July 3rd, 2009 by André van der Poel

What I like the most on a hot summer day:

2 oz. Campari (Italian bitter)
Lots of ice, about half a lemmon squeezed and topped off with Club Soda.

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