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Rail Splitter

Name: Rail Splitter
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 tsp Sugar Syrup; Lemon Juice; Ginger Ale

Rail Splitter combines Sugar Syrup, Lemon Juice, Ginger Ale in a cocktail served in a highball glass. It is a strong fit for date night, brunch and feels right at home in a well-stocked cocktail rotation.

Taste profile

Easy, sweet, balanced, and smooth.

Best for

Best for date night, brunch.

Quick fact

Rail Splitter is usually served as a cocktail in a highball glass, and its identity is shaped by Sugar Syrup, Lemon Juice, Ginger Ale.

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Ingredients

Everything in the glass.

3 total

Sugar Syrupmodifier - Alcoholic

2 tsp

Lemon Juicemixer - Non-alcoholic

To taste

Ginger Alespirit - Alcoholic

To taste

How to make it

Build it step by step.

2 steps

1Mix sugar syrup with lemon juice in a tall glass.
2Fill up with ginger ale.

Method

Mixed

Finish

Usually finished with Lemon Juice.

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Taste map

Strength

Easy

Sweetness

Sweet

Sourness

Balanced

Bitterness

Smooth

Read: Rail Splitter is a easy non alcoholic cocktail for date night with Sugar Syrup, Lemon Juice, Ginger Ale.

Texture and serve cues

✓Has citrus

-Has bubbles

-Creamy texture

-Frozen style

Best for

Best for date night, brunch.

Glassware

Highball glass

More to know before you make it

A fuller read on the drink.

Flavor read

Expect round sweetness with support from Sugar Syrup, Lemon Juice, Ginger Ale.

Best pairing

Works well with brunch dishes, salty snacks, and lighter daytime food.

Serving style

Serve in a highball glass and aim for a easy prep that still feels polished in the glass.

Where it fits

Rail Splitter sits comfortably in the gin cocktail tradition, with an approachable style for home bartenders.

Background

Why this cocktail keeps showing up.

Rail Splitter is usually served as a cocktail in a highball glass, and its identity is shaped by Sugar Syrup, Lemon Juice, Ginger Ale.

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