Sour Cherry Fizz Mocktail Recipe
Sour cherry juice with lemon and soda — the tartest fruit on the shelf, and the least sweetened.
- Category: Mocktail
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 0%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
- Alcohol-free: ✓
Ingredients
- Sour cherry juice120 ml (4.1 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice20 ml (0.7 oz)
- Simple syrup10 ml (0.3 oz)
- Soda water90 ml (3 oz)
How to Make It
- Fill a highball glass with ice.
- Add the cherry juice, lemon juice and syrup.
- Top with soda water and stir gently.
- Garnish with cherries and a lemon wheel.
Garnish
Sour cherries and a lemon wheel
What it tastes like
The citrus acidity leads, fruit notes come forward, it is carbonated and it drinks cool and easy.
The technique
Built in the glass. Ice goes into the serving glass, the ingredients go on top, and you stir once if at all. Anything carbonated goes in LAST and never gets stirred; every turn of the spoon costs you bubbles. Fill the glass to the rim with ice: less ice melts faster, not slower.
Glass and ice
A tall, narrow highball. The narrowness does real work — less surface area means the carbonation lasts longer and the ice melts more slowly.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Fresh lemon juice
- Freshly squeezed lemon; one lemon gives 30-40 ml. It can swap with lime, but lemon is softer and less aromatic, so use a touch more.
- Simple syrup
- One part sugar to one part water, stirred until it dissolves — no need to boil it. Keeps a month in the fridge. No syrup? Use the same amount of honey, loosened with a little water.
- Soda water
- Plain carbonated water. It goes in LAST and nothing is stirred after it. An open bottle goes flat fast, so small bottles make more sense than big ones.
The Story
Vişne suyu is drunk cold across Turkey all summer; the sour cherry is a separate fruit from the sweet one and never pretends otherwise.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Sour Cherry Fizz mixed?
- It is built in the glass and served in a highball glass.
- Does a Sour Cherry Fizz contain alcohol?
- No. It is safe to serve to children, to anyone pregnant, and to whoever is driving.
- Is a Sour Cherry Fizz hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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