Ume Highball
A refreshing and bold cocktail honouring the Japanese love for the whiskey highball, this variation features whisky, umeshu, soda, and a little ginger.
Servings 1 cocktail
Calories 112kcal
Ingredients
- 1 oz whisky
- 1 oz umeshu
- 1 tsp ginger juice (from crushed or grated fresh ginger)
- 3.5 oz soda chilled
- ice
- ginger thinly sliced, to garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the ginger juice by grating a portion of fresh ginger and squeezing/straining out the juice.
- Fill a tall glass with ice (I like a nice crushed ice here, but it does tend to melt fast - use large pieces if you're looking for a slow sipper). Combine the whisky, umeshu, and ginger in a small glass or cocktail shaker and pour down the side of the glass (rather than over the ice itself).
- Top with soda, once again pouring down the side of the glass. Stir gently and garnish with a ribbon of thinly sliced ginger. Serve immediately.
Notes
You can use any whisky you like for this as long as it's not too peaty.
Umeshu is quite popular in Japan and is generally fairly easy to find outside of Japan.
Nutrition
Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Sodium: 21mg | Sugar: 5g