Whiskey and Soda AKA Scotch and Soda

The whiskey and soda sometimes known as a scotch and soda is a simple, fizzy and flavorful drink. If you are a whiskey lover, you have to give this one a try!

What is a Whiskey and Soda?

Whiskey and soda essentially tastes like a fizzy whiskey drink. It is a very easy to make cocktail with just two simple ingredients. You can whip this one up most any time.

Whiskey is a well rounded liquor. It’s exact taste can vary a little depending on what kind of whiskey you get. There are Irish Whiskeys, Bourbons, Kentucky Whiskey, Tennessee Whiskey and much more. Whiskey has a smooth almost caramel taste to it. The exact notes of flavor depend on what type of barrel and how long it’s aged.

Scotch whiskey, which is used for a scotch and soda tends to have a malty, fruity and smoky taste. It is made from malted barley.

For the purposes of this cocktail, any whiskey will work. We are partial to Wild Turkey, so that’s what we usually use. Those Jameson with it’s triple distilled, really smooth taste would work beautifully as well.

You can use soda water or club soda or seltzer water to make this drink. They are essentially the same thing. The main difference is just which, when and if minerals are added to the carbonated water. Of course, soda water basically is just fizzy water and so it has no real taste. But adds that fizz to any drink

Other low calorie soda water cocktails are gin and soda, tequila and soda, vodka soda or rum and soda.

How to make this drink:

This really is a toss and stir cocktail. Anyone can mix this up in just a minute or two.

Equipment:

• highball glass
• jigger
• bar spoon

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Whiskey and kind, but Scotch is a favorite for this one
• 4 oz Club Soda or Soda Water
• Lemon or Lime Wedge
• Ice

Instructions:

Step one

Grab your highball glass, jigger and bar spoon as well as your ingredients.

Step two

Grab some ice and fill your highball glass to the top.

Step three

Pour 2 oz of whiskey (any kind works, Scotch is a favorite) into your highball glass over your ice. You should use your jigger to do the measuring.

Step four

Pour 4 oz of soda water into your hypoglass over your ice. You can either use your jigger to measure this or you can basically just top the glass off with soda water.

If you use a little more than 4 oz it will dilute the taste of the whiskey a bit. If you use a little less than 4 oz the whiskey will be a stronger taste.

Step Five

Take your bar spoon and go ahead and stir your drink together carefully but thoroughly.

Step Six

A lemon or lime wedge works fine as a garnish for this drink. We prefer a lime wedge.

To make your lime wedge, take a lime and cut it into slices.

Choose one slice and carefully cut a little notch between the peel and the pulp. Use that notch to secure your lime wedge on the side of your glass.

Your drink is ready to enjoy!