# A pitcherful of tasty adult beverages - suggestions needed **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 2, 2016, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906 "2016-07-02T04:20:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/21 "2016-07-05T21:38:32Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > You can always try _catemba_ ([_kalimotxo_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimotxo)). Red wine & coke. Maybe a little anise or lemon or other liquor added as well. Way better than you’d think. I think you’ve mentioned this before. I finally tried one this past weekend and I _really_ liked it. I’ve made “wine spritzers” before (wine and carbonated water) but the Coke really ramped the taste up a notch. Thanks, and cheers! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/22 "2016-07-06T01:35:03Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Beergaritas are nice. > > A 12 ounce can of limeade mixed with 12 ounces of water, tequila, and beer. “Wasting away, again, in Beegaritaville…” I’ll work on it and get back to ya. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/23 "2016-07-06T03:20:16Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > On a hot summer day they are more guzzleable than margaritas. I’ll have to try that then! Thanks for the tip! I assume some kind of light lager, like Modelo Especial or Tecate is appropriate? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/24 "2016-07-06T03:44:03Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I’ll have to try that then! Thanks for the tip! > > I assume some kind of light lager, like Modelo Especial or Tecate is appropriate? Yep, it’s mostly there for the dilution effect, bubbles, and a beery taste. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/25 "2016-07-06T09:45:03Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I think you’ve mentioned this before. I finally tried one this past weekend and I _really_ liked it. I’ve made “wine spritzers” before (wine and carbonated water) but the Coke really ramped the taste up a notch. > > Thanks, and cheers! My pleasure. Can’t wait for summer - it’s currently glühwein and glögi season here, not sangria season. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/26 "2016-07-06T10:43:20Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > glühwein When my brother lived in Germany, he told me about buying it on the street around Xmas. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/27 "2016-07-06T11:12:21Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > When my brother lived in Germany, he told me about buying it on the street around Xmas. Yep - mulled wine is a popular vended drink in Paris, Helsinki, Geneva and Tallinn as well, in my (tasty, tasty) experience. Best _glögi_ I’ve had was the medieval Christmas market in Tallinn Old Town, heavy on the bitter orange and they did various flavours like cherry. I also liked the _vin chaud_ from the Champs-Elysées Christmas Market - went well with roasted chestnuts. ---
**Author:** ![orderfire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orderfire/32/10908_2.png) [@orderfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orderfire)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/28 "2016-07-06T13:51:01Z")
My recent fave is 1 part dark rum, 2 parts seltzer and 1 part pineapple juice. Not too sweet, very quenching and summery. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/29 "2016-07-06T18:41:30Z")
I always associate Pimm’s cup with New Orleans. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/30 "2016-07-06T20:01:13Z")
I love a good Pimm’s Cup, but instead of the lime soda, I use alcoholic ginger beer. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/31 "2016-07-07T04:23:37Z")
> [@Cub\_Mistress](#): > > … > 2 parts Sweet & Sour > … > This would probably work well with flavored vodkas, too. What exactly is Sweet & Sour? Never mind, I guess it’s something like [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sour_mix). A neighbor brought something that seemed to be based on various flavored liquors. I’m trying to get the recipe from him. He said it called for (among others) melon liqueur which he tried, and found vile, so he left that out. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/32 "2016-07-07T07:06:33Z")
Paloma: Grapefruit juice, lime juice, soda, and tequila over ice. Or if you’re feeling a bit lazy, grapefruit soda and tequila. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/33 "2016-07-07T14:10:57Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Paloma: > Grapefruit juice, lime juice, soda, and tequila over ice. Or if you’re feeling a bit lazy, grapefruit soda and tequila. I actually prefer the grapefruit soda (Jarritos) version, as long as lime juice is added as well. The grapefruit juice isn’t sweet enough, and gets bitter fast. Mojitos are hard to beat though, even if they’re a bit cliched. Muddle some mint in the bottom of a collins glass (or highball glass, I suppose). Add 2 oz light rum, about 1 oz simple syrup, and 1 oz lime juice. Stir it together well, add ice, and fill up the rest of the way (or as much as you like) with seltzer/club soda, and give it another gentle stir. If you want it to be gorgeous looking (doesn’t affect the taste), strain out the mint pieces before adding the ice, leaving the mint-infused syrup/rum/lime juice in the glass, and continue as before. Garnish with a mint spring. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/34 "2016-07-07T14:22:07Z")
A friend offered me a “ghetto julep” from a pitcher this past weekend. It was kind of good He filled a pitcher with ice, poured in Tom Tucker Mint Ginger Ale and Bourbon. That was it. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/35 "2016-07-08T02:27:06Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > Pimm’s cup. > > (Adjust amounts to taste) > > [ul] > [li]1 part Pimm’s[/li][li]1 slice cucumber[/li][li]1 slice of lemon[/li][li]2 slices cucumber[/li][li]1 strawberry, sliced[/li][li]Sprig mint (optional)[/li][li]Apple slice (optional)[/li][li]Ice cubes[/li][li]3 parts lemon (such as San Pellegrino) or lemon-lime soda. I use a mix of both.[/li][/ul] > Place all of the above in glass or pitcher. Stir a bit. Serve and enjoy. > > Pimms itself is low-alcohol, so people won’t get smashed on just a couple of glasses. Some recipes add gin, which ups the alcohol level. If you add champagne it becomes a Pimms Royale. Had this before and it is a great summer refreshing drink. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/36 "2016-07-08T07:55:03Z")
Madre de Dios, someone actually beat me to calimocho! Legend has it it was created by a Spanish student in the US who found himself being asked for sangria and without the base ingredient _gaseosa_, a clear lemony soda not as sweet as Sprite. He substituted Cocacola. Slammer / _machacao_: beer, lemon soda, slam the glass on the counter for extra fizz (hence the name). ---
**Author:** ![MacLir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@MacLir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacLir)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/37 "2016-07-11T14:05:54Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Slammer / _machacao_: beer, lemon soda, slam the glass on the counter for extra fizz (hence the name). That sounds like one of the many variations of shandy - beer mixed with soda or a fruit ade. Most common are ginger ale or lemonade - yours kind of splits the difference. Lately there has been a surge of brewers producing it in a larger variety, as a pre-made product. Yum 😛 ---
**Author:** ![wigwag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f1d935/32.png) [@wigwag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wigwag)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/38 "2016-07-12T03:05:42Z")
Pimms, yum. We had a pitcher-full at my kid’s grad a few weeks ago. A measly £19, in contrast to the £45 and £75 bottles of bubbly the posh, and wannabe posh, parents were shelling out for. My cocktail of the moment is a Lavender Piscine, though after having recently made twenty of them at a party, I wouldn’t recommend them for a crowd. Make giant ice cubes in giant ice cube trays from lavender tea. Put an ice cube in a large, fancy wine glass. Add 1 oz Herbes de Provence simple syrup. Top with champagne (or dry sparkling wine, if not posh). Garnish with a sprig of lavender. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/39 "2016-07-12T04:05:52Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > I’ll be taking some sangria to a block party tomorrow but thought it might be tun to try something else as well - ideas? > > My basic sangria recipe is: > 1 bottle sweet-ish red wine > 1/2 cup orange juice > 1/2 cup brandy > And throw in fruit etc. > > Or a light sangria\_ > 1 bottle sweetish white wine > 1/2 cup liqueur (orange, peach schnapps or whatever) > 1/2 cup complementary juice e.g. peach nectar > > Strangely, the light sangria is better when mixed with Sprite or ginger ale. Don’t you mean aromatized wine-based drink? Or are you flying to [Spain or Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangria#European_Union_sangria_definition) to make it? 😉 Hate for you to get in trouble with Europol. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906/40 "2016-07-12T14:09:16Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > Don’t you mean aromatized wine-based drink? Or are you flying to [Span or Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangria#European_Union_sangria_definition) to make it? 😉 Hate for you to get in trouble with Europol. 😃 I think that’s only a problem if I’m bottling it. Oh well, if I fly to Europe some time and arrest me on arrival I guess we’ll know :D. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitcherful-of-tasty-adult-beverages-suggestions-needed/758906.md?page=1)