Please suggest a drink?

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I've got Covid. I usually run on mugs of tea, but tea currently tastes vile to me. I've been drinking hot Ribena - but I really only like the full sugar made strong, so both expensive and not particularly good for me, and that's starting to taste cloying too. I've tried orange juice - tastes odd, but not as bad as tea, plain water but that is boring, but I do need to stay hydrated! I really don't fancy coffee

Any drinks I've not thought of that might not taste odd to me?

Green tea , fruit tea, hot milk

Ginger tea. Hope you feel better soon.

Thanks both. A ginger tea might hit the spot.

Rooisbosch. Tastes a bit kind of nutty and can be drunk with milk.
You might hate it but it's worth a try. There's an Earl Grey version that I find particularly refreshing and good when I'm avoiding ordinary tea for any reason. Oh it's also marketed at Red Bush.

Hot chocolate, mint tea?

When I’m unwell with Covid I always sip hot orange squash. It stops the tickly throat and weirdly refreshing. Worth a try?

Ginger cordial (the Belvoir one) and soda water.
Roses Lime juice and soda (maybe not good for teeth).
Peach tea.
Fevertree.

Homemade lemon barley water.

Coconut water. It's apparently a bit of a laxative though so be careful. But was the only thing that felt hydrating at the very thirsty end of Covid.

Horlicks or hot chocolate.

Mint tea

Hot borvil?

Bovril
Peppermint tea
Chai teabags
Osem chicken soup mix with hot water

Thanks for some brilliant suggestions. I'm fuzzy headed from covid too, and have ear and sinus pain, so probably not thinking straight either. Very little coughing though!

Sainsbury orange, lemon and pineapple squash hot. It is what I drink all winter.

I think Bovril too- now I want one

I tend to drink the orange (still) lucosade when I'm feeling rotten.

Malibu and pineapple
Southern comfort and coke

Hot whiskey with cloves and a little honey

Fennel or other herbal teas, eg camomile, Pukka Teas have a wide selection

ACE juice drink, packed with vitamins

Lucozade Original, As a child, I always used to be given this when I was recovering

Get Well Soon!

Another idea, Hot beef consommé served with buttered toast soldiers.

I drunk a lot of lemon and ginger tea when my taste was recovering from Covid.

I had to avoid anything lime flavoured but loved lemon.

Wine...

Seriously though I hope you get the taste back, I was a coffee fiend but haven't been able to drink it since covid, in 2021.

Something like a berry fruit tea. Could you steep fruit in boiled water?

Peach iced tea. The super strong one ready made in a 1.5l
Bottle from Lidl

Hot Vimto.

Wine 🍷

Sparking water is always my preference when I'm ill.

Robinsons lime & mint cordial.