Gin and Soda

Gin and Soda is a sparkling and refreshing way to enjoy your gin! Stir it up in the glass and enjoy this low-calorie cocktail.

Looking for a quick and easy gin cocktail? Attempt gin and soda! Adding Club Soda to gin lets you enjoy the botanical allure of the taste: and it takes no time at all to mix. This cocktail isn’t a new idea: it looks like Gin Rickey, a classic drink from the 1880s. It is a refreshing drink that is also low in calories.

What is Gin & Soda?

Gin and Soda is a highball cocktail made with gin and soda. It looks a lot like Gin Rickey, a classic 1880s cocktail made with gin, soda water, and lime. The drink became popular around the world and even found its way into books like the 1920s novel. Gatsby the Magnificent. This drink is part of a centuries-old tradition of mixing alcohol and fizzy water, like highball whiskey and even wine spritzer!

The only difference between this drink and the Gin Rickey? Gin Rickey contains a measured amount of lime juice. Here it’s just a squeeze of a lime wedge and totally optional. Then Gin and Soda just got easier! You will need:

Gin and Soda Calories

Mix the gin and sparkling water together and sip: it’s sparkling and bubbly, letting the gin’s botanicals shine through. It’s almost like the flavors are stretched so you can taste them individually.

Another benefit of cocktails that mix alcohol and mineral water? It’s a low calorie drink. Two ounces of gin has 149 calories. For example, a gin and soda contains only 149 calories, compared to around 250 calories for a standard cocktail. Score!

Club soda versus tonic water

Gin and soda is like another classic cocktail: the venerable gin and tonic. How is club soda different from tonic water? What is sparkling water? Here are the main differences:

• Sparkling water (also known as seltzer water or sparkling water) is a carbonated water without additives, which is carbonated by injecting carbon dioxide (CO2). It’s the basis of brands like La Croix or what comes out of a SodaStream.
• Soda is a sparkling water enriched with added minerals that give it a salty or slightly sweet taste. It is very similar to sparkling water and can be used interchangeably.
• tonic water is carbonated water with added quinine and sugar. It was first sold in the 1850s to drink quinine, which was then prescribed to fight malaria. It has a sweet and bitter taste and does not replace the first two due to its unique taste.

More club sodas

Looking for more drinks like gin and soda? You can do this with almost any type of alcohol. Here are a few to try:

Another great gin highball? Try the Finnish long drink!