In this case, I think I would vote 'all of the above'!

Actually, if I had to pick a favorite, it would have to be my Long Island ice teas. Or Jager and applesauce.

Pimm's Cup!

Green tea! Not much of a cocktail, I know...

Beer duh.

Limoncello & Sprite!

I prefer gin and tonics. I like Hendrick's gin with a slice of cucumber. Very refreshing.

I drink no distillates, at all. Thus, my favorite summer cocktail is wine of some kind.

Since I just spent 2 months making it, I vote limoncello!

Gin and Tonic with a big slice of lime

Gin and tonic, preferably with Tanqueray

some kind of light sangria

Mine's a Rooty Tooty, Fruity Kazooty, which is basically a Tequila Sunrise made with Rum instead. Very refreshing out by the pool. Went swimming last night in a neighbor's pool; the water temp was 90 degrees already. But it felt good, because it was 97 yesterday here in Houston.

kewee wrote:Gin and tonic, preferably with Tanqueray

+1 on the T&T

Negroni: on the rocks with an orange twist, or straight up with a soda back

AlexIAm wrote:Since I just spent 2 months making it, I vote limoncello!

Hit us up with a recipe! I've tried before and ended up with vodka that smelled like limoncello but didn't really taste like it.

Gin and Tonic.

llandar wrote:Pimm's Cup!

You're close: it's known just as Pimm's where most drink it. Nothing to do with cups at all! 8)

But quite right: it's the best summer drink. And easy to make from scratch at home...

PBR me ASAP!

PBR me ASAP!

Dirty Martini or Scotch on the rocks (though I am not sure it qualfies as a cocktail)

skidd420 wrote:Beer duh.

What on earth was i thinking not choosing other

I am a man, and I enjoy amaretto sours. There, I said it. It's the best to pop one of those in a nalgene, and spend a day at the pool.

Peach schnapps in ginger ale! You can't use much or the peach flavor gets all sickly sweet and weird, so sometimes I'll slosh in some vodka for more kick.

Well, I feel kinda dumb.
Haven't even had a cocktail today, but, I can't figure out how to *vote* on this thing.

Anyway, I tend to alternate between Tanqueray
& Tonic and Caipirinhas.

What's in a Pimm's anyway??

I have copious amounts of mint in the backyard, so I drink a lot of Juleps in the spring/summer/fall. There's Oregano in the front yard, but not sure you can make a drink with it.

Flybranda wrote:Well, I feel kinda dumb.
Haven't even had a cocktail today, but, I can't figure out how to *vote* on this thing.

Anyway, I tend to alternate between Tanqueray
& Tonic and Caipirinhas.

What's in a Pimm's anyway??

Pimm's

Gin and Tonic for sure, but a good Mojito or Margarita can be good as well.

A Tangueray gin & tonic just like this...

Mai Tai

What's in a Pimm's anyway??

ddeuddeg wrote:Pimm's

O.K. so I'm kinda lazy as well as dumb, but, thanks for the link
Sounds like something fun to try -- the cucumber sounds strange but obviously it has stood the test of time

richardhod wrote:You're close: it's known just as Pimm's where most drink it. Nothing to do with cups at all! 8)

But quite right: it's the best summer drink. And easy to make from scratch at home...

Haven't had Pimm's in years (SWMBO doesn't like it, so we don't buy it....). I'm assuming you're referring to the No.1 Cup; I also seem to remember liking the No. 3, which I haven't seen since the later '60s or early '70s. When I was young, many bars that catered to a 'sophisticated' crowd would have two or three different Pimms Cups - always No. 1, often No.6 and/or No. 3. The only one I ever see in a bar these days is No. 1.

I rarely drink cocktails anymore, but when I do, it's either gin and tonic or a margarita. Quality gin and quality tequila are key, respectively. SWMBO likes vodka & tonic or martinis. Go figure.

rpm wrote:Haven't had Pimm's in years (SWMBO doesn't like it, so we don't buy it....). I'm assuming you're referring to the No.1 Cup; I also seem to remember liking the No. 3, which I haven't seen since the later '60s or early '70s. When I was young, many bars that catered to a 'sophisticated' crowd would have two or three different Pimms Cups - always No. 1, often No.6 and/or No. 3. The only one I ever see in a bar these days is No. 1.

I rarely drink cocktails anymore, but when I do, it's either gin and tonic or a margarita. Quality gin and quality tequila are key, respectively. SWMBO likes vodka & tonic or martinis. Go figure.

I've never seen the others for sale. I know 6 was Vodka-based, and 2 and 3 were Brandy and Whisky, more wintry ones. A quick web search will find the rest, but indeed the original Gin-based No. 1 is what we all drink now.

White Russians are great for all seasons.

For something specific to Summer, I would have to go with a Peach Fuzz Buzz made with fresh peaches.

Generally Iced Tea unsweet, but occasionally sangria or a chilled wine.

Another beer guy here.

Now that I make it, homebrew. Drinking a pint of blonde rye right now. Kegging a lemon wheat tomorrow. Mmmm.....beer
Of course, even before I didn't make my own beer, Ill b drinking a quality craft beer.

rpm wrote:Haven't had Pimm's in years (SWMBO doesn't like it, so we don't buy it....). I'm assuming you're referring to the No.1 Cup; I also seem to remember liking the No. 3, which I haven't seen since the later '60s or early '70s. When I was young, many bars that catered to a 'sophisticated' crowd would have two or three different Pimms Cups - always No. 1, often No.6 and/or No. 3. The only one I ever see in a bar these days is No. 1.

Currently we like to mix No. 1 with a strong ginger ale and some lemon.

White Russian, dude.

cold shrimp... cocktail.