Sparkling Cocktail Recipes

A festive twist on the classic gin and tonic, with piney rosemary and bright lemon lifted by crisp, homemade fizz. Because the sparkling water is filtered fresh at the tap, there are no bottles to open and nothing flat left over the next morning.

• 50ml gin
• 20ml fresh lemon juice
• 15ml sugar syrup
• Chilled sparkling filtered water
• Ice, from your freezer
• Rosemary sprig and a lemon twist, to garnish

1. If you don't have sugar syrup ready, stir 1 part sugar into 1 part instant hot water until fully dissolved, then leave to cool.
2. Fill a highball glass to the top with ice.
3. Pour in the gin, fresh lemon juice, and sugar syrup.
4. Hold the glass under your Alia X51 tap and dispense chilled sparkling water straight over the top.
5. Stir gently to combine, then garnish with a rosemary sprig and a lemon twist.

Herbaceous rosemary and tart cranberry give this gin fizz a festive, wintry edge. Light, aromatic and dressed to impress with very little effort.

• 45ml gin
• 60ml cranberry juice
• Squeeze of fresh lemon
• Chilled sparkling filtered water
• Ice, from your freezer
• Fresh cranberries and a rosemary sprig, to garnish

1. Fill a cocktail glass with ice.
2. Add the gin, cranberry juice, and a squeeze of fresh lemon.
3. Hold the glass under your Alia X51 tap and select the sparkling setting for instant, filtered fizz.
4. Top up, adjusting the carbonation to your preferred level.
5. Stir gently, then garnish with fresh cranberries and a rosemary sprig.

Delicate elderflower and juniper-led gin make a light, floral spritz that tastes like a summer garden. Shaken first for a colder, crisper pour.

• 40ml gin
• 20ml elderflower cordial
• Chilled sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Lemon wheel, to garnish

1. Add the gin and elderflower cordial to a shaker with ice.
2. Shake until well chilled, then strain into a fresh glass filled with ice.
3. Top with chilled sparkling water from your Alia tap for a crisp, clean finish.
4. Garnish with a lemon wheel.

A herbaceous, grown-up Collins. Muddled basil and tart grapefruit give this long, sparkling gin drink a fresh, savoury edge.

• 45ml gin
• 40ml fresh grapefruit juice
• 10ml simple syrup
• 4 basil leaves
• Sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Basil sprig and a grapefruit slice, to garnish

1. Gently muddle the basil leaves in the base of a tall glass.
2. Add the gin, fresh grapefruit juice, and simple syrup, then fill with ice.
3. Top with filtered sparkling water from your tap.
4. Stir, then garnish with a basil sprig and a grapefruit slice.

Tart cranberry and fresh lime make a jewel-bright, endlessly easy spritz. It is the kind of low-effort sparkling cocktail you can build at home in under a minute, with no soda bottles to buy or store.

• 45ml vodka
• 60ml cranberry juice
• 15ml fresh lime juice
• Chilled sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Fresh cranberries and a lime wheel, to garnish

1. Fill a large wine glass or highball with ice.
2. Pour in the vodka, cranberry juice, and fresh lime juice.
3. Top with chilled sparkling water dispensed straight from your Alia tap, with no bottles and no waiting for the fizz.
4. Stir gently to combine and bring up the colour.
5. Garnish with a few fresh cranberries and a lime wheel.

Just three ingredients and a minute of your time. Sweet-tart blood orange and vodka are lengthened with fresh fizz for a sunset-coloured spritz.

• 45ml vodka
• 60ml fresh blood orange juice
• Sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Blood orange slice, to garnish

1. Fill a wine glass or highball with ice.
2. Add the vodka and fresh blood orange juice.
3. Top with chilled sparkling water from your tap.
4. Stir gently and garnish with a blood orange slice.

A cosy, spiced take on the Moscow Mule, with ginger, lime and a whisper of cinnamon over lively bubbles. Serve in a frosty copper mug for the full effect.

