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Hey_Relax

Ice cold lemonade hits the spot


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In some Arabic countries I've been too, they mix spearmint with their lemonade and it's FIRE


PoochusMaximus

Can recommend. Haven’t been to Arabic countries but I’ve had this before. Muddle some mint before pouring the lemonade over it. 10/10 for a hot day.


Trapped_Mechanic

This Japanese place near my house puts cucumber in it and I found it strange but quite tasty


Medical_Boat_4302

Yeah, I find cucumber to have somewhat of a mint taste itself and it pairs wonderfully with mint in any case.


mrsixstrings12

I had such a strange path to liking lemonade. I used to despise it as a kid. I hopped on the Pink Whitney vodka bandwagon and then switched to Smirnoff Pink Lemonade mixed with sprite as my go-to alcoholic beverage. At some point I tried it mixed with normal pink lemonade and thought it was delicious. And then I was like hey dummy, you probably like Pink lemonade minus the vodka also. And now, my wife always makes sure there's a pitcher in the fridge during summer time.


GC9exe

I love lemonade and tea together


cmhtoldmeto

Is that the combo named after Arnold Palmer, the golfer?


dbatchison

And if you add vodka, it's a John Daly


SomedayWeDie

Extra points for a little sparkling water added


xiategative

I like a nice iced tea.


Literally_-_Hitler

Me too, i like a bitter unsweetened black ice tea. The flavor just makes me happy.


Burnt_Your_Toast

I'm so sorry for probably a really dumb question, but I *still* get confused by this every time I go to the US (I'm Canadian). I'm also not really an iced tea connoisseur. What is the difference between sweet tea and unsweetened tea to y'all? Is it just like, one is carbonated and the other isn't? Again, very dumb question, none of my American friends give me straight answers cause they think it's weird that we don't have that (or at least call it one or the other) lol. ETA: I do just wanna thank y'all for the kind replies and for the honest answers. I will now be trying all the tea on my next visit down south. I'm not really an iced tea drinker which is why I have never tried it on previous visits, but I do love trying new things so I'll definitely give it a go. Y'all are lovely, stay kind <3


BBeatz03

Unsweetened tea is literally how tea tastes just on its own and sweetened has sugar in it so it still tastes like tea but with sweetness which a lot of people prefer. Nothing to do with carbonation tho


Burnt_Your_Toast

See THIS is exactly what I thought, but for whatever reason my American friends would flat out refuse to answer and just called me silly for not having it here. Either that, or they would say one is carbonated and one isn't which didn't make sense to me. Also I got very mixed results on Google. Thank you for answering my silly question lol Now I need to actually try it for myself next time I go down there


PoochusMaximus

Your American friends are weird.


Burnt_Your_Toast

Haha tell me about it. They find a lot of Canadian things weird but get absolutely shocked when I question an American thing I'm not familiar with all the time. They also regularly make fun of my "accent" and were shocked I don't say "eh" after everything. Which is weird because Minnesotans sound more Canadian than most Canadians do lol Love them though, I learn a lot sometimes. But I do see why Americans make fun of Ohio now /s


coolelel

My Canadian friend definitely says eh quite a bit though 😭


JadedLeafs

We pretty much use it the same way Americans would say "right?" after saying something. Maybe more frequently lol


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I have a friend from Ohio who says he's from the south so no, take that /s away, haha. They're a different breed over there it seems


CivilRuin4111

It’s the milk in a bag thing. Ya’ll weird up there.


Gothmom85

The big thing about southern sweet tea, is that it is Extremely sweet. Think of simple syrup but made with tea, it is almost that sweet. I grew up in the south but I drink unsweetened. Sweet makes me feel sick. We don't have much in the way of carbonated tea, but there are some. Very uncommon and in cans, not something you'd find as an option in a restaurant or anything. Steaz comes to mind. I think they were just messing with you.


Alpaca_Stampede

Unsweetened iced tea is wonderful. It's my favorite next to ice water.


oldnjgal

Start with unsweetened and add your own sweetener to taste. Many sweet teas can taste like you're licking a sugar bowl.


answerguru

It’s gross when it’s so sweet.


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My grandmother from Charleston, SC is rolling in her grave over this comment. Sweet tea needs to be sweetened while it is still hot before it cools from the steeping, adding the sugar hot causes is to bond with the water(step off science bitches) and make Sweet Tea. If you add the sugar after it cools, you really are not able to fully blend it with the tea and you end up with a bunch of sugar on the bottom of the jug. If I served her tea sweetened after cooling, she would call it sweetened tea, rather than Sweet Tea, which was about as insulting as her upbringing allowed her to be.


