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Club Soda cocktails

8 classic recipes from our canon that use club soda — Club Soda sits in our mixers shelf.

Mojito

✦ Proven classicMediumHighball

Mint, lime and soda over rum — a Havana classic built for hot afternoons.

Ingredients

  • ◆45 ml white rum
  • ◆20 ml lime juice
  • ◆10 ml simple syrup
  • ◆6 leaves mint
  • ◆to top club soda

Method

  1. 1Gently press the mint with lime juice and syrup — don't shred it.
  2. 2Add rum and ice, stir.
  3. 3Top with soda and stir once more.

PRO TIP

Slap the mint sprig between your hands before garnishing to wake up the aroma.

Garnish — Mint sprig

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Aperol Spritz

✦ Proven classicEasyWine glass

Low, fizzy and sunset-orange — the easiest aperitivo to love.

Ingredients

  • ◆90 ml prosecco
  • ◆60 ml aperol
  • ◆30 ml club soda

Method

  1. 1Fill a wine glass with ice.
  2. 2Add prosecco, then Aperol, then a splash of soda.
  3. 3Stir gently once.

PRO TIP

Prosecco first so it doesn't foam over when the Aperol goes in.

Garnish — Orange slice

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Paloma

✦ Proven classicEasyHighball

Tequila, grapefruit and lime over soda — Mexico's everyday drink, lighter than a Margarita.

Ingredients

  • ◆50 ml blanco tequila
  • ◆60 ml grapefruit juice
  • ◆15 ml lime juice
  • ◆to top club soda

Method

  1. 1Build tequila, grapefruit and lime over ice in a salted highball.
  2. 2Top with club soda.
  3. 3Stir once gently.

PRO TIP

A pinch of salt in the drink, not just the rim, sharpens the grapefruit.

Garnish — Grapefruit wedge and salt rim

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Americano

✦ Proven classicEasyHighball

Campari and sweet vermouth lengthened with soda — the bittersweet ancestor of the Negroni.

Ingredients

  • ◆30 ml campari
  • ◆30 ml sweet vermouth
  • ◆to top club soda

Method

  1. 1Build Campari and vermouth over ice in a highball.
  2. 2Top with club soda and stir once.

PRO TIP

Swap the soda for gin and you've made a Negroni.

Garnish — Orange slice

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Gin Fizz

✦ Proven classicEasyHighball

Short, shaken and effervescent — a gin sour lengthened with a splash of soda.

Ingredients

  • ◆45 ml gin
  • ◆30 ml lemon juice
  • ◆10 ml simple syrup
  • ◆60 ml club soda

Method

  1. 1Shake gin, lemon and syrup hard with ice.
  2. 2Strain into a chilled glass with no ice.
  3. 3Top with cold soda.

PRO TIP

Unlike a Collins, a Fizz is served short and without ice in the glass.

Garnish — Lemon wheel

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John Collins

✦ Proven classicEasyHighball

The original tall gin cooler — lemon, sugar and soda over plenty of ice.

Ingredients

  • ◆45 ml gin
  • ◆30 ml lemon juice
  • ◆15 ml simple syrup
  • ◆60 ml club soda

Method

  1. 1Build all ingredients in an ice-filled highball.
  2. 2Stir gently.

PRO TIP

Made with Old Tom gin it becomes a Tom Collins.

Garnish — Lemon slice and cherry

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Tom Collins

✦ Proven classicEasyHighball

A tall, fizzy gin sour — lemonade with a backbone, built for the porch.

Ingredients

  • ◆45 ml gin
  • ◆25 ml lemon juice
  • ◆15 ml simple syrup
  • ◆to top club soda

Method

  1. 1Shake gin, lemon and syrup with ice.
  2. 2Strain into an ice-filled highball.
  3. 3Top with club soda and stir once.

PRO TIP

Build it tall — the soda is half the drink.

Garnish — Lemon wheel and cherry

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Hugo Spritz

✦ Proven classicEasyWine glass

Prosecco, elderflower, mint and lime — a lighter, floral alternative to the Aperol Spritz.

Ingredients

  • ◆30 ml elderflower liqueur
  • ◆10 ml lime juice
  • ◆4 leaves mint
  • ◆90 ml prosecco
  • ◆splash club soda

Method

  1. 1Add elderflower, lime and mint to an ice-filled wine glass.
  2. 2Add prosecco, then a splash of soda.
  3. 3Stir gently.

PRO TIP

Slap the mint before adding it to wake up the aroma.

Garnish — Mint sprig and lime wheel

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