Top 5 Soda Mixes for Vodka Sparkler

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Soda mixes and syrups make it easy to created flavoured Italian Sodas (mocktails) – but they also open up the possibility of actual cocktails and sparklers, by mixing with Vodka with carbonated water. We’ve compiled a top-5 list of the best flavoured syrups for Vodka Sparklers based on customer reviews for you to check out.

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The Cherry Sparkler is a favourite across-the-board – the sweet tartness with subtle hints of almond make it an unbelievable combination with Vodka. Add a bit of cola to bring back the days of cherry-cola drinks.

The Blood Orange Sparkler has a flavour to match the deep, crimson colour of this orange syrup. Go beyond your basic orange-drinks with a highly refined bloody twist.

The Blue Raspberry Sparkler combines an electrifying colour with a great sweet/tart balance. Also an instant classic with Italian Sodas.

The Guava Sparkler is not to be missed – enjoy the flavour of fresh-picked Guavas that were almost born to be mixed with Vodka.

The Cherry Lime Sparkler blends lime flavour with sweet cherries that becomes a classic the instant you try it. Sweet and addictive!

Soda Stream is an obvious choice for making your own carbonated water at home, because it’s quick and easy. It provides a more environmentally-friendly alternative to purchasing plastic bottles or dozens of aluminum cans by allowing you to re-use your old President’s Choice carbonated water bottles.

There are also a number of non-fruit flavoured syrups that you can use when you want a change, like the Root Beer Syrup or the Cola Syrup. These will let you make a more traditional soda so that you can get more variety into your drinks. Want to take it a step further? Milder flavours like vanilla and coconut can be added to create a “twist” or “cream” soda – the two flavours actually compliment most other flavours. Combining the Root Beer and Vanilla for example, will give you a Root Beer Vanilla Soda – almost like a rootbeer float!

Where can I buy Italian Soda Syrup Mixes

Canadians can have italian soda mixes shipped right to their home from BuyCoffeeCanada.com

Soda Mix Syrups for Carbonated Drinks

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Making sodas at home is a great way to save money – both at the grocery store and compared to cafes. Making carbonated drinks is easy with Soda Stream, which lets you carbonate regular water right in your kitchen. But people demand more than just fizzy water – they want flavour, and that’s possible with soda mixes. There are dozens of flavoured soda mix syrups available from a number of companies – some high quality, and some low quality, and you don’t want spend hundreds of dollars trying to find one that just works.

Most soda mixes found in grocery stores tend to be priced on the low-cost side, and often quality is sacrificed. Anyone who’s tried some of the cheap squeeze-bottle mixed flavours will attest to the fact that there’s just something… lacking.

Fortunately, Canadian distributes sell Torani syrups straight to your door in Canada. With over 80 years of flavouring and testing, flavours are true to what you would expect from the fruit they’re named after. Lime syrup tastes like Lime Soda should, with tart and sweet notes. Strawberry syrup tastes like Strawberry Soda should, with lucious fruit flavours as if they were picked right from the field. The list goes on – over 30 perfectly crafted flavours in all.

Torani Italian Soda Mixes

With free shipping over $49, it’s never been easier to enjoy Italian Sodas with flavoured soda mixes right at home!

Sugar Free Soda Mixes

Fear not, low-carbers haven’t been forgotten about! Sugar-Free versions are available for a number of fruit-flavoured Torani syrups. While you need to be very careful with some other brands to avoid the “artificial” or “chemical” taste sometimes associated with sugar-free sweeteners, Torani has artfully blended Sucralose (Splenda brand) into their syrups so that you get a mouthful of flavour, without overdoing it on the artificial sweetener.

Lime Italian Soda

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Lime is a refreshing, zesty flavour associated with summertime. It makes for great drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) on it’s own, or paired with another flavour. Making a Lime Italian Soda can be difficult and time consuming however. You need to keep a stock of fresh limes, which need to be squeezed and disposed of. Additionally, lime itself is usually too strong and needs to be enhanced with sugar or a sweetener to bring out the full flavour.