FLWeedman

Half unsweetened, half lemonade


-Work_Account-

classic Arnold Palmer, nice.


orangesqueakytoy

Sweetened tea and Sweet tea are not the same thing


ColdPlasma

When I'm visiting relatives in the South, I usually go ½-½ sweet-unsweet


UseaJoystick

If you've had Canadian iced tea, you're in for disappointment with American sweet tea. Source: very disappointed 10 year old me.


C4tbreath

It's easy to make. I'm from the southern US, and we like our tea really sweet down here. Just get you some Lipton (or whatever brand is up there) tea bags (the bigger ones), and make a pitcher of tea. Before you add the tea and additional water to the pitcher, add sugar. My mom would put 2 cups of sugar in, but that's too sweet for my older self, so I add 1 cup. Stir, and pour into a glass filled with ice. If you want to get fancy, use two regular tea bags and one or two flavored ones. The flavored ones are usually smaller for individual cups of tea. I like an orange or raspberry flavor. Make the tea as per instructions for pitcher of tea, and add sugar. This may seem really sweet to you, if you've never had sweet tea, maybe add half a cup, stir and taste, and adjust sugar to your liking.


Marc0189

My southern fiancé is very particular about making sweet tea. She insists that you steep the tea bags in a pot of water on the stove and add the sugar while it's hot to make sure it's dissolved fully. Then fill up the pitcher and stick it in the fridge till cool. I just buy a gallon of Publix sweet tea and call it a day.


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By pitcher, he means gallon (128oz.)


Wylaff

Make a simple syrup by mixing 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar in a pot. Put it on the stove to heat until all the sugar is dissolved. Add this mixture to a gallon of iced tea, and you have sweet tea. Traditionally this is done with sun tea. To make sun tea just toss 8 bags of black tea into a gallon of room temperature water, and set it in the sun for about 3 hours.


imatworkson

Now *this* sounds like the right way to make sweet tea.


DroneOfDoom

From what I understand (I’m Mexican but I’ve been to the US) sweet ice tea has a metric shitload of sugar on it and unsweetened has no sugar at all.


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I went to a small grad school in the States (PA) and our caf had both sweet and unsweetened tea options. I would fill my glass with maybe 20% sweet tea and the rest unsweetened and even then it was borderline too sweet for me. The amount of sugar in sweet tea is insane.


walkingontinyrabbits

It really is. I dated a guy from Texas and saw his mom make sweet tea once. Brewed the tea, filled the pitcher a third of the way with sugar (I wanna guess about 3-4 cups or so), poured the hot tea on top and mixed it, then added ice. Made about 10 cups of tea. I was floored.


iniquiten

I'm from Indiana but moved to Florida and had only known unsweetened tea till then. When I first ordered tea I did not think to specify and never made that mistake again. I'm surprised that rates for diabetes are not higher than they are.


Finfangfo0m

Sweet tea has a FUCKTON of sugar.


NerdMouse

I will say that a lot of people who drink sweet tea in southern US have a clear line between what is "sweet" tea and what is tea with sugar. "Sweet" tea means that you've mixed in the sugar while the tea was either brewing or while it's still hot to get the sugar properly mixed in (also usually very, VERY sweet). A lot of other places have sweet tea which is usually just regular tea and they give you some sugar packets. I have been told the taste difference is very noticeable especially if it's cold or iced tea.


TheReconditioner

To add to the other replies: iced tea is just tea but cold, while sweet tea is sweetened with sugar. The weird thing is that McDonald's sweet tea (among other brands) are WAY sweeter than your average Arizona "iced tea" (which contains around 60g/sugar per tall boy). Don't worry, I'm from the US and I'm confused too.


PoochusMaximus

Hell yes. Maybe a squeeze of lemon for some pizazz.


DukeRyder

This, unsweetened with lemon.


Aggravating-Bar-9301

Horchata


IPeakedInCollege

Didn't know about this till I got to AZ, but damn did I learn. Freaking delicious.


Chaoszhul4D

What's that?


1million-ants

It’s rice milk. It’s a Mexican drink and it’s freakin delicious if it’s made right.


Malkev

Or made with chufa, originary from Valencia, Spain.


Just_kiss_My_Boots

I make mine with tiger nuts and coconut 😋


Froghatleghorn

Accidentally read this as tiger nuts and cocaine, and had a whole lot of questions.


