High King Highball

Difficulty Medium

Technique Shaken

Created by bartender Joaquín Simó at former East Village bar Pouring Ribbons, the refreshing High King Highball is a bright fruity highball that is not only visually appealing but also a delicious drink that easily converts anyone who believes that Irish Whiskey shouldn’t be in a cocktail

Ingredients

2 oz. 60ml Bushmills Irish Whiskey
0.5 oz. 15ml Aperol
0.75 oz. 23ml Lemon Juice
0.75 oz. 23ml Grapefruit Juice
0.5 oz. 15ml Simple Syrup
3 3 Raspberries
dash dash Peychard's Bitters
top top Soda Water

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Glass

Collins

Instructions

In a cocktail shaker, muddle the Raspberries and Simple Syrup. Add the Irish Whiskey, Aperol, Lemon Juice, Grapefruit Juice and Bitters into the shaker with ice, and shake until well-chilled. Fine-strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice and top with the Soda Water.