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Water

  • Mixer
  • 46 drinks

What is Water?

Water is a functional cocktail ingredient used to dilute, lengthen or adjust texture. It appears in built drinks, punches, hot drinks, syrups and recipes where dilution is intentional rather than only coming from ice.

Is this for me?

Choose this if…

  • ✓You want to lengthen a drink with carbonation and refreshing character.

Skip if…

  • ✗You prefer concentrated or spirit-forward drinks.

At a Glance

0 kcalCalories
0gSugar
0gCarbs
MixerType
46Recipes

Ingredient nutrition is approximate and varies by brand, recipe and preparation.

What does Water taste like?

Neutral and clean, with no sweetness or aroma. Water changes strength, texture and temperature, and works with spirits, juices, syrups, tea, coffee, spices and citrus.

Ways to use water

Cocktails (19)Mocktails (12)Punches (6)Coffee cocktails (1)Shots (1)

Flavour profile

Neutral · primary

Recipes using this

Observed quantities

Observed in single-serve recipes: middle half 22.29–236.59 ml; median 60.00 ml.

In the measured recipes in this dataset — from 31 observed uses.

Scoped nutrition

Calories (per 100 ml)
0
Sugar (per 100 ml)
0 g
Carbs (per 100 ml)
0 g

Ingredient nutrition is approximate and varies by brand, recipe and preparation.

Diet compatibility

  • Gluten-FreeCompatible
  • Low-SugarCompatible
  • VeganCompatible
  • VegetarianCompatible

Based on the listed ingredient only — a public recipe facet, not medical, allergy or coeliac advice. Specific brands and preparation can change compatibility.

Commonly observed with

SugarCoffeeLemon PeelPowdered SugarBourbon

Observed co-use in the reviewed recipe corpus — not a universal pairing recommendation.

Trust & methodology

Canonical ingredient/component authority assembled from reviewed identity, recipe, flavour, nutrition, diet and substitution evidence. Observed quantities and co-use patterns are descriptive, not prescriptions or universal recommendations.

Evidence last updated: 2026-07-16T03:30:39.066659+00:00

Drink counts and recipe data are based on published WhatDrink recipes. Figures may vary as new recipes are added.

Water — common questions

What are the most popular cocktails made with Water?
Top-ranked cocktails made with Water include Bourbon and Water, Absinthe Cocktail, Adios Amigos Cocktail. Rankings are based on recipe quality and data completeness.