Though a Moscow mule is often made with ginger beer, some cocktail MacGyver's make do with ginger ale. An expert weighs in on ...

They wrote that the soda gave it "a zippy kick." While 7-Up is a delicious soda to choose, ginger ale brings a sharp herbal snap that complements any fruit you would add to the salad mix.

For parties or any type of seasonal entertaining, I like a cocktail that gets poured together in a jug rather than mixed up by the glass ... fizzy wine and ginger ale and pop a glass jug big ...