dirty hoes, lochnagar, & the summer spritzer

The weather is warm and everyone is out and about. This means there a lot more brunch to be had and evening drinks that take me into the night. In the winter I like a nice whisky, red wines, the occasional beer. For summer drinks I usually like a mojito, white wine, something along those lines, but I've recently discovered a few drinks that may just switch up my game completely.

1. The Dirty Hoe
This is a combination of Hoegaarden and Framboise, the raspberry beer from Lindemans. It's light, it's fruity. It's sorta like a beer cocktail, I guess. I love it! I've been ordering them wherever I can, and I love asking for it. "I was wondering if you could make me a dirty hoe." This one pictured above, from Ten Stone, was very pink and heavy on the framboise. I'm a raspberry junkie, but I preferred the one I got at The Plogh; it was more hoeish than dirty.

2. Blueberry Stoli and Soda
Refreshing, clear, fruity. Like a bubbly berry lift. With a lime, just divine! Titty P., whose catch phrase has always been, "Shit, shower, couple of cocktails," introduced this to me last night at Telephone. He knows his way around a bar and I'm so glad he turned me on to this one.

3. The Royal Lochnagar

The Lady Kiers10 just got back from a week holiday in the U.K. She's been raving about her visit to the Royal Lochnagar Distillery in Scotland. On the ride back to Brooklyn we broke open a little sample and finished it off while catching up on the Real Housewives of New York (total trash--love it).  The Royal Lochnager is quite nice.  It has caused me to consider drinking more whisky in the summer time.