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Japanese Highball: Night Orchard

Tokyo, Japan Asia/Tokyo

History

Whisky highballs arrived early in Japan, but Suntory’s postwar campaigns and exacting bar craft turned the simple serve into a national ritual. This is a clearly labeled house field riff rather than a historical classic: Apple lends orchard fruit, gentle acidity, and a cool-weather disguise.

Whiskey · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

  • 11 1/2 oz Japanese whisky
  • 24 oz chilled soda water
  • 3Lemon peel
  • 41/2 oz cloudy apple juice

Method

  1. 01Build in a frozen highball over clear ice, stirring precisely between additions.
  2. 02Add apple before chilling and finish with a thin apple slice when available.

Enjoy responsibly. Recipes are intended for adults of legal drinking age.