What kinds of alcohol do rich people drink in the summer?

[Anonymous]

G&T or a Cape Codder

[Anonymous]

Vodka and Grey Poupon, shaken not stirred

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’re reasonably wealthy. We drink the same things as you. I had a G&T yesterday for the first time in years. The real difference is where we drink, not what.

This is probably true. Most of my friends drink rose in the summer. I don't care for rose, so I drink mules or basil and cucumber drinks or if at a pool, high noon. G&T's are making a comeback and I see a lot of Aperol Spritzes, which I also don't care for.

[Anonymous]

Prosecco, champagne, various spritzes, palomas

[Anonymous]

When I am in my plane usually Dom Perignon. If I am on my yacht though, totally different story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No wealthy people have actually responded.

No wealthy people would be on this site. They'd have their hired minions do their socials for them.

This isn’t social media.

[Anonymous]

Just bought a beach house and I drink white wine (French or Italian), G&T and Aperol Spritz. If I’m on a boat or on the beach, good beer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was on a friend's yacht in the south of France last year. Of course, they have a staff who will whip up any drink you like. However, what seemed to be popular was champagne and rosé if you're just chilling on the sun deck. The yacht I was on had their own champagne stock -- someone had visited various producers to find the ideal taste, then had cases shipped over with the yacht's name on the label.

At dinner time, the wines are coordinated with the chef for the meal of course.

I brought over some really good Bourbon not generally available in Europe and the staff was happy to serve that during our after-dinner drinks.

The staff doesn’t give two shits what they serve you. Chilled pee would be all the same to them.

[Anonymous]

One set of WASPy grandparents drank G&T when they drank at all, which was not all that often.

The other set of WASPy grandparents made (gin) martinis by the bottle. They had those before dinner. Grandfather might have wine with dinner or stick with the martini; Grandmama had a martini or a bourbon. Brandy after dinner for Grandfather. They bought mid-range, as far as I could tell.

My WASPy parents don’t drink, ever. I have the occasional Sazerac, Negroni, or Campari and soda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only drinks I really don’t see rich people drinking are things like Jack and Coke or the cheap American beers like miller light.
I think it’s generally high end beers, or wines (rose seems to have come back in fashion after being snubbed for years as low brow). For pool drinks, maybe margaritas (preferably not that mass produced mix stuff) or mojitos. The hard seltzers seem popular at all income levels.

I don’t drink much but this is what I see. Fancy “sipping” tequilas have also gotten to be a thing in the last couple of years, with people debating the difference between tequila and mezcal.

I think the “cheap grocery store Chardonnay” think is either a myth or only applies to really older boomers who maybe just drink too much so have lost the ability to be discerning.

These fake WASP tropes are spammed on here for years on end by the same dorks.

I was the one who initially posted about my MIL’s cheap Chardonnay and it’s the truth! I don’t know what to tell you. I was just answering the OP’s question.

So one of your old as dirt senile in-laws drank shit wine. Got it. That does not make it a WASP thing.

[Anonymous]

My rich in laws love Burgundy wines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm just curious.

I'm not wealthy nor do we really socialize with any wealthy people. Our lower and middle income peers drink domestic beer, hard seltzers, and easy cocktails (whisky coke, vodka lemonade, vodka orange juice, vodka tomato juice, vodka ginger beer, things like that). Are the rich who own multi-million dollar beach houses and multi-million boats casually drinking... chilled white wine, rose and champagne? I seriously have no idea.

I know some rich like expensive scotch and expensive bourbons but I'm unsure if those are spirits they drink in the summer.

Courvosier.

[Anonymous]

Lean or Purple Drank. Yes, we're new money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No wealthy people have actually responded.

No wealthy people would be on this site. They'd have their hired minions do their socials for them.

This isn’t social media.

Yes it is. It is the very definition of social media.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only drinks I really don’t see rich people drinking are things like Jack and Coke or the cheap American beers like miller light.
I think it’s generally high end beers, or wines (rose seems to have come back in fashion after being snubbed for years as low brow). For pool drinks, maybe margaritas (preferably not that mass produced mix stuff) or mojitos. The hard seltzers seem popular at all income levels.

I don’t drink much but this is what I see. Fancy “sipping” tequilas have also gotten to be a thing in the last couple of years, with people debating the difference between tequila and mezcal.

I think the “cheap grocery store Chardonnay” think is either a myth or only applies to really older boomers who maybe just drink too much so have lost the ability to be discerning.

These fake WASP tropes are spammed on here for years on end by the same dorks.

I was the one who initially posted about my MIL’s cheap Chardonnay and it’s the truth! I don’t know what to tell you. I was just answering the OP’s question.

So one of your old as dirt senile in-laws drank shit wine. Got it. That does not make it a WASP thing.

Are you ok?