scotch and soda

Blended whisky highball

Scotch and soda is a simple highball cocktail made with Scotch whisky and carbonated water, typically served over ice.

The drink emphasizes the whisky's flavor with minimal dilution: He ordered a scotch and soda at the bar.

It became a staple of mid-twentieth-century American drinking culture, associated with businessmen and cocktail lounges.

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG