# Mike's hard lemonade with vodka? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol\ **Created:** [February 26, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikes-hard-lemonade-with-vodka/713639 "2015-02-26T03:33:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![theo112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@theo112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theo112)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikes-hard-lemonade-with-vodka/713639/1 "2015-02-26T03:33:25Z")
Would mixing Mike’s Hard Lemonade with Vodka be good? would it work or no? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikes-hard-lemonade-with-vodka/713639/2 "2015-02-26T04:00:50Z")
I fail to see why it wouldn’t work. Of course, I don’t suggest YOU attempt to work after consuming significant amounts of that mix. ---
**Author:** ![rsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikes-hard-lemonade-with-vodka/713639/3 "2015-02-26T04:04:18Z")
I think that would be fine. I haven’t had Mike’s lemonade but I often have an Ice Pick - vodka and iced tea. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikes-hard-lemonade-with-vodka/713639/4 "2015-02-26T04:16:05Z")
As a big Mike’s fan, I ask why would you even WANT to? ---
**Author:** ![theo112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@theo112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theo112)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikes-hard-lemonade-with-vodka/713639/5 "2015-02-26T04:18:21Z")
Because I like Vodka, not straight but I like to mix it in with other stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikes-hard-lemonade-with-vodka/713639/6 "2015-02-26T04:23:19Z")
I wouldn’t consider Mike’s a mixer. I think it’s a terrible idea. But hey - it wont hurt to try it - at worst you’ve ruined a drink. At best you might like it. ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikes-hard-lemonade-with-vodka/713639/7 "2015-02-26T04:26:54Z")
I’ve done it, just to get rid of a couple bottles of Mike’s leftover from a BBQ. Meh. Just make some regular lemonade (even from concentrate, or [this stuff](http://www.simplyorangejuice.com/product/lemonade.jsp)) and spike it a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikes-hard-lemonade-with-vodka/713639/8 "2015-02-26T04:54:12Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > I fail to see why it wouldn’t work. > > Of course, I don’t suggest YOU attempt to work after consuming significant amounts of that mix. Unless, of course, you can carpool to work, with someone _else_ driving. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikes-hard-lemonade-with-vodka/713639/9 "2015-02-26T16:34:23Z")
Put me down as someone who actually enjoys a Mike’s Hard Lemonade with an added shot of vodka, over ice, with a slice of lemon. It’s very refreshing on a hot summer day. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikes-hard-lemonade-with-vodka/713639/10 "2015-02-26T16:54:35Z")
I think this may be best suited to Cafe Society. Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikes-hard-lemonade-with-vodka/713639/11 "2015-02-26T20:01:17Z")
The original Mike’s Hard Lemonade in Canada is vodka based. Everywhere else it’s a malt liquor based drink. I don’t know what the concensus on mixing malt liquors with vodka is? ---
**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikes-hard-lemonade-with-vodka/713639/12 "2015-02-26T21:24:50Z")
I think that most of the people who mix malt liquor and vodka only have internet access at the local library and are unlikey to be SDMB members. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mikes-hard-lemonade-with-vodka/713639/13 "2015-02-26T21:31:13Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > I don’t know what the concensus on mixing malt liquors with vodka is? I would guess the consensus would be “Why?” I agree with **Elemenopy** ’s suggestion to simply mix the vodka into regular lemonade. Add more vodka if you need to get drunker faster.