• 45ml vodka
• 20ml fresh lime juice
• 15ml ginger syrup
• Dash of ground cinnamon
• Chilled sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Cinnamon stick and a lime wheel, to garnish

1. Fill a copper mug with ice.
2. Add the vodka, fresh lime juice, and ginger syrup.
3. Add a dash of ground cinnamon.
4. Top with instant sparkling water from your Alia tap.
5. Stir, then garnish with a cinnamon stick and a lime wheel.

The espresso martini everyone orders, given a lighter, effervescent twist. A short splash of fresh fizz lifts the coffee and builds a livelier crema on top.

• 45ml vodka
• 30ml coffee liqueur
• 30ml chilled fresh espresso
• Sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• 3 coffee beans, to garnish

1. Add the vodka, coffee liqueur, and chilled espresso to a shaker with ice.
2. Shake hard until frothy and well chilled.
3. Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass.
4. Top with a short splash of sparkling water from your Alia tap for extra lift and a lively crema.
5. Garnish with three coffee beans.

Light, tropical and beach-holiday easy. Coconut water and lime keep it fresh, while fine, filtered bubbles give the drink a clean, crisp finish without any bottled-soda aftertaste.

• 45ml white rum
• 30ml coconut water
• 15ml fresh lime juice
• Sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Lime wheel, to garnish

1. Fill a tall glass with ice.
2. Add the white rum, coconut water, and fresh lime juice.
3. Top with cold, filtered sparkling water from your tap for a clean, crisp finish.
4. Stir gently and garnish with a lime wheel.

Warming spiced rum meets fiery ginger in a bubbly, grown-up take on the ginger mule. Dial the carbonation right up if you like your fizz with real bite.

• 50ml spiced or dark rum
• 20ml fresh lime juice
• 15ml ginger syrup
• Sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Candied ginger and a lime wedge, to garnish

1. Fill a copper mug or highball glass with ice.
2. Add the spiced rum, fresh lime juice, and ginger syrup.
3. Top with instant sparkling water from your Alia tap, dialling the carbonation up for extra bite.
4. Stir to combine, then garnish with candied ginger and a lime wedge.

A lighter, fizz-forward cousin of the Paloma. Bittersweet grapefruit and agave get a bright, refreshing lift, making it ideal for warm afternoons out on the deck.

• 45ml tequila blanco
• 60ml fresh grapefruit juice
• 10ml agave syrup
• Sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Grapefruit slice, to garnish

1. Fill a highball glass with ice.
2. Add the tequila, fresh grapefruit juice, and agave syrup.
3. Top with chilled sparkling water from your Alia X51 for a light, refreshing lift.
4. Stir gently and garnish with a grapefruit slice.

Rich bourbon, maple and bitters make a short, aromatic sipper for cooler evenings. A splash of fizz lifts the aromatics without thinning out the flavour.

• 60ml bourbon
• 10ml maple syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Orange peel, to garnish

1. Add the bourbon, maple syrup, and Angostura bitters to a rocks glass.
2. Add a large ice cube (or a handful of ice) and stir until well chilled and combined.
3. Top with a splash of filtered sparkling water from your Alia tap to open up the aromatics.
4. Express an orange peel over the glass, then drop it in to garnish.

Mellow whiskey softened with honey and a savoury note of thyme, lengthened into a long, easy-drinking fizz. Elegant enough for guests, simple enough for a Tuesday.

• 50ml whiskey
• 20ml fresh lemon juice
• 15ml honey syrup
• Sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Thyme sprig, to garnish

1. To make honey syrup, stir 2 parts honey into 1 part instant hot water until smooth, then leave to cool.
2. Add the whiskey, fresh lemon juice, and honey syrup to a shaker with ice.
3. Shake until well chilled, then strain into a glass filled with fresh ice.
4. Top with filtered sparkling water from your Alia X51 tap.
5. Garnish with a thyme sprig.

