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The Famous Oklahoma Club Special

A bright lemon-lime vodka cooler made with limeade, Sprite, club soda, and a citrus wedge finish. Crisp, cold, and made for a long afternoon.

Make the drink
A tall highball glass filled with a clear sparkling drink, ice, and a lime wedge.
A cold highball, built tall and finished with lime, catches the easygoing clubhouse mood.Photo by NotFromUtrecht · CC BY-SA 3.0
Prep
5 min
Build
Over ice
Finish
Club soda
Serves
1 drink

The Oklahoma Club Special is a golf-course cooler with a sharp citrus snap and a soft sparkling finish. Vodka gives it backbone, limeade brings the sour-sweet middle, Sprite rounds the edges, and club soda stretches everything into something tall, cold, and easy to drink.

“Made famous by Twin Hills Golf & Country Club in OKC. This refreshing lemon-lime beverage is a hit on and off the golf course.”

Keep it cold

Start with a packed glass and chilled mixers. The drink should feel crisp, not heavy.

Build gently

Stir just enough to combine. Too much agitation knocks down the bubbles.

Finish bright

A lemon-lime garnish adds aroma before the first sip reaches the palate.

Choose your pourDry sweet sharp

Make it drier, sharper, or sweeter

A little more club soda, a squeeze of lime, or a fuller Sprite pour changes the mood without rebuilding the drink.

Lighter

More club soda, less Sprite

The drink becomes drier and more refreshing without losing bubbles.

Sharper

Squeeze the lime wedge

A small citrus squeeze brings the limeade forward and reins in sweetness.

Sweeter

Use a fuller Sprite pour

The cooler reads more lemon-lime and less club-soda crisp.

Slow sipping

Pack the glass with ice

A full glass keeps the drink cold and controlled through a long afternoon.

Ice, citrus, fizzPour tall

A lemon and lime photographed on a dark surface.
The whole drink pivots on citrus: limeade in the glass, wedges on the rim.Photo by Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bar note

Think of it less as a strong cocktail and more as a sparkling citrus cooler with a clean vodka spine.

A tall mixed drink with lime, mint, ice, and club soda bubbles.
A sparkling top keeps the finish light, clean, and built for slow sipping.Photo by Evan Swigart · CC BY 2.0

Bar checklistKeep the lift

Before the bubbles open

These small moves preserve the crisp finish that makes the drink refreshing.

RecipeHighball

Lemon-lime vodka club special

A quick five-minute build: vodka, limeade, Sprite, club soda, ice, and citrus wedges.

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Ingredients

Drink

  • 2 ounces vodka
  • 1 ounce limeade
  • 1 ounce Sprite
  • Club soda, to top
  • Lime and lemon wedges

Directions

  1. Fill a highball glass with ice.
  2. Add vodka, limeade, and Sprite.
  3. Top with chilled club soda.
  4. Stir gently once or twice so the bubbles stay lively.
  5. Garnish with lime and lemon wedges, then serve immediately.

Image credits

Photography is used under open licenses with attribution: NotFromUtrecht, Rhododendrites, and Evan Swigart.