No longer will you talk about spicing things up - now you'll sing of fizzing up your life with seltzer cocktails. Club soda goes a long way in transforming cocktails into something a bit more low-carb and low-calorie, and who doesn't dig a low-calorie cocktail that's bubbling with flavor? Grab your favorite flavors, or keep it plain and simple, and dive into these fizzy and refreshing seltzer cocktails.
Margarita Spritz
Don't lose any of the flavors of your margarita, but stretch the drink with some club soda. Not only is it bubbly, but it'll be a nice little low-alcohol twist on your favorite tequila drink.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces tequila
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
- ¼ ounce orange liqueur
- Ice
- Lime club soda to top off
- Lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, tequila, orange juice, and orange liqueur.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with lime club soda.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Boozy Peach Seltzer Cocktail
A little peach juice, some orange club soda, and a splash of lemon juice gives you a fizzy seltzer cocktail that'll taste like summer.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces white rum
- 3 ounces peach juice
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- Orange club soda to top off
- Peach slices for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, white rum, peach juice, and lemon juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a wine glass.
- Top off with orange club soda.
- Garnish with peach slices, pierced on a cocktail skewer.
Low-Calorie Sangria Seltzer Cocktail
Sink your teeth into a red wine sangria that won't leave you with a headache. Yes, dreams really do come true.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces red wine
- ¾ ounce cranberry juice
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- Strawberry club soda to top off
- Orange wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a wine or rocks glass, add ice, red wine, cranberry juice, and lemon juice.
- Top off with strawberry club soda.
- Stir briefly to mix.
- Garnish with an orange wheel.
Sparkling Cosmo Seltzer Cocktail
Martini glasses are stressful. Whether you're worried about spilling them en route from table to face or you are someone with long elbows, martini glasses are an obstacle. A sparkling cosmo takes all that stress away.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce citron vodka
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce cranberry juice
- Ice
- Berry club soda to top off
- Cranberries for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, citron vodka, lime juice, and cranberry juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with berry club soda.
- Garnish with cranberries.
Hard Seltzer Piña Colada Cocktail
Your go-to tropical vacation cocktail gets a bubbly makeover. Oh, and it's infinitely lighter. So you can enjoy an extra one without feeling too full.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces silver rum
- 2 ounces coconut water
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Pineapple club soda to top off
- Mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, rum, coconut water, and lime juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with pineapple club soda.
- Garnish with a mint sprig.
Cucumber Seltzer Cocktail
Light, refreshing, crisp. Not only does that describe your sense of humor, but it also describes your new favorite cocktail.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces gin OR vodka
- 3-4 cucumber slices
- Ice
- 4 ounces club soda
- Cucumber wheels for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle gin with cucumber slices.
- Add ice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with club soda.
- Garnish with cucumber wheels.
Seltzer Cocktails Bubbling With Happiness
Look, there's a reason club soda and flavored club soda have such a hold on us - they're delicious! They're a bubbly treat. But once that clock strikes five, that treat can become something a little boozier but still fizzy and fab.
