# 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:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**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 7, 2004, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/21 "2004-04-07T14:27:26Z")
> [@Kat](#): > > 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. That actually rings a bell, now that you mention it. I do like Pink Panty Pulldown though. ---
**Author:** ![jlc145](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@jlc145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jlc145)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/22 "2021-06-09T15:49:43Z")
I’ve read all of your good comments/suggestions. In the late 60’s, the name of this cocktail was YELLOW FEVER. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/23 "2021-06-09T15:57:33Z")
It’s a Vodka Cranberry gone horribly wrong. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/24 "2021-06-09T16:04:54Z")
> [@lightingtool](#): > > Lemon Driver I’ve heard that. Sometimes Lemon Screwdriver, which is more of a description than a well known name. Mostly just plain old Vodka and Lemonade. That one rolls off the tongue well as opposed to the discordant phrase Vodka and Orange Juice which clearly needed a better name. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/25 "2021-06-09T16:56:01Z")
They say the recipe for lemonade and vodka is lemonade and vodka. I tried to make it at home. There’s more to it than that - Mitch Hedberg Try vodka with melon flavored powerade. Thats good too. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/26 "2021-06-09T18:37:10Z")
Vodka sour. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/27 "2021-06-09T19:36:11Z")
I tried a “Smirnoff Ice Original” today. It is supposed to be a pre-mixed vodka-lemonade. The main ingredients are carbonated water, vodka (1/8 of the drink), and sugar. It was sort of OK chilled, but I did not care for all the sugar. FYI the description on the bottle is “vodka mixed with the classic taste of lemon” ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547/28 "2021-06-09T19:40:58Z")
Add melon balls, and you have a “Slap-a-Da-Balls.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547.md?page=1)