Gin and Sprite Cocktail Recipe

This easy gin and sprite cocktail is a refreshing and fast drink. It has notes of citrus, bubbles and botanical flavors. With just two ingredients, you can stir this up in less than two minutes.

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• What is a Gin and Sprite?
• Ingredients
• Instructions
• Variations
• Mixing Tips
• Recipe

What is a Gin and Sprite?

A gin and sprite is a super easy to make two ingredient drink. As you may guess from the name – it is simply a combination of gin and sprite. Getting the perfect ratio is key to making this drink taste superb (and we have you covered on that in the recipe card below).

While some cocktails have fancy names, this one does not. Some people will mistakenly refer to it as a Gin Fizz or a Tom Collins. All three drinks are similar but have a few differences.

SInce this cocktail doesn’t have a name of it’s own, we decided to call it a “Tom Collins On A Budget”. Similar to our “Margarita on a budget”, which is Tequila and Sprite, this simple highball mixer tastes close enough to the real thing that if you didn’t know better you’d think it was the real deal.

Before we get to the recipe, if Sprite is your thing but gin isn’t, you can try out our budget margarita mentioned above or one of these yummy cocktails with sprite: Vodka and Sprite, whiskey and sprite, cognac sprite or Rum and Sprite.

This drink is quick and easy and pairs well with many dishes. Aside from a dinner drink, it also works well as a Summer sipper or relaxing by the fire when it’s cold outside.

Ingredients

• Gin – we like Bombay. However, you can use any brand you like. Or, you can even use a flavored gin, if preferred.
• Sprite
• Ice
• Lemon wedge (optional garnish)

For quantities, see recipe card below.

Instructions

This cocktail is super easy to make. Follow these easy step-by-step instructions to mix up your own.

Step One

Variations

• Make it a diet or sugar free: instead of using regular sprite, you can use diet sprite or sprite zero to make it a low calorie and/or sugar free drink.
• Add a little flavor: sprite actually comes in flavors other than their original lemon-lime. Add a little extra flavor to this drink by substituting in a grape sprite, cherry sprite or other sprite flavor.
• Add different garnishes: We like a lemon wedge on this drink to enhance the lemon flavor in the sprite. But you can use several different options such as:
  • Lime wedge
  • Lemon or Lime Wheels or Twists
  • Herbs or Spices to enhance the gin – mint, rosemary or thyme sprigs

Mixing Tips

• Scale it up – you can easily make this as a big batch or by the pitcher, just double triple or more the ingredients.
• Don’t shake it – most cocktails are made in a cocktail shaker, but because this one has so much soda you don’t want to shake it. Stir it with a bar spoon or simply pour it from the shaker to the glass to mix it.
• Adjust ratios if necessary – the 2:1 sprite to gin ratio really makes for a perfect flavor. However, if you are looking for something lighter on alcohol you can scale the gin back some or vice versa.
• Don’t make in advance – though you CAN store this in the fridge, once you’ve opened and poured the sprite it will go flat pretty quickly. So, we don’t recommend making this in advance or storing it for later.

Recipe