Floral elderflower and dry prosecco make an elegant, garden-party spritz. A little fresh fizz stretches the drink without watering down the flavour.

• 60ml prosecco
• 20ml elderflower liqueur
• Chilled sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Lemon twist, to garnish

1. Fill a large wine glass with ice.
2. Add the prosecco and elderflower liqueur.
3. Top with a splash of chilled sparkling water from your tap to extend the fizz without watering down the flavour.
4. Stir gently and garnish with a lemon twist.

Part spritz, part martini. Sparkling rosé and jewel-red pomegranate are served in a flute for something a little dressier, with fresh fizz adding extra lift to each pour.

• 60ml sparkling rosé wine
• 30ml pomegranate juice
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• Sparkling filtered water
• Pomegranate seeds, to garnish

1. Add the pomegranate juice and caster sugar to a chilled flute and stir until the sugar dissolves.
2. Pour in the sparkling rosé wine.
3. Top with a splash of sparkling water from your Alia tap for extra lift and fizz.
4. Garnish with a few pomegranate seeds.

The Italian aperitivo icon, lightened up. Swapping bottled soda for fresh, sugar-free sparkling water keeps it crisp and lower in kilojoules while the Aperol and prosecco do the talking.

• 45ml Aperol
• 60ml prosecco
• Sparkling filtered water
• Ice, from your freezer
• Orange slice, to garnish

1. Fill a large wine glass with ice.
2. Add the Aperol, followed by the prosecco.
3. Top with crisp sparkling water straight from your tap, adjusting the carbonation to taste.
4. Stir gently and garnish with an orange slice.

Bold, bitter Campari balanced by sweet blood orange and finished with a clean, bittersweet fizz. A striking, ruby-red aperitivo for confident palates.

• 30ml Campari
• 30ml fresh blood orange juice
• Sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Blood orange slice, to garnish

1. Fill a highball glass with ice.
2. Add the Campari and fresh blood orange juice.
3. Top with filtered sparkling water from your Alia tap for a clean, bittersweet fizz.
4. Stir gently and garnish with a blood orange slice.

A bright, easy-drinking cooler of vodka, honey and fresh lime lengthened over crisp sparkling water. Simple to build and endlessly refreshing, it is a reliable crowd-pleaser for warm afternoons.

• 45ml vodka
• 30ml fresh lime juice
• 15ml honey syrup
• Chilled sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Lime wheel, to garnish

1. Make a quick honey syrup by stirring 2 parts honey into 1 part instant hot water until smooth, then leave to cool.
2. Add the vodka, fresh lime juice, and honey syrup to a tall glass and stir to combine.
3. Fill the glass with ice.
4. Top with chilled sparkling water dispensed straight from your tap.
5. Stir well and garnish with a lime wheel.

Zingy lemon and warming ginger over crisp bubbles. Clean, bright, and about as easy as a sparkling cocktail gets.

• 45ml vodka
• 30ml fresh lemon juice
• 15ml ginger syrup
• Sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Lemon slice, to garnish

1. Add the vodka, fresh lemon juice, and ginger syrup to a highball glass filled with ice.
2. Stir briefly to combine.
3. Top with sparkling water from your Alia tap, adjusting the fizz to taste.
4. Garnish with a lemon slice.

Garden-fresh cucumber and mint make this the ultimate hot-weather refresher. Cool, clean and low on sweetness, it is built for long summer afternoons.

• 45ml gin
• 60ml fresh cucumber juice
• Handful of fresh mint leaves
• Chilled sparkling filtered water
• Ice
• Mint sprig and a cucumber ribbon, to garnish

1. Gently muddle the mint leaves in the base of a tall glass to release their oils.
2. Add the gin and cucumber juice, then fill the glass with ice.
3. Top with chilled sparkling water from your tap.
4. Stir gently and garnish with a mint sprig and a cucumber ribbon.