Happy weekend, everyone, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. This week I want to talk to you about a deceptively simply, though very worthwhile cocktail: The Scotch highball.
Photos by Claire Lower.
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I am not much of Scotch cocktail drinker, mainly because I don’t want to get yelled a by old men who are offended that I would dilute the spirit in any way. But the Scotch highball is gloriously guzzle-able, and so elegant in its simplicity that it deserves a place in your “after a long day at the office” routine. (It’s also startlingly light in colour, but don’t worry – there’s 60mL of booze in there.) To make this all-business beverage, you will need:
- 60mL of your favourite Scotch (start with a blend if you don’t want to “waste” your good stuff)
- Extremely cold soda water
- A strip of lemon zest, if you fancy
I know this is “the good stuff” but someone gave it to me for free.
Pour your Scotch into a highball, fill that highball with ice, and top the whole thing with cold, crisp soda water. Give it a stir and bathe in the effervescence. Express the oils from a strip of lemon zest over the beverage before setting it in the highball. Drink immediately.
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