# Is a lemonade and vodka really just. . . a Lemonade and Vodka? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol\ **Created:** [April 6, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547 "2004-04-06T14:19:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/1 "2004-04-06T14:19:36Z")
One of my favorite summertime cocktails is mix-it-yerself lemonade and vodka. We just had a conversation here at “work” and nobody knew if if had a cool name (e.g. vodka + oj = screwdriver) or not. A quickie web search has no other answers either. If not, can we come up with a cool name for it? ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/2 "2004-04-06T14:44:37Z")
Fizzy-Piss? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![beergeek279](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@beergeek279](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beergeek279)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/3 "2004-04-06T14:51:14Z")
I’ve heard it called Electric Lemonade myself. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/4 "2004-04-06T14:55:32Z")
I make it with 1 part orange vodka to 2 parts pink lemonade and call it a Pinko Commie myself. ---
**Author:** ![smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smoke)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/5 "2004-04-06T15:05:22Z")
Sounds like you’re coming up just shy of a [lemon drop](http://whatscookingamerica.net/Beverage/LemonDrop.htm) . ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/6 "2004-04-06T15:06:08Z")
No further help here, but I always thought that the “electric” in electric drinks was acid, and not necessarily alcohol. Me, I’ll cast my vote for the fizzy-piss. For some reason, lemonade from the fountain has always smelled like urine to me anyway, even though it tastes pretty delicious if I don’t sniff it first. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/7 "2004-04-06T15:07:51Z")
Use seltzer instead of plain water for the lemonade, add a cherry, and serve it in a tall 14-oz. glass, and it would be a Vodka Collins. ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/8 "2004-04-06T16:36:33Z")
A screwdriver with lemonade instead of orange juice? Sounds like a “Phillips-head Screwdriver” to me. “Electric Kool-Aid” is Kool-Aid with acid (LSD), but “Electric Lemonade” is any of a family of drinks, usually incorporating vodka and some citrus flavor. The version I make (aka “The Blue Drink”) is 4 parts vodka, 2 parts sour mix, 1 part blue curacao, and lemon-lime soda to taste. With Mountain Dew instead of a clear soda, the drink gains a serious caffeine content and turns a disturbingly vivid shade of green. ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/9 "2004-04-06T18:21:01Z")
**smoke** ’s version of a lemon drop seems far more complex than what I’be experienced—I’ve always done it with lemonade, vodka, and ice. Chuck it in a blender for a bit until it’s a Slurpee-like consistency and you’re good to go. Perhaps you could just call it a Lemon Screwdriver? ---
**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/10 "2004-04-06T19:08:42Z")
Some suggestions: Screwy Lemon Lemon Driver (or, if you make it a shot, it could be a Lemon Minnie Driver. I kill me.) Whatever the name, it sounds tasty. I’ll have to try one later. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/11 "2004-04-06T20:15:46Z")
I always thought a lemon drop was (lick the sugar) + (vodka shot) + (suck the lemon), a variation on the tequila deal. I think Lemon Driver would imply Lemonade + OJ + Vodka, which actually isn’t too bad. Sour Power? ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/12 "2004-04-06T20:42:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally postec by Bruce\_Daddy > I always thought a lemon drop was (lick the sugar) + (vodka shot) + (suck the lemon), a variation on the tequila deal. Right. So why not call the OP’s cocktail a “Lazy Lemon Drop”? ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/13 "2004-04-06T23:25:36Z")
It’s not the official drink for the name, but a container of frozen concentrate lemon juice, three beer, and a 26oz bottle of vodka make, what I call, a Porch Climber. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/14 "2004-04-06T23:44:57Z")
The only time I had this drink it was made with pink lemonade, and I was told it was a Pink Panty Pulldown. ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/15 "2004-04-07T00:28:58Z")
I’ve always referred to it as Lightning Lemonade, and I picked up the term from my brother. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/16 "2004-04-07T00:51:30Z")
A bar I occasionally go to refers to a screwdriver as lemonade or OJ and vodka. They specifically ask if you want it with lemonade or OJ. YMMV ---
**Author:** ![da\_pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@da\_pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/da_pope)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/17 "2004-04-07T02:16:49Z")
i always understood lemonade+vodka is a ‘tom collins’. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/18 "2004-04-07T06:48:59Z")
Lemonade and vodka was the first mixed drink I ever had, when I was about 16, and I was told it was called a Frog. Why it would be called that, I have no idea. ---
**Author:** ![li\_l\_Dickie\_Dirtz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@li\_l\_Dickie\_Dirtz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/li_l_Dickie_Dirtz)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/19 "2004-04-07T13:26:08Z")
> [@Ukulele Ike](#): > > Use seltzer instead of plain water for the lemonade, add a cherry, and serve it in a tall 14-oz. glass, and it would be a Vodka Collins. We do this, no cherry though, and we call it a Vodka Spritzer. That’s me-and-some-friends we, not me-and-the-mouse-in-my-pocket we. ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/20 "2004-04-07T13:48:19Z")
> [@da\_pope](#): > > i always understood lemonade+vodka is a ‘tom collins’. A Tom Collins is traditionally made with gin, not vodka. See **Ukulele Ike** ’s post for the closest variant. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547.md?page=2)