Summer mixer? 4 refreshing recipes to serve your guests the next time you’re hosting

25 November 2024
By Fashion Quarterly

No matter who you invite, this selection of cocktails will ensure all palates are sufficiently satiated...

With roots dating back to 1783, Schweppes has perfected the art of carbonation, making their drinks ideal mixers for any cocktail. Whether you reach for the classic Indian Tonic, Soda Water, or Dry Lemonade, or opt for the more adventurous Cucumber Tonic Water, each choice offers crisp, refreshing notes that elevate any cocktail creation.

Recipe: Cucumber & Mint Mule

…with Schweppes Classic Soda Water

Ingredients
Serves One

Juice of half a lime
Shot of cucumber water
30ml vodka
30ml gin
A handful of mint leaves
Handful of ice
Schweppes Classic Soda Water
Angostura bitters

Method

  1. To make cucumber water blend cucumber and strain through cheesecloth or sieve
  2. Shake lime juice, cucumber water, vodka, gin, mint leaves and ice in cocktail shaker.
  3. Add ice to a glass and pour the mixture over.
  4. Top with Schweppes Classic Soda Water.
  5. Finish with a dash of Angostura bitters and garnish with mint leaves

Recipe: Blood Orange G&T

…with Schweppes Indian Tonic Water

Ingredients
Serves one

30ml blood orange gin
Schweppes Indian Tonic Water
Blood orange, orange or dehydrated orange wheel

Method

  1. Add the blood orange gin to a tall glass
  2. Place the orange wheel in the glass
  3. Top it with ice
  4. Finish by filling up the glass with Schweppes Indian Tonic Water

Recipe: Feeling Peachy

…with Schweppes Classic Dry Lemonade

Ingredients
Serves one

30ml vodka
15ml peach liqueur
Schweppes Classic Dry Lemonade
Lemon peel ribbon to garnish

Method

  1. Pour the vodka and peach liqueur in into a glass
  2. Fill with ice and top up with Schweppes Classic Dry Lemonade and give it a stir
  3. Garnish with a lemon peel ribbon

Recipe: Coromandel Sunset

…with Schweppes Cucumber Tonic

Ingredients
Serves one

30ml Tequila
30ml Lemon Juice
15ml Sugar Syrup
Topped with Schweppes Cucumber Tonic Water.
Garnish: Cucumber

Method

  1. Add tequila, lemon juice and sugar syrup into a cocktail shaker with ice
  2. Shake it up then strain into a chilled glass
  3. Top it off with Schweppes Cucumber Tonic Water
  4. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon

Photography: Belinda Merrie
Styling: Sarah Murray

In association with Schweppes. This article originally appeared in Fashion Quarterly‘s Summer 2025 issue. 

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