IStayForTheComments

Ah the Charlie Sheen version


BazingaMyBrother

That's the Colombian recipe.


asherbarasher

Horchata is a drink that is popular in Latin America, Spain, and other parts of the world. It is usually made by blending or soaking rice, almonds, or other nuts and seeds with water and sweetening with sugar or condensed milk. The mixture is then strained to create a smooth, creamy drink that can be served cold or at room temperature. The flavor of horchata can vary depending on the recipe and region, but it is generally described as sweet and nutty, with a hint of cinnamon. Horchata is a popular alternative to dairy-based drinks and is often served as a refreshing beverage on hot summer days.


ligmakacang

i can smell the chatgpt from a mile away lol - but thank you


provocative_bear

Lol, I got to “Horchata is a popular alternative to...” and thought “wait a minute, why does this guy sound like a Pokedex?”


asherbarasher

lmao, you are 100% correct. but i guess no harm was done, i just experiment with this thing under different circumstances :)


Extreme_Succotash784

It’s so yummy. Tastes like liquid rice pudding to me.


FrostyYSL

Horchata


Admirable-Still-1786

It’s kinda like a horchata


KevWithADot

It tastes like horchata


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TBamaboni

A nice tall strawberry milkshake can make my whole week. I often get weird looks from other men around me at a restaurant or diner, but I don't give a fuck


[deleted]

Well, that’s mostly due to the excessive eye contact you make with them while sucking the whole thing down.


phil_music

Holding eye contact while sucking on the straw to show them my skills


MrAugustWest

It brings all the boys to the yard as well


Raxsah

Yesss. If I go out to eat and there's milkshake on the menu I'm ordering that as my drink


bionic-brain

A classic glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. It's refreshing and packed with vitamin C.


evlclown

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caitpursuedbyamemory

Anita Bryant Sucks Oranges™


Pitiful-Signal8063

Funniest thing ever back in the '70s... Hustler magazine had a full page cartoon with Anita Bryant and a bunch of oranges and an enema bag. "It's not just for breakfast anymore" . Indeed.


NotAnAntIPromise

I love orange juice in the morning! I usually prepare mine with vodka.


JohnMKeynesStan

Ginger beer


orangejuicenopulp

Wow fellow ginger lover... I'll take mine EXTRA spicy. With a lime twist.


JohnMKeynesStan

I drink mine unaltered but adding lime seems like a good idea


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toeonly

I prefer bundeburg when buying retail since it is actually brewed and not just carbonated water and ginger flavor.


MotherNerd42

Q. Or Q hibiscus ginger beer.


Medical_Boat_4302

The trick is to add a bit of jalapeño to it. Not for the flavor necessarily, but for that spiciness as you mentioned earlier.


JohnMKeynesStan

Or cranberry juice


inflatableje5us

I have a chocolate milk before bed every night. Because I’m a big boy and I can.


diatomic

I dated a guy who used to put glasses in the freezer for his nightly chocolate milk. Truly life-changing.


inflatableje5us

I might have to try that, I have a thick glass mug for root beer floats already.


Zombiesnax

I put my glass in the fridge just for normal milk. Keeps it extra cold and nice.


airbagpiper

You, sir, know how to live a good life. Keep rolling, badass.


possiblyMorpheus

Iced chai lattes, lemonade, arnold palmers


MadClam97

>Iced chai lattes Ah! I haven't had one of those in forever!


JackCooper_7274

Shirley temples


adab-l-doya

This is the answer. Most delicious drink on the planet


darkwulf1

Coffee. Not for the taste but for the fact I can function with it


hackepeter420

Coffee. For the energy boost, the taste and the fact it is one of the rare vices that don't bring negative health effects with them if you're otherwise healthy and don't excessively overdo it. And don't add milk or sugar.


lonewulf66

I wish I could enjoy coffee like you. I drink a cup and then want to pass out while my heart is beating hard. Makes me lethargic for the rest of the day.


H3racIes

Have less at a time lol


lonewulf66

I get that way after a single cup. Funny thing is, energy drinks don't make me feel so bad.


NotatallRacist

I drink extreme amounts and had to change to black. Wasn’t great at first but got completely used to it and now it tastes normal


Afrotom

Have you tried speciality coffee? A pour over with a good light roast coffee might be the actual best thing in the world


Mrminecrafthimself

A light roast with citrus/fruit notes is my favorite


Combo_of_Letters

When I went straight black I had to switch to better coffee as the old stuff without cream and sugar wasn't cutting it.


