Best Substitutes for Corona

Out of Corona? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.

Corona — beer used in cocktails

Original Ingredient

Corona

Beer 4.00% ABV Light, crisp lager nose with faint corn sweetness and lime zest. Palate is clean and effervescent with minimal malt and refreshing dryness. Short, thirst-quenching finish with citrus brightness.

Recommended Substitutes

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Beer

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

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Lager

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

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Ale

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

General Substitution Tips

  • Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
  • For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
  • Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
  • For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.