610026 Mon Apr 06 15:16:27 -0700 2009 27 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 4572735 What are some of the best non-alcoholic drinks? Mon Apr 06 15:16:27 -0700 2009 244914 Coffee and Choco 1 4572883 hhmmmm, water ? orange juice ? tea ? Or did you have something else in mind ? Mon Apr 06 15:52:37 -0700 2009 4572735 11828 Maximilien 1 4573187 Ginger _____. Mon Apr 06 17:18:22 -0700 2009 4572735 64003 bulavinaka 2 4574281 MaryAnn ____. Grapefruit juice, splash of raspberry seltzer Tue Apr 07 06:02:41 -0700 2009 4573187 178131 BiscuitBoy 2 4576643 That's exactly what I thought...ginger beer. With some vodka and lime juice. Oh wait. What? Tue Apr 07 16:41:02 -0700 2009 4573187 219993 LA Buckeye Fan 1 4573217 Homemade lemon or lime ade, homemade soda. Hibiscus as aqua fresca or mixed w/ iced tea or lemonade. Watermelon agua fresca. green/mint iced tea. Coffee, but it seems like you're on to that one. From the store, I like the GUS brand sodas and the honest tea? brand teas Mon Apr 06 17:29:16 -0700 2009 4572735 136906 lucygoosey 1 4573278 apple cider tea ginger ale spruce beer (biere d'épinette) Mon Apr 06 17:51:26 -0700 2009 4572735 194657 alixium 1 4573348 "Cranfresca" -- cranberry juice and Fresca on the rocks. Mon Apr 06 18:15:34 -0700 2009 4572735 49600 CindyJ 1 4573458 Ting (Jamaican grapefruit soda) San Pellegrino Aranciata (orange soda) Ghirardelli dark and white cocoa (drinking it now--I'm freezing): Heat a mug of milk. Add 1 tablespoon Ghirardelli sweet ground chocolate and cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon of their white mocha. A touch of cream or evap milk just makes it better. Sprinkle cinnamon on top. Pomegranate blend with water or seltzer. Mon Apr 06 18:57:57 -0700 2009 4572735 249664 kattyeyes 2 4573691 The entire line of San Pellegrino sodas - Orange, lemon, and lime! I've got 6-packs of all three in the pantry. Great flavor without being sweet. Mon Apr 06 20:29:42 -0700 2009 4573458 32444 MakingSense 3 4573703 I have lemon on hold at the package store. Will have to try the lime, too. The orange is a great mixer but also stands on its own very nicely. Mon Apr 06 20:36:37 -0700 2009 4573691 249664 kattyeyes 3 4573716 What about San Bitters? Mon Apr 06 20:42:44 -0700 2009 4573691 212582 schrutefarms 4 4573816 I think I tried that one too. Great drink. You don't even miss the booze with these. Super over ice, just fine for slow sipping. An excellent alternative to a cocktail. These are NOT soft drinks for kids. Gotta love those Italians, huh? Mon Apr 06 21:38:27 -0700 2009 4573716 32444 MakingSense 1 4573527 Ice tea- I like to make Liptons myself, unsweetened with lemon, or Newmans, which is very sweet, but delicious Orangina Bubbly water, pref. lemon flavored Ocean-Spray Cran-Grape (love it!) Peach Snapple I could go on and on.... Mon Apr 06 19:24:54 -0700 2009 4572735 212582 schrutefarms 2 4573540 Horchata and agua frescas please. Sweet tea, lemonade and Arnold Palmers. Juice spritzers - juices cut with selzter water. Shirley Temple/Roy Rodgers for when you want to feel like a kid who is acting grown up. Mon Apr 06 19:30:37 -0700 2009 4573527 152043 TampaAurora 1 4573724 I'm a big iced tea fan (brewed, not sweet), but lately I've been loving using lingonberry concentrate with either still or sparkling water. Just a touch, so it's not cloying. Very refreshing. You can also jazz it up a bit as a nice beverage for guests who prefer to to drink alcohol, but would still like something a little cocktail-y. Cay Mon Apr 06 20:47:03 -0700 2009 4572735 49525 cayjohan 1 4573839 Diet Coke! And a second to the Orangina. Mon Apr 06 21:50:23 -0700 2009 4572735 179970 meleyna 2 4574023 I have to second the Diet Coke - although I suspect my affinity for the drink is due to a bit of an addiction. Schweppes Bitter Lemon is also absolutely delicious, but quite "dense", so even better with heaps of ice. Tue Apr 07 01:08:56 -0700 2009 4573839 120373 hangrygirl 3 4577063 Third on the Diet Coke. I'm a total addict for the stuff. =] Tue Apr 07 19:29:43 -0700 2009 4574023 260753 beccabones 2 4575185 Love Orangina. I also really like mint tea- preferably spearmint. Tue Apr 07 10:17:05 -0700 2009 4573839 107671 queencru 1 4574319 Fresca Tue Apr 07 06:17:11 -0700 2009 4572735 158016 cassoulady 1 4575366 Iced tea -- preferably Luzianne, sugared when it's hot, with lemon. Tue Apr 07 10:51:24 -0700 2009 4572735 113176 jmckee 1 4575818 Ginger beer. At least twice a month I drive into town just to go to the nearest World Market to stock up on whatever odd and different types of ginger beer and ginger ale they have available. However, if you have to have non-alcoholic, make sure you read the labels on the ginger beer. I was suprised recently that one of the brands I picked up showed on the label that it contained alcohol (about the same amount as non-alcoholic beer - .05%). Now if I could just find a retailer that carries spruce beer. Tue Apr 07 12:35:49 -0700 2009 4572735 259475 blackoak 1 4575850 I've really been into cold Korean barley tea lately. Tue Apr 07 12:42:41 -0700 2009 4572735 12327 PegS 1 4576439 Jfood favorites include: - Egg Cream - Root Beer Float - Cream soda - Tropican No-Pulp OJ - Big glass of water Tue Apr 07 15:26:12 -0700 2009 4572735 11290 jfood 1 4576473 Tea, in all its infinite varieties. I've always had a soft spot for Tieguanyin (Anxi, Fujian); Pu-erh (Yunnan) cooked or aged versions during colder months, raw or younger versions when it's warmer; single bush phoenix oolongs (Canton); Scarlet Robe/Da4 Hong2 Pao2 (Wuyi, Fujian), but many others are great. Fresh squeezed fruit juice. Milk shake, root beer float as a close second in this category. Tue Apr 07 15:38:42 -0700 2009 4572735 10076 limster 1 4577069 kombucha tea spritzers made with seltzer and unsweetened cherry juice seltzer with unsweetened cranberry juice and lemon or lime sparkling apple cider with lingonberry Tue Apr 07 19:32:57 -0700 2009 4572735 117621 poptart 1 4579594 A real chocolate malt. Orangeina. Wed Apr 08 16:34:07 -0700 2009 4572735 259263 bigfellow