Ready-to-drink cocktails
Open, pour, done. Ready-to-drink cocktails, also called premix or mixed drinks, are cocktails and long drinks that have already been mixed. From gin and tonic in a can to mojito in a bottle and alcohol-free mocktails. Here you'll learn which types are available, which brands there are, and how to serve them best.
Brands with their own page
Gall & Gall sells more than 200 ready-to-drink beverages. We have a dedicated page for these brands and categories, with flavors, alcohol content, and the right glass.
Stëlz
Hard seltzer, hard lemonade, and hard iced tea without sugar. Also available as 0.0.
About Stëlz →
Breezer
The familiar bottles with rum and fruit, now also available as hard seltzer and iced tea.
About Breezer →
Hard seltzer
Carbonated water with alcohol and fruit. What it is and which brands are available, from Kletzer to White Claw.
About hard seltzer →
Dutch Cocktail Club
Mojito, Passion Mojito, and Paloma Rosa in cans, without alcohol.
About Dutch Cocktail Club →
Lavish makes premixes with absinthe or vodka flavor, ranging from 11% to 21%. Coppa Cocktails puts classics in a bottle at 10%.
A cocktail without a shaker
A ready-to-drink cocktail is a drink that the maker has already mixed for you. You don't need to measure or shake anything: open the can or bottle and pour. In stores, it's also called premix, ready-to-drink (RTD), or a mixed drink. People often search for "cocktails in cans," and that is also the largest category.
There is a lot of variation in strength. Canned long drinks, such as gin and tonic or whisky and cola, usually contain between 4 and 6.5% alcohol, about the same as beer. Cocktails in a bottle, such as a mojito or rum punch to pour out, are often around 10 to 12.5%. A few brands go even higher: BuzzBallz has 13.5% and Lavish Extreme 21%. So always check the label. At the same time, the alcohol-free category is growing: mocktails, alcohol-free seltzers and elixirs.
In short
From canned gin and tonic to mocktails
These are the types you see most often at Gall & Gall, with examples of actual cans and bottles.
Canned gin and tonic
Gordon's Gin & Tonic, Gordon's Pink Gin & Tonic (6.4%) and Bombay Sapphire & Tonic (6.5%). A classic G&T, ready to pour.
Spirits with cola
Jack Daniel's & Coca-Cola (also Zero), Captain Morgan & Cola, Malibu Cola and William Lawson's Cola. All 5%.
Cocktails in a bottle
Bacardí Mojito and Bacardí Rum Punch (12.5%) to pour over ice. Coppa Cocktails does the same with daiquiri and mai tai.
Canned martinis
Absolut Espresso Martini with coffee and vanilla, and Passoa Passion Fruit Martini, inspired by the Pornstar Martini.
Vodka mixes
Smirnoff Ice (4%), Absolut Vodka & Sprite Pineapple, AU Vodka Pink Lemonade (5%), RYSE Lemon Vodka Soda (4.5%) and BeatBox (6.1%).
Spritz and liqueur mixes
Licor 43 Lemon Spritz (5.6%) with citrus and vanilla, and Passoa Orange with orange juice (5%).
Dutch mixes
Sonnema Berenburg with orange soda (7%) or iced tea (6%). The Frisian herbal liqueur, already mixed.
Alcohol-free
De Kuyper Zero Mojito, the mocktails from Dutch Cocktail Club, Stëlz 0.0, Yaya kombucha, Gimber and Sapinca.
Usually sweeter than homemade
Familiar & refreshing
A canned gin and tonic or whiskey and cola tastes as you know it, just slightly sweeter and with less ice-cold freshness.
Fruity & full
Canned or bottled mojitos, punches and martinis are often sweeter than at the bar. Fresh fruit and plenty of ice make them more refreshing.
Light & dry
Hard seltzer is the opposite: low in sweetness, highly carbonated and with a hint of fruit.
Average flavor profile of a canned cocktail at around 5%. Hard seltzer scores lower on sweetness; bottled cocktails and BuzzBallz higher on strength.
Three ways to make premix better
Ready-to-drink doesn't mean it has to come from the can. With ice, a good glass and a garnish, you can get more out of it.
Plenty of ice and a fresh wedge
Chill the can well, fill a glass completely with ice and pour it over. A lime wedge, an orange slice or a sprig of mint instantly makes it more refreshing.
Martinis in a coupe
Pour an Espresso Martini or Passion Fruit Martini from a can ice-cold into a chilled coupe, without ice. Shaking it in a shaker with ice briefly creates a beautiful layer of foam.
Espresso Martini →From a pitcher for a group
Pour a bottle of Bacardí Mojito or Rum Punch into a pitcher with ice and fresh fruit. In just a few minutes, you'll have cocktails for everyone.
Cocktails for a group →Prefer to mix your own? Start with these
Most ready-to-drink cocktails are based on a classic. These are the recipes, in case you want to make them fresh yourself.
Espresso Martini
Vodka, coffee liqueur and fresh espresso, shaken hard. The original from Absolut in a can.
Gin and tonic
Gin, tonic, plenty of ice and the right garnish. Made fresh, it's even more refreshing than from a can.Mojito
White rum, lime, mint, sugar and sparkling water. Best with fresh mint.
Rum Punch
Rum with fruit juice and lime, ideal for a large pitcher.The right glass for ready-to-drink cocktails
A coupe or cocktail glass for martinis and margaritas, a large copa glass for gin and tonic and spritzes, and a highball glass for anything with cola or soda. These are the glasses we recommend ourselves.
Everything you still wanted to know about ready-to-drink cocktails
Can't find your question here? Browse our cocktail recipes or contact us.
To the cocktail recipes →What are ready-to-drink cocktails?
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Which canned cocktails are available?
Are there ready-to-drink cocktails without alcohol?
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Buy ready-to-drink cocktails
Want the bottle at home right away? Order ready-to-drink cocktails online from Gall & Gall. Gall & Gall has 215, of which 123 are on offer.
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