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What to drink on the dock this summer

Published: June 2, 2021 Updated: June 14, 2022
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Georgian Bay Co. Half Smash

Looking for a lighter option to bring dockside this summer? Try this new low-alcohol craft cocktail in a can with only two-and-a-half per cent ABV. Half Smash comes in two refreshing flavours: peach and yuzu citrus.

Collective Arts gin cocktail in can
Collective Arts Pink Gin & Soda With Raspberry & Bitter Orange

Crack open this craft drink for a crisp, tart sip this summer. The cocktail in a can uses Collective Arts rhubarb and hibiscus gin for a refreshing balance of bitter and sweet.

Absolut Watermelon with drinks
Absolut Watermelon

There's nothing more refreshing than taking a bite of juicy watermelon on a hot summer day—until now. The new Absolut Watermelon is made with natural ingredients, zero added sugar, and is worth a try in your next cocktail.

Belgian Moon Honey Daze beer
Belgian Moon Honey Daze

Enjoy a cold beer more than a hard seltzer or cocktail? Try the new Honey Daze from Belgian Moon. This slightly sweet sipper offers a delicate malty wheat backbone with hints of honey and honeydew—perfect for daytime drinking.

Granville Island Brewing Peach Sour
Granville Island Brewing Peach Sour

Granville Island Brewing, Canada's original micro-brewery, has a new summer brew for you to try: a golden-gose style sour full of bright, tart, real peach flavour.

Fever-Tree grapefruit drink
Fever-Tree Sparkling Pink Grapefruit

Looking for a non-alcoholic option to get you through the hottest days? Fever-Tree has some of the best beverages for a refreshing sip lake-side. The new sparkling pink grapefruit flavour is a great drink on it's own, or make it boozy with the addition of vodka, tequila, or gin.

Collective Arts Guava Gose
Collective Arts Guava Gose

This summer is all about pink drinks. The Guava Gose is like a sour mashed wheat beer full of lemony tartness and flowery bright guava.

Walter pre-mixed Caesar
Walter Caesar Craft Vodka Cocktail

No cottage drinks list would be complete without a Caesar, and luckily for us, Walter just released its first pre-mixed Caesar in a can. It's made with all-natural ingredients and packs the punch we expect from a good quality Caesar.

Sunny days are here again! After the roller coaster of a year we’ve had, there’s nothing we are looking forward to more than a summer spent on the dock with a cold drink in hand. And it looks like the beverage industry knows just what we’re talking about—there are tons of new options available this season for every type of cottager. Whether you enjoy a cocktail in a can, chilled beer, or a refreshing seltzer sans booze, we’ve rounded up what you should be drinking on the dock this summer.

Plus, make your own cocktails with one of these recipes using your new favourite summer drinks:

Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Paloma

Ingredients:
3/4 Fever-Tree Sparkling Pink Grapefruit
1/4 tequila
Grapefruit slice
Salt
Ice

Directions: Salt rim of a tall glass (optional). Fill your glass with lots of ice. Add tequila, and top with Fever-Tree. Stir gently, garnish with grapefruit slice, and enjoy.

Absolut Watermelon Spritz

Ingredients:
1 oz Absolut Watermelon
3 oz Sparkling wine
0.2 oz Simple syrup
4 Watermelon cubes
Mint sprig
Watermelon slice

Directions: Muddle the watermelon cubes into a shaker, add the vodka and the simple syrup. Fine strain into a copa glass and top it up with sparkling wine. Garnish with mint sprig and watermelon slice.

Looking for something to sip in the morning while you watch the sunrise? Try one of these recipes.

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