Vodka Soda Cocktail Recipe

refreshing easy light

Ingredients

vodka 2 oz

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soda water 4-6 oz (top)

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lime wedge for garnish

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Missing a bottle? Stock your pantry to see what else you can mix.

How to make

Fill a highball glass all the way with ice.
Sparse ice melts and waters a two-ingredient drink.
Pour 2 oz vodka over the ice.
Top with 4–6 oz cold soda water.
Squeeze a lime wedge into the glass, then drop it in — the juice is the flavor, not a garnish afterthought.
Stir once so the vodka mixes without killing the bubbles.

History

The Vodka Soda is the minimalist highball: spirit, soda, ice, and usually lime. Spirit-and-soda mixes are old; the vodka version rose with the postwar vodka boom and later with low-calorie “skinny” drinking. There is nothing to hide behind, which is the point. Pack the glass with ice, pour vodka, then soda, then squeeze the lime in — not a wedge perched on the rim. If vodka and a bottle of soda water are already in the pantry, this is the lightest tall drink you can mix tonight. Flavored vodka is optional; the lime does more than a second bottle.

Glassware

Highball

Built for long drinks with ice and a mixer — keeps the pour cold and easy to top up.

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Vodka Soda FAQ

What ingredients are in a Vodka Soda?

A Vodka Soda is made with vodka, soda water, and lime wedge. Amounts and pantry matching are in the ingredients list on this page.

How do you make a Vodka Soda?

Fill a highball glass all the way with ice. Sparse ice melts and waters a two-ingredient drink. Pour 2 oz vodka over the ice. Top with 4–6 oz cold soda water. Squeeze a lime wedge into the glass, then drop it in — the juice is the flavor, not a garnish afterthought. Stir once so the vodka mixes without killing the bubbles.