Rating of the ten best recipes for cola cocktails according to the editors of the Alkofan website. We evaluated both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options. Evaluation criteria: taste, availability of ingredients, ease of preparation at home, popularity. Cola refers to the brands Coca-Cola and Pepsi, for making cocktails there is no fundamental difference between them.
1. Whiskey (bourbon, cognac, rum) with cola.
The most popular cocktail that makes cola alcoholic. Prepares in seconds and is easy to drink. Among conservative connoisseurs of alcohol, it is considered bad manners (it is not customary to dilute aged drinks with a unique taste), but young people like it.
Ingredients:
- whiskey (cognac, rum) – 50 ml;
- cola – 150 ml;
- ice cubes – 200 grams.
If you pre-cool the alcohol and cola, ice is not needed. The proportions can be changed at your discretion in the direction of increasing or decreasing the fortress.
Recipe: fill a glass with ice, add alcohol base, pour in cola, stir gently with a spoon. Serve with a straw.
2. “Cuba libre”.
The cocktail appeared in Havana in 1900. Named after the victory of the Cubans over Spain, after which the island became independent.
Ingredients:
- golden rum – 50 ml;
- lime juice – 10 ml;
- cola – 140 ml;
- lime – 2 slices;
- ice – 180 grams.
Recipe: fill a tall glass with ice cubes, pour juice and rum, add cola, stir. Decorate the cocktail with lime wedges. Drink through a straw.
3. Long Island Ice Tea.
An American cocktail that looks like regular tea. During Prohibition in the United States (1920-1933) it was served in bars under the guise of a soft drink.
Ingredients:
- vodka – 15 ml;
- gin – 15 ml;
- white rum – 15 ml;
- silver tequila – 15 ml;
- Triple sec (orange liqueur) – 15 ml;
- sugar syrup – 15 ml;
- lemon juice – 15 ml;
- cola – 50 ml;
- lemon – 1 slice;
- ice – 200 grams.
Recipe: add all the ingredients (cola last) to a glass filled with ice, mix, garnish with a slice of lemon.
4. “Coconut Cola”.
A simple cocktail with a characteristic coconut flavor.
Ingredients:
- Malibu (coconut liqueur) – 50 ml;
- cola – 150 ml;
- lemon – 2 slices;
- ice – 200 grams.
Recipe: pour liquor and cola into a glass with ice, stir. Garnish with lemon or lime wedges.
5. “Kalimocho”.
Spanish cocktail, appeared in the 70s after the ban on drinking alcohol in public places. The Spaniards added wine to a soda bottle and drank anywhere without arousing the suspicion of the police.
Ingredients:
- red wine (dry or semi-sweet) – 100 ml;
- cola – 100 ml.
Recipe: mix well-chilled wine and cola in a plastic bottle, close with a cork, shake several times. Pour into a glass or drink straight from the bottle.
6. “Black Widow” – cola with ice cream.
Milk-flavored non-alcoholic cocktail with copious foam. I like children and teetotalers very much.
Ingredients:
- ice cream (ice cream) – 2 tablespoons;
- cola – 150 ml.
Recipe: add ice cream to a glass, pour in cola, stir quickly until foam appears. Top can be decorated with chocolate chips. Serve with a straw.
7. Tequila Batanga.
An unusual combination of tequila and cola, softened with lime.
Ingredients:
- golden tequila – 50 ml;
- cola – 140 ml;
- lime juice – 10 ml;
- lime – 1 wedge.
Recipe: fill a glass with ice, add tequila and juice, pour in cola, stir. Garnish with a wedge of lime.
8. “Coca-Cola Mousse” – Cola with peanut syrup.
There are two cocktail options: alcoholic (with whiskey) and non-alcoholic.
Ingredients:
- cola – 100 ml;
- peanut syrup – 30 ml;
- whiskey – 50 ml.
Recipe: Pour peanut syrup and whiskey (optional) into a glass. Add cola in a thin stream, stirring constantly.
9. “Captain Jack Sparrow.”
Rum with cola, Amaretto and cocoa liqueur. It is remembered for its unusual taste.
Ingredients:
- dark rum – 100 ml;
- Amaretto liqueur – 30 ml;
- cocoa liqueur – 20 ml;
- cola – 100 ml.
Recipe: mix rum, two liqueurs and cola in a glass.
10. Cherry soda.
Refreshing fruity non-alcoholic cocktail.
Ingredients:
- cola – 100 ml;
- cherry juice – 50 ml.
Recipe: mix chilled cola with juice.
