Soda is a popular carbonated beverage that can be flavored or sweetened using multiple ingredients. It also includes flavorless soda water, tonic water, and club soda as well as ginger ales, citrus sodas, colas, and ginger beers. It can be drunk on its own or mixed with other alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks. There is a huge variety of sodas available in the market with interesting flavors. Broadly it can be categorized into seven categories such as soda water, tonic water, club soda, ginger beer, ginger ale, lemon-lime soda, root beer, and cola. The clear ones can be used as a substitute for each other. It is important to choose this recipe in your mixed drink because it makes up most of the flavor of the alcoholic drink.
Soda water mixer is considered to be the base of all other sodas and it is the purest form. It is carbonated water and is sold using multiple names such as mineral water, sparkling water, and seltzer. It does not have any sweetener or flavor added to it. Club soda is also a similar product but contains additives like light flavoring and salt. It is best suited as alcohol mixers, gives a neutral flavor and light effervescence. Tonic has a bitter taste and contains quinine which was earlier used for medicinal uses. Tonic and gin commonly contain this ingredient. Ginger ale contains the flavor of sugar and ginger and is available in dry and golden form. The same goes for more robust ginger beer.
A soda gun is the easiest way to dispense it. It is a quick and convenient way, the layout of the buttons needs to be remembered to mix the drinks in an ideal way. Bottled sodas can also be a convenient option on the go for those who love a boutique soda. These beverages of premium brands are highly preferred. It is recommended to stock the smallest possible bottles available in the market. This is because the carbonation is lost when the bottle is opened. This will weaken the taste of alcohol or the juice you are mixing with it and it will seem undesirable.
Open the bottles slowly. After cracking the seal allows air to pass by before opening it completely. This will prevent fizz and there will be no overflow, even if the bottle is not shaken. Soft drinks taste amazing and give a unique taste to alcoholic beverages. Rye whiskey tastes amazing with cherry coke, it tastes good with fruits such as barbeque. Similar combinations are sprite along with Tequila, 7Up with spiced rum, mountain dew along with whiskey, and sprite with whiskey. So grab a bottle of soda and try out your favorite drink combo today, or make something unique.