Making a Lime Italian Soda has never been easier with Torani Lime Syrup. Sold in 750mL (25oz) bottles, the concentrate is pre-sweetened with either Pure Cane Syrup or Splenda (in the Sugar-Free version). Just a single ounce brings out the cool, refreshing zest you’d expect from actual limes, with just the right amount of sweetness to compliment it. An ounce of lime syrup per 8oz carbonated water, fill with Ice and you’re set.

Your drink was born to jump, jive, and tang. So add this citrusy syrup to your cocktails, iced teas, and sodas. Its fresh-squeezed flavor and fragrance are as welcoming as its pleasing bright color.

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Such a versatile flavour is also great in cocktails and iced teas in addition to italian sodas. Use it as a topping on keylime pie for an extra kick of flavour.

Torani also have Lime, Ruby Red Grapefruit and Orange syrups that make delicious citrusy Italian Sodas.

Lime Frefresher

  • 2 TBSP (1 OZ) TORANI LIME SYRUP
  • 1/2 CUP (4OZ) BREWED TEA, CHILLED
  • 1/2 CUP (4OZ) LEMONADE
  • ICE

Instructions: Mix lemonade with the chilled tea into a tall glass filled with ice, add lime syrup to taste and stir thoroughly.

Pomegranate Italian Soda

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Pomegranate Italian SodaMake the same Pomegranate Italian Sodas as upscale restaurants right in your own home! Also great for adding a delicious twist to Iced Teas, Cocktails and Lemonades!

Pomegranates are a pain to work with – they’re difficult to peel apart, they squirt all over the place and they STAIN like you wouldn’t believe. But they’re so, so delicious. So we’ve taken the hard work out of enjoying pomegranate in your drinks. Torani’s pomegranate syrup has an intense red colour that transforms the look of your drinks, and offers that tart pomegranate flavour that is still pleasant.

Buying a Pomegranate Italian Soda from a restaurant is a costly endeavour – often costing $3.50 – $4.00. What you may not know is that they’re not using actual pomegranate juice, but pomegranate-flavoured syrup. You can now make the exact same drink at home by purchasing your own bottle. No more traveling to a restaurant or cafe on a hot and humid summer day – simply mix your drink at home and sit back on your patio! Italian Sodas make the perfect drink to cool you down. Just a single ounce of syrup per 8oz of drink (club soda, iced tea or lemonade) will change up your routine.

Popular Italian Soda Syrups

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Italian Sodas are a delicious way to freshen up on a hot summer day. Made from a flavoured syrup, sparkling (or club) soda and ice – they’re tasty and quick to make. Flavours range from scrumptious to downright bizarre – but some of the more popular flavours are:

  • Strawberry
  • Cherry
  • Raspberry
  • Blue Raspberry
  • Watermelon
  • Pineapple
  • Lemon
  • Lime
  • Peach
  • Mango
  • Coconut

There are a number of brands of flavoured syrups on the market, but the market leader is Torani, who are also the most affordable because of their economies of scale. With over 70 flavours (30+ sugar-free variations) and more being added every year, you’re sure to find a flavour that suits your tastes.

Also available is a Root Beer syrup that can be used to make rootbeer right at home.

Advanced Italian Sodas

Italian Sodas are typically made from a single flavour, but multiple flavours can be combined to make an extremely unique and elegant drink. For example, a non-alcoholic “Pina Colada” Italian Soda can be made by combining Pineapple and Coconut syrup that will make you believe you’re on a beach in an exotic vacation – while being right at home. Strawberry Watermelon is another popular combination.

The proportions make all the difference in the world – it’s usually best to start at a 50/50 mix and adjust each of the flavours up or down until you get the desired strength.

Anything that has a “cream” on the end of it (Strawberry Cream) can be made by adding Vanilla syrup to the above fruit-flavoured ones. Vanilla has a unique taste that actually works to enhance and contrast the original flavour instead of destroying it. While a number of different vanillas are available – vanilla bean, french vanilla, cinnamon vanilla – the classic vanilla taste tends to do best. Yes, actual cream can be added as well for a thicker mouth-feel.

Experimenting with new flavours is fun, grab a couple friends and try it yourself!