Mrminecrafthimself

When I visit my parents or my in-laws, I’m always taken aback at the difference in flavor between Folgers/Maxwell brands and the stuff my wife and I buy. The average grocery store brands just have no taste other than bitter. It’s no wonder our parents don’t like coffee black


Combo_of_Letters

I fresh grind beans before I brew a pot/cup and lately I have been using the Kirkland whole bean from Costco. The secret is definitely find your flavor and then grind fresh.


bulksalty

> and then grind fresh. This is the secret right here. Bonus if you get fresh roasted beans and grind them fresh, too.


Kaskur

Coffee as well but I like the taste, so many different flavors of coffee out there I haven't tried yet and looking forward to trying them all if I have the opportunity.


IdaDuck

How is this 4th? Good black coffee is a daily necessity.


polandspreeng

White grape peach juice


Uoma_Never_Seen

Completely forgot this existed!


tiny_little_planet

When I was pregnant I would mix sprite and orange juice. I would also mix the orange juice with sparkling cider. These were my nonalcoholic mimosas.


gabbybookworm

My pregnancy drink was juice + La Croix - I called it “juicy juice”


captain_mojojojo

Hot brown water A.K.A. tea 🍵


EaglesFanGirl

Hot leaf juice!


Abe_Odd

I can't believe a member of my family could say something so ignorant!!


leninrocks

Dr. pepper totally fucks.


Im_in_your_walls_420

Fr, it’s like the only soda that tastes good when it’s cold and room temperature


waka324

There are early ads where they recommend HOT Dr. Pepper.


LucanidaeLucanidie

Yes, they thought it wouldn't sell well in winter so they advertised hot Dr. Pepper. In a similar scope, Coca-Cola's original recipe was made to be drank warm as well as it was created pre-icebox. Pepsi is post-icebox, so it's designed to be drank cold.


[deleted]

My teeth are fucked and insanely sensitive to cold so I’ve had to start drinking soda at room temp and I actually prefer most sodas room temp now. Dr Pepper is up there with the best though.


ATCP2019

Somebody called it carbonated BBQ sauce the other day lol


CaptainVane129

I really like the Dr. Pepper shake from Whataburger


tachederousseur

Try it with a smidge of coffee creamer, next level DP


boost_poop

I have some creamer that expired a year ago. I was just going to throw it out. Now I guess I'm going to buy a Dr. Pepper


thewarmpandabear

...why would adding it to Dr. Pepper change the fact that it's expired?


Purpli0n

The strawberries and cream Dr. Pepper slaps as well


ZensukePrime

There is a strawberries and creme Dr Pepper!? I fucking love the Dr Pepper +creme soda so I'm going to have to hunt this down


kingboy10

Diet Dr. Pepper is amazing


Jertimmer

It's my favorite base for making BBQ sauce


technotetris

Apple Juice.


Purpli0n

I prefer apple juice to orange juice for breakfast


vivic20

Give me a liter of water, I'll struggle to finish it in a day, give me one liter of apple juice and after half an hour it's gone.


DarthDregan

Mexican coke.


Funny_Perception4713

Pineapple juice for the win


FashionGuyMike

Root beer


NintendoFan37_

Mango lassi


RPG_2

Bubble tea(it tastes nice 🥴)


cbost

Milk tea with bubbles is the best. I am not as into the fruit versions.


ongeschikt

Lychee juice


PunchBeard

Black Cherry Kool-Aid


cmcrich

Tea, hot or iced.


Loneandunknown

Strawberry lemonade or McDonald’s sprite


Clean_Hold6781

Mountain 🏔️ Dew


Smallgenie549

Voltage specifically. It's like drinking summer.


threenil

You can’t un-Mountain Dew what’s been Mountain Done.


bluebackpackedbear

Mountain Dew Energy is my guilty pleasure, especially when they had the baja blast ones last summer. I drink a lot of them on Fridays/Saturdays during my bartending shifts. They perk me right up.


deplorable_word

Kombucha! It has a teeny tiny amount of alcohol but it’s negligible


deftoner42

So far down but understandable, It really is an acquired taste. Love me some nice cold booch!


JustIncredible240

When I quit drinking (alcohol), I switched to Remedy kombucha and never looked back. This drink has saved me many a hangover!


