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How to Mix Whisky with Soda

Popular Drinks made with Scotch Whisky

Scotch Tom Collins

5-6 dashes of lemon.

1 large glass of Scotch.

2-3 lumps of ice.

Pour into a large glass and fill with soda

Scotch Horse's Neck

Lemon Juice.

Scotch.

Angostura.

Ginger ale.

Whisper

2 glasses of Scotch.

2 glasses of French Vermouth.

2 glasses of Italian Vermouth.

Cracked ice.

Clansman's Coffee

1 oz of Scotch

3/4 OZ Sambucca Black coffee

Whipped cream

Wipe the rim of a goblet with a piece of lemon and dip it in brown sugar. Pour the spirits and coffee into the glass, add sugar to taste and float the whipped cream on top. Decorate with grated chocolate.

Scotch Fizz

1 oz of Scotch

½ oz Fraise Chilled Champagne

Pour the spirits into a wide champagne glass and top with champagne. Decorate with a strawberry.

Green Mist

1 oz of Scotch

1 oz Creme de Menthe

½ oz Lemon juice

Shake the ingredients, strain into a cocktail glass. Decorate with a slice of kiwi and a sprig of mint.

Rob Roy

l/2 Italian Vermouth

½ Scotch

Dash of Angostura.

Highland Special

3 glasses of Scotch.

2 glasses of French Vermouth.

½ glass of orange juice.

Add a little nutmeg after mixing.

Summer Scotch

1 glass of Scotch.

3 dashes of Creme de menthe.

1 lump of ice.

Fill glass with soda.

Scotch Rickey

1 lump of ice.

Juice of half a lime.

Juice of a quarter of a lemon.

1 glass of Scotch.

Soda .

Derby fizz

5 dashes of lemon juice.

1 teaspoonful of powdered sugar.

1 egg.

3 dashes of Curacao.

1 glass of Scotch.

Soda Water.

Highland Cooler

1 teaspoonful of powdered sugar.

Juice of half a lemon.

2 dashes of Angostura.

1 glass of Scotch.

1 lump of ice.

Ginger ale.

Earthquake

One third gin.

One third Scotch.

One third anis aperitif.

Flying Scotsman

2.5 glasses of Italian Vermouth.

3 glasses of Scotch.

1 tablespoon of bitters.

1 tablespoon of sugar syrup.

Scotch Whisky Toddy

Place a spoonful of sugar in a warm glass and add enough boiling water to dissolve the sugar and hot lemon juice. Add a generous measure of Scotch and stir with a silver spoon; pour in more boiling water and top up with more whisky. Stir well.

Atholl Brose

Mix an equal quantity of honey (preferably heather honey) and fine oatmeal in a little cold water. Add the Scotch and stir until frothy. Bottle and keep for two days before serving. Two pints of whisky will be needed for a half-pound of honey and a half- pound of oatmeal.

Whisky Sour

To a double Scotch add the juice of half a lemon and half a teaspoonful of sugar. Shake with ice and serve with a squirt of soda water.

Whisky Mac

Scotch and green-ginger wine to taste. They may be in equal proportions, or two-thirds whisky and one-third green-ginger wine.

Highland Fling

1 oz of Scotch

1 oz Amaretto Ginger ale

Mix in a long glass. Decorate with a twist of orange spiralling into the glass.

Purple Heather

1 measure of Scotch.

1 teaspoon of Cassis.

Ice.

Pour into a tall glass and top up with soda .

Bannockburn

1 glass of Scotch (Scottish Spirit).

1 dash of Worcestershire Sauce.

Tomato Juice (English Blood).

1 slice of lemon.

Ice.