Fizz in your drink, with or without alcohol, is festive and fun — especially for spring and summer outdoors. Here are a few options from our archives to consider.
, above. Sparkling mineral water brings the effervescence to this refreshing mix of rye whiskey, grapefruit and lime juices and raspberry syrup. It’s similar to the rickey, a signature drink of the nation’s capital.The basis of this drink is a syrup concentrate made with honey and lemon juice and zest, in which you steep fresh mint. You’ll get 2 cups of syrup, and since each serving uses 1 tablespoon per cup of water, there will be enough to last you through the week or to serve a crowd.
Here’s a smart and zero-proof way to use up random bits of summer fruit. Adding vanilla ice cream and club soda turns it into our kind of float, but it would be good with just the bubbles, too.Says our Spirits writer, M. Carrie Allan, of the classic English summer cocktail, “Everyone makes a Pimm’s cup a little differently; this variation pulls in the flavor of strawberries and cucumber.” Cucumber soda, lemon soda or ginger ale can all be used for the fizz.