# What to do with club soda

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** soda-softdrinks\
**Created:** [August 27, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-club-soda/989202 "2023-08-27T22:17:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-club-soda/989202/37 "2023-08-29T15:53:14Z")

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A standard popular drink from the 1920s that I enjoy today is a Gimlet. 4 parts gin, 1 part Roses sweetened lime juice, 1 part ordinary lime juice (fresh or bottled). So 2/3rds booze, 1/3rd non-booze. It’s a rather stiff drink.

Cutting that about 50/50 with club soda in a tall glass makes a much more relaxing afternoon cocktail rather than a post-dinner stupor-inducer.

If you’re not a gin fan, the flavor profile w vodka is similar. Tart, but not too tart, and not sickly sweet like so many afternoon cocktails.

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