It’s July 4th. Guests lounging on the screened-in-porch are clamoring for cool drinks. You’ve offered sea breezes (cranberry juice, crushed lemons, a touch of vodka), only to find, after taking orders for eight of ’em, that you’re slap out of Ocean Spray.
What do you do?
If you’re Clyde’s resourceful Mom, you root around in the refrigerator and whip up Darden Breezes. Named for the lake where the family Fourth of July celebration takes place, the Darden Breeze calls for:
– 1 ounce of vodka
– 3 ounces of Gatorade Rain
– 5 or 6 tiny bits of freshly-chopped lemon and lime
There’s something delightfully perverse about a sports beverage laced with alcohol. (I’ve already got ads in mind, featuring high-powered athletes careening down the field: weaving, reeling, and passing out.)
I had a sip; given that I can’t stand the taste of Gatorade, the concoction was surprisingly tasty. One refreshed guest pronounced the Darden Breeze “the best drink I’ve ever had.”
Darden Breezes, anyone?
Mark,Sounds nice…I have had the lucky fortune to be exposed to Pims while in the UK. Yummy. 3 Parts British Lemonade (that’s something like sprite-but not really) and 1 part Pims. I think Pims is some sort of vodka based mixture. Add fruit and ice. Too good.Cheers,Todd
Correction. I just read the bottle: PIMMS. 🙂