Japanese Highball: Ruby Decoder

Name: Japanese Highball: Ruby Decoder
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Japanese whisky; 4 oz chilled soda water; Lemon peel; 1/2 oz pink grapefruit juice

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: Grapefruit introduces bracing bitterness and a clean, ruby-toned snap.

Whiskey · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

11 1/2 oz Japanese whisky
24 oz chilled soda water
3Lemon peel
41/2 oz pink grapefruit juice

Method

01Build in a frozen highball over clear ice, stirring precisely between additions.
02Add grapefruit with the citrus or mixer and prepare as directed.

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