Fever-Tree Premium Soda Water
High-carbonation soda with mineral bite: the highball engine, whose only two jobs are fizz and neutrality done perfectly.
Quick Facts
Flavour Profile
Primary Flavours
Tasting Notes
Clean and refreshing with lively carbonation and no sweetness or added flavour. Designed to support other ingredients without interference.
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Storage & Handling
Store unopened bottles or cans in a cool place. Refrigerate before use. Once opened, carbonation dissipates quickly. Discard if flat.
Shelf Life
Unopened: Several months. Opened: Use immediately for best carbonation
Usage
Used to lengthen cocktails, add carbonation, and refresh spirit-forward or bitter drinks. Common in highballs and spritz-style serves where a clean finish is desired.
Soda water has two jobs, fizz and neutrality, and quality shows in both: hard carbonation that survives the pour, mineral content that reads as bite rather than flavour.
The house tip stands from the whisky pages: a flat highball is usually warm soda or weak ice before it is ever the spirit. Cold bottles, opened per drink.
The soda siphon page carries the fresh-fizz alternative; this bottle is the reliable standing army.
Pro Tip
Carbonation is the ingredient. If it’s flat, the drink won’t work.
Top Tips
- Use freshly opened bottles or cans for maximum carbonation.
- Chill thoroughly before use to preserve fizz.
- Pour gently to avoid excessive loss of carbonation.
Possible Substitutions
- Sparkling mineral water (varies by mineral content)
- Lightly carbonated still water (reduced fizz)
Production Method
Produced by carbonating purified water to a consistent level of effervescence. No flavourings or sweeteners are added.
History & Context
Soda water became a staple mixer with the rise of carbonated beverages in the 19th century, offering a consistent and neutral alternative to naturally sparkling mineral waters.
Common Questions
Does soda water quality matter?
In a highball, decisively: carbonation intensity and mineral bite are the drink's architecture. Flat, soft soda makes flat, soft drinks.
How do you keep soda lively?
Cold until the second it pours, small formats, opened per serve: carbonation is a perishable and behaves like one.
Soda water versus sparkling water?
Soda carries added minerals for bite; plain sparkling is just carbonated water. For drinks, the bite is the point.