Bitter lemon soda is a carbonated soft drink that combines the quinine flavor and sweetness of tonic water with lemon peel and pith and other flavors. Schweppes first made a bitter lemon soda in 1957, but other producers such as Fever Tree now make a version.

Schweppes Website

Fever Tree Website

Some popular cocktails containing Bitter lemon soda

  • Debole & Tallawah — Overproof rum, Contratto Aperitif, Herbal liqueur, Bitter lemon soda, Orange
  • Bitter, Bitter, Bitter, Bitter — Campari, Bitters, Fernet Branca, Bitter lemon soda
  • The Escapology — Blanco tequila, Elderflower liqueur, Lime juice, Bitter lemon soda, Simple syrup, Cucumber
  • The Teddy — Bourbon, Crème de Noyaux, Bitters, Orange bitters, Bitter lemon soda, Sugar
  • Los Gintonic — Gin, Dry vermouth, Bitter lemon soda, Lemon peel
  • Kiawah — Rye, Aperol, Bitters, Bitter lemon soda, Cherry
  • Averna Smash — Bourbon, Averna, Bitter lemon soda, Walnut oil, Orange, Brandied cherry
  • Rebujo — Manzanilla sherry, Gin, Bitter lemon soda, Lemon peel, Orange peel
  • Half a Bee — Herbal liqueur, Amaro Sibilla, Bitter lemon soda
  • Elder Collins — Gin, Bitter lemon soda, Lemon juice, Elderflower cordial, Mint, Cucumber