Random Mixer Generator

Generate a random cocktail mixer, from sodas and juices to syrups and bitters, for building a drink from scratch or restocking the bar cart.

What is a mixer?

A mixer is the non-alcoholic component of a mixed drink -- soda, juice, tonic, syrup -- and it does more than dilute. It balances the three axes bartenders work in: sweetness, acidity and bitterness, which is why a sour drink needs citrus and a sweetener rather than either alone. Carbonated mixers add texture and carry aroma upward, and quinine in tonic water contributes the bitterness that made it pair with gin in the first place. Temperature and dilution are part of the recipe, so the ice is a mixer too, and a drink built with weak ice tastes flat well before it looks watery.

About this generator

This generator draws from a curated list of 67 real non-alcoholic cocktail mixers across six categories -- Sodas & Carbonated, Juices, Syrups & Sweeteners, Cream & Dairy, Bitters & Flavorings, and Coffee, Tea & Other.

Every result here is drawn using crypto.getRandomValues() -- the Web Crypto API's cryptographically secure randomness -- instead of Math.random(), so it's genuinely unpredictable, not just statistically random. Learn more.

What people use it for

Home bartenders use it to figure out what to pair with a spirit they already have open, or to discover a mixer they haven't tried building a drink around. It also works for stocking a bar cart or restaurant menu with variety.

How it works

Generate draws one mixer at random from the full 67-entry pool using the site's cryptographically secure randomness, guaranteed not to repeat whatever result is currently showing in single-result mode. Filtering by category narrows the pool before drawing.

What's inside

A sample of what this generator can draw, spread evenly across the full list:

• Tonic Water
• Soda Water
• Ginger Beer
• Cola
• Lemon-Lime Soda
• Cream Soda
• Sparkling Water
• Orange Juice
• Pineapple Juice
• Lime Juice
• Grapefruit Juice
• Tomato Juice
• Apple Juice
• Guava Juice
• Watermelon Juice
• Grape Juice
• Simple Syrup
• Agave Syrup
• Honey Syrup
• Orgeat
• Vanilla Syrup
• Cinnamon Syrup
• Raspberry Syrup
• Heavy Cream
• Whole Milk
• Half-and-Half
• Coconut Milk
• Whipped Cream
• Angostura Bitters
• Peychaud's Bitters
• Celery Bitters
• Saline Solution
• Walnut Bitters
• Lavender Bitters
• Espresso
• Iced Tea
• Sparkling Lemonade
• Rose Water
• Orange Flower Water
• Matcha

Common questions

Are these real cocktail mixers?

Yes -- all 67 are real, commonly used mixers, not invented.

Can I filter by type, like only syrups or only juices?

Yes -- use the filter button to pick one or more of the six categories. Generate will then only draw from mixers in the categories you've selected.

Will it show me the same mixer twice in a row?

Not in single-result mode -- each new roll is guaranteed to differ from the one currently on screen.

Does it include coffee and tea-based mixers?

Yes -- Coffee, Tea & Other is one of the six categories.

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