Jitterbug

Jitterbug

Gin and vodka built over ice with lime, dashes of grenadine and syrup, topped with soda in a sugar-rimmed glass. A fizzy, faintly rosy double-spirit cooler.

18% ABVMediumCocktails

Easy

Difficulty

4 min

Time

230 Cal

Calories

Flavor profile

Vodka

Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter

Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.

Ingredients

  • Soda WaterFill to top with
  • Grenadine3 dashes
  • SugarAround rim put 1 pinch
  • Simple Syrup3 dashes
  • Gin3 oz
  • Lime Juice1 shot
  • Vodka1 ½ oz

Ingredient substitutions

No exact bottle on the shelf? These swaps keep Jitterbug close to the original.

  • Instead of Soda Water

    • Lemon-Lime Sodasweeter, citrusy
    • Tonic Wateradds a bittersweet edge
  • Instead of Grenadine

    • Raspberry Syrupberry-forward, same blush
  • Instead of Sugar

    • Honeyfloral sweetness
    • Simple Syrupdissolves instantly
  • Instead of Simple Syrup

    • Agave Syrupcleaner sweetness
    • Honey Syrupfloral sweetness
  • Instead of Gin

    • Old Tom Ginslightly softer and sweeter
    • Vodkacleaner, less botanical
  • Instead of Lime Juice

    • Lemon Juicesofter citrus
  • Instead of Vodka

    • Ginadds botanical notes
    • White Ruma touch sweeter

Instructions

  1. Wet glass.

  2. Dip rim in sugar.

  3. Then add Ice.

  4. Then add everything else.

  5. It's that simple!

Pairs well with

Gin and vodka under grenadine fizz dance sweet-tart with party finger food:

  • Cocktail sausages
  • Pomegranate-feta bites
  • Salted crackers
  • Cherry tomatoes with mozzarella

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