Cinderella

It makes the biggest single difference here. Cartoned juice is pasteurized and tastes cooked, which is exactly the flavor that makes a soft drink taste institutional. If you fix only one thing, squeeze the orange. Pineapple from a can is fine, since almost nobody juices a fresh one.

Lemon and cold. That 15 ml of lemon is structural, not decorative, and leaving it out collapses the drink into juice. If it still reads flabby, add another 5 ml and pull the grenadine back to a bar spoon. Serve it in a glass packed to the top with ice.

Just about. It works as a lift rather than a lengthener, adding a prickle at the top without watering down the juice. Double it if you want something to nurse for an hour, but then push the lemon to 20 ml so the whole thing does not go slack.

It gets handed to kids because it is pink and sweet, but the lemon gives it enough acidity to work for an adult who is driving. Cut the grenadine to a few drops, stretch it with more soda and serve it in a proper glass, and nobody reads it as a kids' order.

A classic Cinderella calls for 45 ml (1.5 oz) Orange juice, 45 ml (1.5 oz) Pineapple juice, 15 ml (0.5 oz) Fresh lemon juice, 8 ml (0.25 oz) Grenadine, 30 ml (1 oz) Soda water. That single-serve spec scales cleanly — the recipe above converts it to oz and multiplies it for 2–4 drinks.

Nothing — the Cinderella is completely alcohol-free, which makes it a great mocktail for drivers, kids and anyone skipping alcohol.

A Cinderella is built directly in the glass over ice — no shaker required. Add the ingredients in order and give it a brief, gentle stir.