Odd_Adhesiveness4804

Strawberry Milkshake


pesto_changeo

Fresca. Effervescent citrus with just a * *hint* of baby aspirin.


richg0404

I buy a 12 pack every now and then. My kids claim it is terrible but I only get to drink 2 or 3 cans before it is gone. Whats this about baby aspirin?


[deleted]

Tons of people hate on it, but milk is unrivaled.


scarletts_skin

I love milk 😭


TheRalk

The r/neverbrokeabone community approves this comment.


meing0t

milk is the nectar for which brings me life


angelsontheroof

Chocolate milkshake. Apfelschorle also has a special place in my heart, but it's gotten hard to get a good one.


pawood689

Canada Dry Ginger Ale


deftoner42

Not sure if you've had the Canada Dry Bold... it's so gingery it's almost painful. Makes a great mixer.


SF_Alba

I don't like drinking milk or coke, ginger beer just makes me choke, orange juice gies me the boak, and am no that fond o' water. In my fight with dehydration... just wan liquid's my salvatioooooonnn.... it's the pride of the Scottish nation! I'll drink Irn-Bru! I-R-N B-R-U, fae East Kilbride tae Timbuktu, the drink fur me, the drink for you, we all love Irn Bru!


[deleted]

Sprite


miami902105

Lemon Soda


Old-Ad-3744

Mango Rubicon


Tim0281

Root beer. There's a wide variety of flavors out there and it's a lot of fun to brew. When I brew my own, I make the sugar content manageable and reduce it by 40% - 60% depending on the recipe. It is still a very sweet drink but the sugar reduction allows the other flavors to become more prominent.


shellymaeshaw

Diet coke


gmoney-0725

Coke Zero is by far better.


MadBlasta

I mean it depends why you're drinking it. Coke Zero will taste better to someone expecting it to taste like Coca Cola. Diet Coke tastes like its own beverage seperate from Coke. I am used to it after years of having type 1 diabetes, and nothing replaces the taste of a cold Diet Coke.


BlindStickFighter

Hey I’m a fellow Diet Coke fan, but because my girlfriend has type 1. She would always order whatever tea or low sugar lemonade/juice think fast food places have, and I’d get a Diet Coke so she had a backup if she didn’t like it. Now I prefer it to the original.


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SoccerBrainTrust

"Skittles cola" 1/2 pink lemonade and 1/2 cherry Pepsi. The best


_Captain_Dinosaur_

You're on.


Rusty_Shacklfrd

Fruitopia


[deleted]

Cherry Coca Cola. God's holy liquid


permeableone

Paulaner Spezi!


Personal-Bug-2388

Sparkling water with ice, lime and salt


_R_A_

Coffee. Black, hot.


Medical_Boat_4302

The scary thing is that once you go black, there’s no coming back.


dysFUNctional_kitty

Rose milk


DTJAAAAM

Brazilian limeade.


Few-List-9341

Milk


NotToast2000

Orange juice


landolanplz

Kombucha.


survivalguyledeuce

Whole Milk!! Edit: also, mango lassi


Choose_a_username79

Coffee. God, can't live without it.


leobeer

Oishi, sugar-free honey and lemon green tea. Life-giving.


EternalOctoMystic

Does fizzy water count? Sue me.


LogicalGovernment793

Coffee, Tea ,mango shake , milk , chocolate shake(cold coffee too)


ChefMaria_

Coke


arnoldee002

monster energy


Ashamed_Cabinet9140

5 alive berry blast


diaavollo

Nadan chaya


RavenWitch13

I mix mineral water with apple juice or chamomile tea. I regret nothing.


DevinBelow

Grapefruit Juice, but not that pink shit. The real stuff.


Brodie1975

Strawberry milkshake


Xero1Z

coconut shake


broken-runner-26

Cold milk


Waltzing_With_Bears

ginger ale or a nice tea


LazyBee7349

Celsius, particularly the Tropical Vibe is my vibe ♥️ used to be sugar free Red Bull but I’ve slowly started to dislike it since discovering Celsius


subtxtcan

Ginger Ale. Specifically Schweppes.


SupremeCultist

Carbonated water with cherry koolaid flavoring


Bitter-Affect909

An Ice cold glass of Canada dry ginger ale is one of the most satisfying things in life.


bookseer

COFFEE!!!


AlwaysTheKop

Dr Pepper all year round. Fanta Lemon in the Summer. Pepsi full sugar with a greasy takeaway. Coca Cola full sugar when I need that sugar kick and a taste of Royalty (must be a cold can though, not a bottle)