Drink mixer

Caffeine, a stimulant, masks some of the depressant effects of alcohol.[1]

• Coffee
• Energy drinks – Red Bull, etc.
• Iced tea, sweetened – Lipton BRISK, Nestea, etc.

A glass of sparkling water

Carbonation adds a festive flair to drinks. It also increases the absorption of the alcohol into the blood stream due to increased pressure in the stomach, potentially resulting in faster intoxication.[2]

• Bitter lemon – flavored with quinine and lemon (both juice and pith)
• Carbonated water (also called club soda, soda water, seltzer water, or sparkling water)
• Cola – Coca-Cola, Pepsi, etc.
• Ginger ale
• Ginger beer
• Hoppy
• Lemon Sour
• Lemon–lime soda – 7 Up, Sprite, etc.
• Root beer, orange, grape, and cherry soda, and various other fruit and herb–flavored soft drinks are used, but typically they have not been as popular as the drinks listed above.
• Tonic water - The essential ingredient is quinine. Sugar and other flavorings are also commonly added.

Milk products add a smoothing effect to the feel of the drink to counteract the burn of the alcohol. They also turn the drinks opaque, usually enhancing and lightening the color of the drink.

• Cream
• Eggnog
• Half and half
• Ice cream
• Milk

Orange juice.

Juices are flavorful additions. Some add sweetness, others add a sour tang, and add a sweet-tart sensation. Fruit juices are common additions to rum-based cocktails.

• Apple cider (not to be confused with cider, known as hard cider in the U.S.)
• Coconut milk or coconut water
• Cranberry juice
• Grape juice
• Grapefruit juice
• Lemon juice
• Lemonade
• Lime juice, unsweetened
• Limeade
• Olive juice
• Orange juice
• Pineapple juice
• Tomato juice – plain or flavored (V–8, Clamato, etc.)
• Wheatgrass juice

Bloody Mary mix (far right)

Some suppliers now manufacture pre-made mixes, which contain all the ingredients for a particular drink pre-mixed. The only thing that needs to be added is alcohol.

• Bloody Mary mix
• Cosmopolitan mix
• Hot Toddy mix
• Margarita mix
• Mojito mix
• Mudslide mix
• Strawberry Daiquiri mix

The addition of a sauce usually imparts a surprising new taste to a familiar drink. Hot sauces are commonly used in drinking games.

• Honey
• Hot sauce – Tabasco sauce, etc.
• Worcestershire sauce

Grenadine syrup

The key ingredient in a syrup is sugar, which sweetens any drink into which it is mixed. Other flavors are often added to a sugar syrup.

• Demerara syrup – A combination of Demerara sugar, a natural brown sugar, and water.
• Falernum – Of Caribbean origin, flavored with almonds, ginger and/or cloves, and lime.
• Fassionola - A passion fruit, orange and guava juice syrup; variations include hibiscus and strawberry flavors
• Grenadine – Originally made from pomegranate juice, modern varieties vary in composition.
• Lime juice, sweetened – Rose's lime juice, etc.
• Orgeat – Flavored with almonds and either rose water or orange flower water.
• Simple syrup – A combination of granulated sugar and water.
• Sour mix – Also known as sweet and sour mix, a combination of simple syrup and lemon or lime juice.
• Squash – A concentrated fruit- or herbal-flavored syrup.

Many other food and beverage items can be used in mixed drinks. These are some other common ones.

• Egg – egg whites thicken and increase the foaminess of blended drinks.
• Food coloring
• Sports drink – Gatorade, SunnyD, Redbull, etc.

Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: Bartending

• List of cocktails
• Mixed drink shooters and drink shots
• Cocktail garnish

Categories

• Category:Drink mixers
• Category:Mixed drinks
• Category:Soft drinks