10 of the coolest drinks to try this summer, from iced matcha to live soda

From boba tea to matcha Shamim de Brún rounds up the season’s warm-weather thirst-quenchers

Shamim de Brún with her Iced matcha at One Kind Folk, Ranelagh, Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney

The anatomy of a summer drink is fickle. It must be refreshing, yes. Beyond that, there is a wild world of ways to help people cool down as the summer, relentless beast that it is, rages on around them.

While some parts of Europe are married to their summer traditions, we’re less resolute in our summer drinking.