What is the best mixer for a cocktail?
Tonic gets the glory, but half of these do more work in a highball than the spirit does.
1Tonic Water
Quinine-bitter sparkling water that turned gin and tonic into the world's default highball.
2Ginger Beer
Spicy, cloudy brewed ginger soda that carries the Moscow Mule and the Dark 'n' Stormy.
3Club Soda
Plain carbonated water with a pinch of minerals, used to lengthen a drink without changing its flavor.
4Coca-Cola
The caramel-sweet cola that anchors the Cuba Libre and the whiskey and Coke.
5Pepsi
Coke's sweeter, citrus-forward rival, poured over ice with rum or bourbon just as often.
6Ginger Ale
The mild, sweet cousin of ginger beer, mixed with whiskey in the Presbyterian and the Horse's Neck.
7Lime Juice
Fresh-squeezed acid that defines the Daiquiri, the Margarita and the Gimlet.
8Lemon Juice
The sour half of every Whiskey Sour, Tom Collins and French 75.
9Orange Juice
Breakfast-sweet citrus that made the Screwdriver and the Mimosa household names.
10Cranberry Juice
Tart red juice behind the Cosmopolitan and the Cape Codder.
11Grapefruit Juice
Bitter-sweet citrus at the heart of the Paloma and the Greyhound.
12Pineapple Juice
Tropical, foam-building juice that gives the Piña Colada and the Painkiller their body.
13Simple Syrup
Dissolved sugar in water, the invisible mixer that balances almost every sour.
14Grenadine
Pomegranate syrup that sinks to the bottom and gives the Tequila Sunrise its gradient.
15Tomato Juice
Savory, thick base of the Bloody Mary and the Red Snapper.
16Lemon-Lime Soda
Clear citrus fizz that lifts vodka, gin and tequila in easy highballs.
17Bitter Lemon
Quinine-laced lemon soda, a sharper alternative to tonic for gin and vodka.
18Cream of Coconut
Thick, sweetened coconut cream that makes the Piña Colada what it is.
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