This 3 Ingredient Hard Ginger Ale uses three main ingredients to come together. Ginger Ale, Crown Royal, and a Lime slice. You can bring the drink to life by garnishing it with a mint leaf. The combination of Crown Royal, Ginger Ale, and fresh lime is pure heaven on your lips.

You may also like my Crown Cranapple Cocktail or Crown Apple Cider. Both are tasty and perfect to go alongside this recipe.

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Crown and Ginger Ale Drink

This drink is not only refreshing, but you will appreciate how easy it is to make. Stay tuned because there are also several ways to make this drink. With Crown Royal being your main ingredient, you can switch up what you add to it. However, Crown Royal and Ginger Ale make for the ideal drink mixture.

Something to know about Crown Royal is that it goes down easy! Known as a very popular whisky in Canada and the USA, you can’t go wrong using it as the main ingredient in your favorite mixed drinks. Crown Royal Cocktails are super versatile, you may be surprised at what you can make with this whisky. Happy Drinking.

A photo of the ingredients to make a hard ginger ale cocktail, a bottle of Crown Royal whiskey, ginger ale, limes, mint and ice cubes

What You’ll Need

Ginger Ale – You can grab Ginger Ale at almost any supermarket. If you aren’t familiar with ginger ale, it’s simple a carbonated drink flavored with ginger.
Crown Royal – A popular whisky, it makes the perfect combination for spirit-based drinks.
Ice Cubes – You gotta have a cold drink when consuming Crown Royal.
Mint Leaf – In order to finish off the drink, the mint leaf will go on top, as a garnish.
Lime Slices – Fresh lime slices work best for this drink.

A photo of a three ingredient hard ginger ale alongisde lime, mint leaves and ice cube tray

How to Make 3 Ingredient Hard Ginger Ale

Grab the ice cubes from the fridge. Fill a glass with ice cubes.
Cut up lime slices. Place a lime slice in the glass.
Grab the bottle of whisky. Pour in 1 shot of Crown Royal.
Pull the Ginger Ale from the fridge. Top off with Ginger Ale.
Prepare mint leaf. Garnish with a mint leaf.
Enjoy the drink with a friend. Cheers!

A photo of a hard ginger ale cocktail next to a Crown Royal bottle

FAQs & Tips for Success

How do I make this drink Keto-friendly? Simply use a low-carb carbonated drink. Zevia is a good choice.
Why does Crown Royal come in a bag? Essentially, in 1938, Crown Royal was made to honor a visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The whisky was packaged in the bags to help make it look super presentable to the king and queen. After that, they kept the bags!

Variations of 3 Ingredient Hard Ginger Ale

Crown Apple and ginger ale – If you’re wanting to mix things up a little bit, then use Crown Apple in your cocktail.
Crown Peach and ginger ale – Take things a little further and use Crown Peach in your 3 Ingredient cocktail.
Crown Royal and Cherry Coca Cola – Another great option for variations in this drink, try Cherry Coke.