Your Favourite Non-Alcoholic Thirst Quenchers

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

What do you drink as your favourite Non-Alcoholic summer-time thirst quenchers?

It reached a high here of 38.6 degrees Celsius in what has so far been a non-event La Niña for our district this summer.

As a thirst quencher I make a mix of Bickford's Lemon Juice Cordial and sparkling mineral water.

Bundaberg Brewed Drinks and Schweppes used to make a bitter lemon soft drink. The word "bitter" always used to be an understatement. However, it used to knock out a thirst after drinking: water, milk, tea, iced tea, and juice

I also get the Zooper frozen cordial sleeves.

What are your summer-time non-Alcoholic thirst quenchers?

Kind regards
Lionel

[Tombie]

Zooper Doopers are a site requirement when it’s hot!

Zero Sugar Lime On ice is my current drink.
Prefer it to booze too.

[DeanoH]

Indian Tonic Water on ice with a piece of lemon :)

Deano :)

[Tins]

SanPellegrino Arancianta Rossa or Pompelmo sparkling mineral water. That's blood orange or grapefruit for the uninitiated. Not too sweet, not sticky, not too fizzy, just lovely Italian refreshment.

[sashadidi]

From my Africian days the drink in the plus 30 to 45 degrees C days was a Malawi shandy , half ginger beer, half ginger ale ,dash od biiters and sometimes small dash of worcestershire sauce served in ice cold glass,or add gin etc to make alcoholic version it really was amazing ,there are other versions of this from country to country in Southern Africa.

[pop058]

Just Soda water.

[V8Ian]

Quality Indian tonic, grapefruit juice or iced coffee.

[Vern]

Water
Water with hydralite
Coffee

[speleomike]

Cold Schweppes Indian Tonic Water with Claytons (about 10% to 20% depending on your taste).

I'm annoyed that I cannot get Mynor GI lime cordial anymore :-(

Mike

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

Thank you for all your contributions. I was really interested in Sashadidi's Malawi Shandy... well right up to the point of the "sometimes Worcestershire sauce" bit. Hmmm.

Another drink that used to work for me was Ward's Fruit Saline - which no supermarket here seems to stock any more. Cottee's used to make a similar saline too. This also has not been stocked on the local shelves for a long time. Salvital is alternative to the two other "Fruit Salines".


Kind regards
Lionel

[Tins]

Quality Indian tonic,

Where does one get such a thing? Schweppes sure as hell don't make it anymore. Unless there are still some little bottles around somewhere.

[cuppabillytea]

Bickfords 1/2 Lemon 1/2 lime, ice, a couple of grinds of salt and chilled water.

[Tins]

Bickfords 1/2 Lemon 1/2 lime, ice, a couple of grinds of salt and chilled water.

Huh?? I would have thought that a cuppabillytea might have been your tipple.

Actually, weak black tea ( hot ) is about as refreshing as it gets. Ask the Saudis.

[V8Ian]

Cold Schweppes Indian Tonic Water with Claytons (about 10% to 20% depending on your taste).

I'm annoyed that I cannot get Mynor GI lime cordial anymore :-(

Mike
Mynor cordial! Its been so long, I'd forgotten it existed.

[V8Ian]

Where does one get such a thing? Schweppes sure as hell don't make it anymore. Unless there are still some little bottles around somewhere.
Plenty in Woolies.

[speleomike]

Plenty in Woolies.

and in IGA

[cuppabillytea]

Mynor cordial! Its been so long, I'd forgotten it existed.
GI on Ice cream my forgotten favourite.

[cuppabillytea]

Huh?? I would have thought that a cuppabillytea might have been your tipple.

Actually, weak black tea ( hot ) is about as refreshing as it gets. Ask the Saudis.
The moniker has nothing to do with my choice of beverage. I do like a hot black tea though, but not to quench a big thirst.

