Understanding Sodas in Alcoholic Drinks, the Types, the Fizz, the Mix Part Two
In case you’re not a drinker, you should note that sodas serve as some of the most crucial mixers in a bar. If you want to keep everyone pleased and keep getting drinkers on your bar stools, there are some sodas that you will need to keep in your regular stock. To understand a soda’s important you should experiment with different drinks. But just remember that all sodas are different.
Besides Soda Water, Club Soda, Tonic Water, and Ginger Ale, there are three other types of sodas that are great mixers for alcoholic drinks.
Ginger Beer: This fizzy soda is very important for two drinks, the Moscow Mule and the Dark and Stormy. This is typically made with a combination of ginger, sugar, and lemon, and it has less carbonation than other club sodas. The very best ginger beers can be found in Jamaica at basically all the specialty stores and food markets. Two premium brands include Fever Tree and Fentiman’s.
Citrus Soda: The most common, most commercial brands of citrus sodas are 7-up, Sprite, and Sierra Mist. Squirt is a commonly used brand as well. Basically a citrus soda is a lemon-lime soda that is great when crossed with a variety of different mixes. You will typically taste a citrus soda in a Lynchburg Lemonade, and in my fave, the Seven and Seven.
Cola: Of course you can use colas as mixers as well. With certain liquors they taste quite good actually. Coke, Pepsi, RC, or whatever, rum and whiskey are usually mixed with one of the colas named above. Try a Rum and Coke, a Cuba Libre, or make a more complex mix such as a Long Island Iced Tea.
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