# What's your favorite non-alcoholic drink? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 28, 2007, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808 "2007-06-28T19:13:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![stucco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@stucco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stucco)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/21 "2007-06-28T20:25:49Z")
I lived with a friend from India once who made her own yogurt and then made the best **slightly** salted lassi ever. I’ve never been able to recreate it. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/22 "2007-06-28T20:32:10Z")
The blood of a newborn puppy. Or, barring that, Iced Tea with lime. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/23 "2007-06-28T20:34:04Z")
[QUOTE=Hung Mung] All at once? You are one sick puppy. [/QUOTE] Of course not. It’s not complete without a splash of Coke. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/24 "2007-06-28T20:35:31Z")
Milk or Sprite, depending on mood and possible food pairing. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/25 "2007-06-28T20:42:19Z")
[Laverne]Milk and Pepsi.[/Laverne] Actually, coffee or green tea, and occasionally Classic Coke – or better yet, one of those little glass-bottled Cokes from Mexico that they sell at local movie theaters and coffee shops around here. ---
**Author:** ![Dunawake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dunawake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunawake)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/26 "2007-06-28T21:00:50Z")
**Ovaltine!** Mmmmm…Rich Chocolate Ovaltine… ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/27 "2007-06-28T21:02:52Z")
Moved from IMHO to CS. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/28 "2007-06-28T21:05:25Z")
I’m going to be the first to mention a Shirley Temple??? It’s great. I go out with my friends and I order a Shirley Temple, and the bartenders all think I’m a great guy because hey, designated driver, right? And I never have to admit that it’s just because I love the drink. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tamryne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tamryne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamryne)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/29 "2007-06-28T21:14:20Z")
Coffee, closely followed by sparkling water. Tea’s great too, especially at restaraunts or family gatherings. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/30 "2007-06-28T21:16:48Z")
Properly made iced tea. That means Southern-Style. That means sweetened to within an inch of super-saturation while still hot, then cooled, iced and set in front of me in a glass already coated with condensation, garnished with a lemon slice. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/31 "2007-06-28T21:24:57Z")
Pineapple tangerine juice ---
**Author:** ![Ender\_Will](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/32 "2007-06-28T22:29:11Z")
[Arnold Palmer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Palmer_%28drink%29). One of the great things about it is that, regardless of how badly the ratio gets skewed, it’s still good. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/33 "2007-06-28T22:32:22Z")
Lime and soda ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/34 "2007-06-28T22:33:48Z")
If I’m really thirsty, I like water. Otherwise, I drink unsweetened iced tea about all the time. I do have coffee every morning, though. I don’t care for sweet drinks, as they don’t seem to really quench your thirst at all. Not mine, anyway. I’ll stick with iced tea and water. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/35 "2007-06-28T23:19:02Z")
Strong black tea, hot (with milk & sugar), hot (plain), or iced (with lemon and sugar). ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/36 "2007-06-28T23:24:06Z")
Diet soda in general. It was orange Tropicana Twister for a while but is probably Coke Zero right now. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/37 "2007-06-28T23:50:24Z")
Didn’t know there were any… ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/38 "2007-06-28T23:52:24Z")
[QUOTE=Queen Bruin] Currently it’s Diet Mountain Dew Code Red. I think I bought Albertson’s out last time I went shopping. It’s rather difficult to find. [/QUOTE] This is true. Not my absolute favorite, but when I see it, I always get it. Otherwise, I mainline the regular diet Mt. Dew. Susan ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/39 "2007-06-29T00:15:10Z")
I love Dr. Pepper for those times when life needs to be caffienated, otherwise I go with Jones Cream Soda (holy CRAP it’s good) or Jones Berry Lemonade soda. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808/40 "2007-06-29T00:23:26Z")
Sweet water from a fast flowing stream high up in the Sierras. I know there’s a risk of getting giardia, but sometimes I just have to cup a hand and get a taste when I’m hiking. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-alcoholic-drink/409808.md?page=3)