Summer drinking is all about sneaky beverages in the park and cold pours at backyard barbecues. But if you prefer mixed drinks over wine and beer, you’re stuck lugging around a bottle of vodka, soda, limes and ice, which can definitely get cumbersome.
But there’s a local offering on LCBO shelves that makes for a nice grab-and-go option when you’re hankering for an easy summer cocktail. Social Lite is a premixed vodka beverage that’s made with craft vodka (distilled in Port Dover, Ontario), soda water and natural flavourings. It comes in a pretty nifty 355 mL can that you can slip into a picnic basket or cooler.
For us, the best part about Social Lite is that it's completely unsweetened, unlike many of those cloyingly-sweet premixed bevies. And since it clocks in at 80 calories a pop, it makes maintaining our summer beach bods a little easier (or lets us feel a little less guilty for ordering that extra scoop of ice cream).
Social Lite comes in two summer-appropriate flavours – a zesty lime ginger and a tropical pineapple mango – the latter of which was released just a few months ago. There’s a nice balance between the natural fruity flavours to be refreshing but not overwhelming. Enjoy Social Lite chilled from the can, on the rocks or try mixing it in with other juices and liqueurs to make your own summer cocktail.
$9.95 for four 355mL cans, LCBO.
