drinking: summertime edition

there is no hiding it, i'm a drinker. i love drinking. and nothing is better than drinking in the summertime, especially since it's tres gorgeous out and it's light late into the evening.

let's get started.

PIMM'S CUPS

first off, Pimm's RULEZ the summertime. order a Pimm's cup no matter where you go. typically, it's Pimm's and ginger ale/beer and/or carbonated lemonade and/or champagne (Pimm's Royale!) + lemon + cucumber. great thing? not SUPER alcoholic, so perfect for daytime. can drink lots of them as well.

COCCHI AMERICAN FTW. and by FTW i mean "fuck the world," not "for the win"

fuuuuuuuuck. i just found this stuff. it's AMAZING. if you like negroni's, you'll love this. put this in a glass over ice. add an orange peel. top with club soda. perfect summertime drink. again, it's an aperitivo, so not super-alcoholy, so you can drink lots of them. it also comes in "plain" (?) and just recently started being sold in the USA, so go buy a case and be ready for summertime.

okay, i can't find a picture of my next summertime staple, so i'm going to describe it, and send you to the place to get it. Tres Sabores Winery Ingrid and Julia Rose. it's crisp and clean, with hints of berries. made from zinfandel and petit syrah grapes, it tastes like sunshine when it's perfectly chilled. visit their winery in St. Helena for a real treat. i could drink this by the case. in fact, i might order a case. what's great about it is that it is not too sweet, and not too dark. sometimes you get a rose that is wayyyy too sweet (like, wtfuck is up with moscato being the latest and greatest? is that not super weird? moscato is gross) and then you end up with WHITE WINE HEADACHE. i hate white wine headache. that's why this light, airy rose is perfect. go buy a case.

what do you like to drink when it gets too hot to think?