Sixsip Strawberry Lemon

Sixsip Strawberry Lemon is a ready-to-drink canned cocktail built around two familiar flavors, strawberry and lemon. Expect the usual pairing: ripe red-berry sweetness softened by lemon's tart edge. Sixsip is an Esplanda product. The details on file don't give an ABV, base spirit or nutritional figures, so check the can for those. It comes pre-mixed. There's nothing to measure, shake or garnish, and no mixer or extra ingredient to buy. Open the can and drink, or pour it into a glass if you'd rather. Serve it well chilled, since cold is what keeps a fruit-and-citrus drink tasting bright instead of syrupy. Refrigerate the can for a few hours, or sit it in an ice bucket. Drinking it straight from the can works fine. For a glass, pour over fresh ice in a highball or rocks glass. A lemon wheel or a sliced strawberry on the rim adds a bit of aroma, though the drink doesn't need it. Flavors like this usually go well with light, salty or lightly sweet food. Think a cheese and cracker board, grilled chicken or shrimp skewers, a green salad with goat cheese, or fresh fruit and shortbread. Because the can needs no prep, it suits a cooler at the park, a picnic or a patio. It's also an easy fit at a backyard cookout or as a cold drink to bring to a friend's gathering.