FRESH AND REFRESHING DRINKS: HERE ARE THE BEST FOR THE SUMMER

With summer comes the heat and the desire to quench your thirst with cool drinks increases. After all, it is important to drink a lot and stay hydrated, regardless of your daily activity.

If drinking water is essential, using fresh drinks, thirst-quenching drinks is a real pleasure, as they are drinks of various flavors, capable of restoring energy and providing the right quantities of mineral salts.

Carbonated or sugary drinks make you much thirstier, so it is preferable to opt for natural alternatives.

Natural thirst-quenching drinks

Some examples are homemade lemon tea, green or decaffeinated tea , perhaps flavored with a little fresh ginger or seasonal fruit.

Dolce Vita iced tea capsules are also available  (available both with lemon and peach ) with a natural taste, to prepare a healthy and refreshing drink in no time.

Another drink very similar to tea is carcadè, which is obtained with the leaves of a particular tropical hibiscus. Its color is fuchsia or red according to the duration of the infusion.

The fruit and vegetable smoothies , lemonades and orange sodas, or yogurt-based drinks are also very tasty . Finally, even milkshakes and smoothies can be a tasty and very nutritious fresh drink.

These drinks are ideal not only for refreshments but also for those on a diet, especially if you avoid adding sugar to them.

Cappuccino Ice

Those who love caffeine and especially coffee can enjoy its intense aroma even in summer, thanks to fresh drinks such as Cappuccino Ice .

It is an iced drink, also available in capsules (Dolce Vita) for espresso coffee machines , to recharge and quench your thirst during the day with an intense sensation of freshness, with the unmistakable creamy taste of cappuccino. We also suggest trying an iced coffee.

Refreshing cold alcoholic cocktails

Those who want a fresh and slightly alcoholic drink are certainly spoiled for choice. There are many cold cocktails that can be prepared, not only in the classic way but also with Dolce Gusto compatible capsules thanks to the Dolce Vita Ice Summer Box line .

Now let’s see some of the main cold alcoholic cocktails to cool off during the summer

The first is coffee liqueur : to obtain it, combine ice cubes with ½ part coffee liqueur, one part coconut liqueur and one part dark rum. Add nutmeg and vanilla extract. Garnish with coffee beans. It is the ideal cocktail for those who want a cold drink with contrasting flavours, characterized in particular by the bitterness of the coffee.

Another fresh alcoholic cocktail is watermelon punch . It is prepared directly inside this fruit.

After removing the pulp, use the watermelon as a container in which to put the pieces of watermelon, gin and a shot of half liqueur. The mixture must rest for a couple of hours. It can be served with ice. It is also suitable for the little ones, replacing the alcoholic part with iced tea or lemonade.

Cold non-alcoholic cocktails

If, on the other hand, you want to avoid alcohol, you can opt for fresh and refreshing fruit-based non-alcoholic cocktails.

We mention the non- alcoholic sangria which is prepared with 1 liter of grape juice, 100 g of blueberries, 250 ml of orange juice, the juice of 1 lime + 2 limes, 2 oranges, 2 peaches. You have to mix everything in a container, first blending the grape juice with 40 g of blueberries and then adding all the other juices. Finally, add some ice and the chopped fruit and remaining blueberries. Leave to rest for at least 2 hours before serving.

Another non-alcoholic cocktail in great demand in the summer is the Virgin Colada which is prepared with 4 cl of coconut milk and 16 cl of pineapple juice. The two juices are mixed with ice for about 20 seconds, and then served with a slice of pineapple.