What's your drink of choice?

Doesn't have to be alcoholic, just whatever really slakes your thirst

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103 Comments

LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 279d (10 replies)

Water water water all day every day & nothing else appeals to me & nothing else will satisfy me.

SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 279d (1 reply)

Dozzi92@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 279d

Except too much water causes nausea and headaches!

Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 279d (5 replies)

I just don't get this. I wish I did. I do try to make myself drink water daily, but I could definitely drink more of it.

I just can't see how it's anyone's favorite. It's like the most boring of any beverage. It's like taking medicine, I do it because I have to, not because I want to.

pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 279d

It's nothing special but it's always there for you. It's like the one that's been waiting while you've chased after other beverages and had your heart broken, and then you realize it was the one all along. tl;dr you friendzoned water

LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 279d (3 replies)

Everything else except water is literally dehydrating. Water quenches my thirst. I've had a massive water drinking daily habit for 30 years.

Asidonhopo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 279d (2 replies)

Any drink with water in it is hydrating. There are no drinks without water. All drinks hydrate, even coffee.

LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 278d (1 reply)

Once in awhile when I'm feeling naughty I'll drink flavored sparkling water and I definitely notice it leaves me feeling comparatively unquenched & slightly unwell afterwards. I'm telling you water is the best hydration, pure water, of course we need the electrolyte nutrients to fully get the full effectiveness of the hydration like potassium magnesium sodium, if it's not already in our food we can supplement those 3 things, but yeah water + sodium + potassium + magnesium is perfect hydration & no other liquids are necessary. Any other liquids people drink are for comfort & taste.

Asidonhopo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 278d

Not disagreeing with you, water is definitely the best hydration. But other beverages are effective hydrators, even if some have side effects in addition to the taste.

count_dongulus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 279d

Dork

KoboldCoterie@pawb.social · 2 pts · 279d

LemmyKnowsBest knows best.

tired_n_bored@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 279d (3 replies)

Water top tier

Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 279d (1 reply)

Nah, fish piss in it

popekingjoe@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 279d

Fish fuck* in it.

lena@gregtech.eu · 1 pts · 209d
TheBat@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 279d
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moondoggie@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 279d (1 reply)

Brawndo. It mutilates my thirst and, as a bonus, it’s got what plants crave.

UPGRAYEDD@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 277d

Your outnumbered by the toilet water people.

Im a Mountain dew man myself.

Following the great Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho.

GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 278d

a mix between egirl bath water and egirl piss. bonus points for a splash of egirl spit.

🤤

Vanth@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 279d

Flavored sparkling waters. My kingdom for a La Croix.

SansJose5000@ani.social · 7 pts · 279d

Apple juice has been hitting good for me recently

DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth · 7 pts · 279d

Water usually, but coffee is #2 and sometimes I'll drink tea, wine, V8, or beer. Mimosas and bloody Marys can really hit spot sometimes and smoothies get an honorable mention as well.

RBWells@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 278d

Water for sure #1

Cafe con leche favorite caffeine drink. Diet coke distant second, but I like it.

Cocktails, tie between margarita and paper plane I think.

Wine? A dry Sauvignon Blanc.

GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 277d (1 reply)

Water, closely followed by coffee. I adhere to a two cup limit, but by god do I enjoy those two cups.

ChexMax@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 277d

Same, but after 1-2 cups I switch to decaf for the rest of the day. Two best drinks.

fubarx@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 279d

Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

qyron@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 279d

By order of preference:

  • water
  • lemonade, iced, sweetned, with a mint leaf
  • iced tea, home made
  • ginger ale, again, home made

(stay with me, people, I'm just that annoying)

  • ginger beer, non-alcoholic, again, home made
  • a store brand energy drink and that drink alone; other drinks taste like disappointment and industrial solvents
  • sparkling water, chilled, but only if Pedras Salgadas; it's slightly bitter and acidic
  • gin & tonic, in a chilled glass, for a late afternoon drink
  • moscaranja, a mixed drink with Moscatel wine and fresh orange juice, high ball glass, with ice
  • Pisang Ambon and orange juice, with ice, same presentation as above
  • sangria, and this implies red wine, not champagne, sparkling wine, rosé, etc. Just a nice strong red wine, poured over fresh fruit, a bit of orange juice, sugar and a bit of sparkling water. With ice.
  • chilled white wine. No ice. Watered wine tastes like dish water and sadness.
  • coke, over ice, with a slice of lemon
  • beer, if nothing else available and I'm walking home
faltryka@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 279d (2 replies)

Topo Chico

dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 279d

Sparkling topo Chico is the best sparkling water hands down

GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 278d

A person of culture I see.

palordrolap@fedia.io · 5 pts · 278d

Tea. Specifically, what's known in other parts of the world as "English Breakfast (Black) Tea". Because I'm British and grew up with it.

