Japanese Highball
The result is more art than cocktail.
The Japanese Highball is not your average Whiskey Soda. This is a cocktail made with a fastidious attention to detail, zen-like focus, and the highest quality ingredients. Bartenders use block ice, which they carve into perfect cubes and stir in a glass until frost appears. After pouring out any excess water, the glass and ice is finally ready for the whiskey, which the bartender chills by stirring the liquor with ice precisely 13 times before adding more ice and topping everything off with soda water. The result is more art than cocktail. Plus, it's the perfect drink to have at karaoke night.
Japanese Highball
INGREDIENTS
- 2 oz Japanese Whiskey
- Soda Water
INSTRUCTIONS
Step one
Place one large cube of ice in a highball glass. Stir until a frost appears on the glass. Pour off any excess water.
Step two
Add one more cube of ice, then add the whiskey to the glass.
Step three
Stir exactly 13 times clockwise.
Step four
Place another cube of ice in the glass (the ice should fill the highball at this point).
Step five
Top with soda water and stir three times to incorporate.
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