Cola cocktails
3 classic recipes from our canon that use cola — Cola sits in our mixers shelf.
Long Island Iced Tea
✦ Proven classicMediumHighball
Five spirits, lemon and a splash of cola — no tea, all trouble.
Ingredients
- ◆15 ml vodka
- ◆15 ml gin
- ◆15 ml white rum
- ◆15 ml tequila
- ◆15 ml triple sec
- ◆25 ml lemon juice
- ◆30 ml simple syrup
- ◆to top cola
Method
- 1Shake everything except the cola with ice.
- 2Strain into an ice-filled highball.
- 3Top with cola for colour and a touch of sweetness.
PRO TIP
The cola is what gives it the iced-tea look — there's no actual tea in it.
Garnish — Lemon wedge
Cuba Libre
✦ Proven classicEasyHighball
Rum and cola with a real squeeze of lime — the difference from a rum-and-coke is the lime.
Ingredients
- ◆50 ml white rum
- ◆120 ml cola
- ◆10 ml lime juice
Method
- 1Build over ice in a highball.
- 2Squeeze in a lime wedge and drop it in.
- 3Stir once.
PRO TIP
The fresh lime is what separates it from a plain rum and coke.
Garnish — Lime wedge
Fernandito
✦ Proven classicEasyRocks
Fernet and cola over ice — Argentina's beloved, bittersweet everyday highball.
Ingredients
- ◆50 ml fernet
- ◆to fill cola
Method
- 1Pour the Fernet over ice in a double rocks glass.
- 2Fill with cola and stir gently.
PRO TIP
Also called Fernet con Cola — the national drink of Argentina.
Garnish — None
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