MaHa x Schweppes Wild Berry

Some drinks are for impressing people and some are for making four of at once when the kitchen is full. The MaHa Wild Berry is firmly the second kind, and it is the one that tends to disappear fastest.

Wild Berry brings blackcurrant and raspberry — darker and tarter than most fruit sodas, which is what keeps this from tipping into squash. Under it, the Mango Habanero liqueur adds tropical weight the berries do not have on their own, and the habanero lands on the tart finish where it is least expected. Lime pulls the whole thing tight.

Ice to the top of a highball, liqueur, then well-chilled Wild Berry poured slowly down the inside of the glass. Squeeze in fresh lime and stir once. It scales cleanly to a jug for a crowd — build it in the same order, add the lime last, and keep it in the fridge rather than over ice so it does not dilute while people are talking.