Published this past March, Odell defines day drinking as imbibing between the hours of noon and 6 p.m. anything on the lower end of the proof scale or drinks containing 10 percent or less booze-by-volume. The key to daytime drinking is low-alcohol allowing for session sipping without becoming undone while also avoiding a wicked hangover the next morning. As Independence Day is on a Tuesday this year, the lack of a hangover on Wednesday is critical.
Spiked Iced Tea
- 36 ounces brewed black tea (she suggests Earl Grey)
- 18 ounces of Pimm's No. 1
- 1.5 ounces fresh lemon juice
- 3 ounces honey
Rosé All Day
- 16 strawberries, hulled
- 32 ounces chilled rosé
- 8 ounces Aperol
- 4 ounces fresh lemon juice (equal to 4 lemons)
Alphabet City White Sangria
- 1 bottle (750 ml) dry, floral white wine (Odell suggests Muscat)
- 1 ½ cups cubed cantaloupe or firm melon
- 1 peach, cut into ½-inch cubes
- ¾ cup fresh grapefruit juice
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Recipes adapted from Kat Odell’s “Day Drinking: 50 Cocktails for a Mellow Buzz”.
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