Although I vary quite a bit from average. Mine's usually decaffeinated with sweetener and soy milk for health reasons.

Quexotic@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 279d (2 replies)

Jamaica with vanilla cream.

I brew hibiscus flowers and chill it, then I add vanilla coffee creamer.

Smooth and tasty, but it's acidic, so yo gotta drink it promptly. It can get weird if you add cream and leave it in the fridge.🤢

Sometimes I add vodka.

RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 278d (1 reply)

Like, the whole country?

Quexotic@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 275d

I can't fucking spell or it was autocorrect, not sure. Jamica.

SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 278d (3 replies)

White Russian

Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 3 pts · 278d (2 replies)

the bar's over there

SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 277d (1 reply)

I hate the fucking Eagles, man!

Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 3 pts · 277d

get your own fucking cab !!

Toes@ani.social · 5 pts · 279d
Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 279d (1 reply)

Beer. I love it.

Non-alcoholic, then probably the tropical pop from Aldi.

Quexotic@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 279d

Is it like Tahitian treat? I love Tahitian treat!

theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 279d

Have a cold at the moment, so I'm currently drinking gallons of herbal tea

Darcranium@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 277d

Dragonfruit Mio in carbonated water

Also their grape flavor is good too

falseWhite@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 277d
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sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 279d

Actually coca Cola. But since my dentist bills have been getting expensive it’s sparkling water.

GraniteM@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 279d

Chai latte. With or without espresso, depending.

SlurpingPus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 279d

Kefir is great for complaints from the stomach. And great in general.

glorkon@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 279d

I'm a fucking snob so I spend way too much money on expensive single malts and gyokuro green tea.

AmericanEconomicThinkTank@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 277d

Water.

Tea.

Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 277d

Whisky. Ideally a single malt. Double ideally an Islay single malt. Triple ideally a Port Ellen single malt.

Sadly, the Port Ellen distillery was closed in 1983 which means bottles go for a minimum of £1000 (probably more, it's been a while since I last checked). The distillery was apparently reopened last year, but it'll be years before we discover if the new expressions are as perfect as they used to be.

IWW4@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 277d

Non alcoholic go toes

  • Coffee
  • Water

Alcoholic go toes

  • Maker Mark and Diet Coke
  • Gin and Tonic
  • vodka and tonic
pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 279d

Whiskey coke

kubofhromoslav@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 278d

Water most of the time. Even when I was a kid I refused sodas quite early. I am sorry for many children that are socially force-fed soda by hijacking their ancient instincts using marketing and weak regulation and enabled by short term thinking parents, who are themselve socially programmed for that 😥 It is a vicious circle that is hard to escape on societal level...

And also oat milk.

GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 278d

Plain water +lime & salt, flavored electrolytes, beer.

JoeKrogan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 278d

Coconut water

nomy@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 277d (2 replies)

Water, chocolate milk, roof beer, whiskey-ginger.

Chais@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 277d (1 reply)

Is that beer that stood on the roof the whole day, so it's nice and warm?

nomy@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 277d

Sun-bleached and exposed to the elements, that's how I like my drinks.

Brosplosion@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 279d (1 reply)

Old-fashioned or a Gimlet depending on company/mood

happysplinter@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 278d

Man I love a gimlet.

PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 278d

Orange juice
I'm allergic to it, but it's an allergy I developed as an adult. As a kid I loved it, and I miss it so much.

Also Clearly Canadian blackberry flavour.

mysticpickle@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 279d

Cherry Coke.

GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 279d

Unsweetened ice tea. It's water with flavor and no calories aka guilt.

BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 279d

Miami Vice.

They make a pina colada and then they make a strawberry daiquiri and then they swirl it together. Bartenders hate making them because it's double the work, I rarely order it unless the bar advertises it or has everything premixed.

popekingjoe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 279d

Ice water. Always.

I also really love orange juice and most cherry flavored sodas, both artificial and natural.

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 279d

Water with a hint of lemon or lime.

Pazintach@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 279d (1 reply)

Lots of Coffee, lots of Black Tea.

RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 278d

Coffee literally does nothing to quench thirst. It's a net zero effect.

determinist@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 279d

@toomanypancakes@piefed.world Water

SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 279d

Guiness 0

Tattorack@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 279d

Water. Earl grey tea.

TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 278d

Caffeine - Coffee and Tea.

Alcohol - Bourbon and Tequila

RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 278d

Mocha. The tropical belt's kissing cousins are absolutely delightful in a hot milk bath.

Although, I wouldn't turn down an eggnog mocha if offered.

Matriks404@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 279d

Coffee.

LeapSecond@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 279d

Tea/infusions in all its possible shapes and forms. Except bottled ice tea, that's not tea.

ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 279d

Iced breve latte (latte with half and half instead of milk)

Cherry Coke Zero

Whatever good beer is on sale

msokiovt@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 278d

I have two: water and green tea. That's it, nothing else.

Sometimes, though, I drink coffee, but it's unlikely I'll do that (one mug of coffee or green tea is enough for me).

sturmblast@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 277d

Coffee

Nemo@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 279d

Chicago tapwater

Rhoeri@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 279d

• Non-alcoholic: Carnation Instant Breakfast
• Alcoholic: Scotch. Straight.

AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 279d

If we're talking in the morning and In need a with quick pick me up, Mr. Brown coffee.

For when I'm normal craving soda, root beer. For less common sldas where I live, it has to be Faygo, any flavor.

For alcohol, there's a local beer brand I really like. So I usually drink that since I normally don't have sake in stock.

For tea, anything bitter, like straight macha tea.

Otherwise, I am almost always just drinking water.

itisileclerk@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 277d

Alcoholic beverage, rakija. Non-alcoholic beverage, water.

MTK@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 278d (1 reply)

Fresh green coconut water

Psythik@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 278d

Agreed. Hate when they ruin it by watering it down and adding sugar, though, cause it lowers the amount of potassium you get (and ruins the taste). Gotta check the label carefully when buying cause I've been fooled by shitty coconut water more than once.

fiendishplan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 277d (2 replies)

Wild Turkey 101 on a normal day Knob Creek if I fee like living it up (both neat).

toomanypancakes@piefed.world · 1 pts · 277d (1 reply)

Wild turkey is what my grandpa always used to drink, I've never been brave enough to try it. Is it good?

fiendishplan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 277d

Its a got a bold flavor, I'd recommend starting a bourbon journey with Buffalo Trace then moving up when that gets boring and you want something a little stronger.

Dozzi92@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 279d (3 replies)

One (double) cup of coffee with some stevia, black. Fiber. Water. Water. Water. Water. Water. Fiber. Water. Water. Kratom. Half of a Zero Sugar Peach Snapple. Water. Milk. Fin. Literally every day.

palordrolap@fedia.io · 3 pts · 278d (1 reply)

Kratom

uh-oh

Dozzi92@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 278d

Heh, this list used to include beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, wine, wine, wine. So it ain't perfect but it's a better alternative.

blackbrook@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 278d

In the morning, coffee. Throughout the day water, maybe a tea once in a while. In the evening 1 alcoholic beverage, usually wine or a cocktail but maybe beer. This time of year it's often something hot (hot toddy, mulled wine, mulled beer, old man's milk, etc.).

blackroses97@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 278d

7 up

MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 279d

Water, Chicory, Rooibos Tea, Clipper NoCaf, zero alcohol Guiness/Erdinger.

Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 2 pts · 278d

I love infused ginger. It's new to me, I didn't even know about ginger for the longest time

Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 278d

Canned Barqs root beer (the can part is important, it affects the flavor) for non-alcoholic, Woodchuck Amber for alcohol. Hopefully obviously I do drink plenty of water though, I just don't go out of my way to drink extra.

HowlsSophie@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 278d

Sparkling water. Liquid Death has a cola flavor that's satisfying in that area without the sugar or caffeine.

Also regular water.

jordanlund@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 279d

Been doing a lot of this iced lately:

jerkface@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 278d (4 replies)

Distilled water. That tang. I'm told it's stripping my body of minerals but 1) I don't really believe it and 2) I really don't care, it's fucking delicious.

mirshafie@europe.pub · 3 pts · 278d (3 replies)

Not sure if this is real, but just to be clear, it is totally stripping your body of all ions, including the electrolytes that your nerves need to keep your lungs and heart functioning.

Small amounts will be fine, especially if you don't hold your pee, but it can absolutely kill you. Read up on water intoxication if you want to know more.

jerkface@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 278d (2 replies)

Nah, I just process it with my mighty system of organs.

mirshafie@europe.pub · 2 pts · 278d (1 reply)

Why didn't I think of that?

jerkface@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 278d

But really, it's sold in every supermarket, right next to the spring water, in an almost identical package, with no warnings. I infer people are not dropping dead left and right.

zxqwas@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 279d

There is nothing better than a cup of black coffee in the morning.

Tap water is also good, but that depends on what town. It's great where I live now. It's meh where I grew up.

Pale lager or smokey single malt if alcoholic drinks.

Monster96@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 279d

Iced tea. Not the cold tea, but the soft drink ice tea. I could drink that all day

CarlGustaf@hilariouschaos.com · -1 pts · 279d

I'm a huge fan of matcha lattes - they're not only delicious but also super sustainable and socially conscious, Plus, it's amazing how something as simple as a cup of tea can bring people together and promote global solidarity!