Spicy Grape Juice Is the Ultimate Cure for Summer’s Heat

Peak thirst-quenching satisfaction lies at the intersection of sweet, sour, and pain

Layer tart lemon and grapefruit juice, sweet grape juice, fragrant spearmint, and bubbly seltzer into a glass—then experiment from there. Ari LeVaux

Every October I make Concord grape juice, and then seal it away in jars. I hoard these sweet vessels until the following summer, when I mix a chilled beverage called spicy grape juice.

I don’t remember my first taste of chocolate, or bacon, or even mayonnaise, but I’ll never forget my first sip of spicy grape juice.