Cold Drinks for a Hot Summer
Lynley Jones
You need a cold drink in your hand, my friend. (I’m with you!) Here are some recipes for cocktails, lemonade, limeade and even home-brewed soda to get you through the season.
Super-refreshing, fizzy and fun lemonade cocktail infused with basil and sumac.
We boost the lemon flavor by steeping lemon zest in the sugar syrup. Sweet, refreshing lemony goodness.
Cool, fizzy and refreshing drink, perfect for a summer day. Or any day. Add a little gin for a grownup twist.
Make your own soda, naturally carbonated and tinted red from hibiscus leaves steeped with lime.
Make your own, refreshing, naturally carbonated herbal soda, infused with parsley and lemon.
Make your own, refreshing, naturally carbonated lemon-lime soda.
More on making summer drinks:
How to use make your own naturally carbonated soda using fermentation, with herbs, fruit and other natural ingredients. Everything you need to know, including bottles, equipment, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions.
Everything you need to make your own all-natural drinks this summer, including my exact formula for drink-making success, tips to serve a crowd like a pro, and how you can ditch the store-bought gallon jugs and squeeze your own dang lemons.
Scroll through every Adventure Kitchen recipe.
Lemons, peaches and thyme combine to fill every glass with the flavors of summer.