[Lionelgee]

and in IGA

G'day Ian,

Plenty elsewhere; not here in Bundaberg though. I would have to place a special order for the local supermarkets of either variety. Wait a number of weeks for the order to arrive. Blah ... blah.

When I visited relatives in Tamworth I used to go to the IGA and stock up on Ward's Saline. I suppose I could get a "relief pack" sent to me!

Kind regards
Lionel

[Homestar]

Tonic water with a dash of orange juice. 👍

[Tins]

Plenty in Woolies.

Sorry. I thought you said quality.

[trout1105]

Doesn't anyone here drink water?
If I am really hot and thirsty a simple glass of cold water does the trick[thumbsupbig]
Beer is my prefered option But not a great idea if you are working or driving[bigwhistle]

[loanrangie]

Water or cordial usually. Don't mind an ice cold coke or solo.

[Hogarthde]

CWater, and water, river water( Detention River) , cattle trough, dam, creek,hose in dairy,or cold black tea from a sock covered vinegar bottle .

[V8Ian]

Sorry. I thought you said quality.
So what brand do you consider quality?

[Tins]

So what brand do you consider quality?

That was the point of my question, Ian. I can't find any tonic water that matches what Schweppes used to make, or what I have had overseas. It's mostly lolly water, less quinine and way more sugar.

[V8Ian]

I enjoy Schweppes from Woolies.

[biggin]

I enjoy Schweppes from Woolies.

[emoji106]
Just had 4 weeks off the grog. Schweppes Dry Ginger Ale was my favourite.

[jon3950]

That was the point of my question, Ian. I can't find any tonic water that matches what Schweppes used to make, or what I have had overseas. It's mostly lolly water, less quinine and way more sugar.

Fever Tree, either Indian or Mediterranean depending on the gin it's going with. Half the sugar of the Schweppes and much nicer.

[Saitch]

I enjoy Schweppes from Woolies.

H'yep! Sugar free, too!

168964

[V8Ian]

Fever Tree, either Indian or Mediterranean depending on the gin it's going with. Half the sugar of the Schweppes and much nicer.
At $8.72 a litre, I'd be expecting them to come and pour it for me.

[Saitch]

At $8.72 a litre, I'd be expecting them to come and pour it for me.

At that price I'd want this!

168965

[V8Ian]

At that price I'd want this!

168965
I'd settle for that.
Will you be needing my spare bedroom?

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,


Being the inquisitive sod that I am .. I had a gekko at Fever Tree... Here is a critique about it. Looks like it has some selectively sourced ingredients ...; accessed 23rd February 2021 from, Review: Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic Water - Drinkhacker (https://www.drinkhacker.com/2012/10/21/review-fever-tree-mediterranean-tonic-water)

Kind regards
Lionel

[Homestar]

That was the point of my question, Ian. I can't find any tonic water that matches what Schweppes used to make, or what I have had overseas. It's mostly lolly water, less quinine and way more sugar.

Yeah, it's not what it used to be that's for sure - I buy the sugar free stuff myself.

[jon3950]

At $8.72 a litre, I'd be expecting them to come and pour it for me.

You get what you pay for. Life’s too short to waste good gin on crap tonic water.

[V8Ian]

You get what you pay for. Life’s too short to waste good gin on crap tonic water.
Or tonic water with gin.

[Tins]

At that price I'd want this!

168965

Cher looks a little different these days. Are you sure?

[Tins]

I enjoy Schweppes from Woolies.

Yes, but you like trucks from a butter manufacturer.

[Tins]

At $8.72 a litre, I'd be expecting them to come and pour it for me.

Check the price on Schweppes in the little bottles next time YOU do the shopping...

[Tins]

Or tonic water with gin.

Nah, that's a personal choice. No gin makes tonic taste bad, but crap tonic makes everything taste bad.

[Hogarthde]

[QUOTE=Tins;3066753]Yes, but you like trucks from a butter manufacturer.

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