Whisky Highball 🍹 Japanese Style 🇯🇵

Description

A crisp, ultra-refreshing Japanese-style whisky soda: silky bubbles, clean aroma, and a chilled highball that pairs with anything. Perfect izakaya vibes at home. ✨

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Tall, cold, and sparkling—Tokyo’s most loved sip! 🧊

Ingredients

• 🥃 45 ml Japanese whisky (blended or single malt)
• 🧊 120–150 ml super-chilled soda water (high carbonation)
• ❄️ Ice cubes (clear, hard ice if possible)
• 🍋 1 strip lemon peel (optional)
• 🧂 1 tiny pinch of salt (optional, enhances sweetness)

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Chill the highball glass in the freezer 10 min.
2. 2️⃣ Fill the glass to the top with ice. Add whisky and stir 10–15 sec to super-chill.
3. 3️⃣ Gently top with soda water (pour along the glass wall).
4. 4️⃣ Give exactly 1 gentle stir from bottom to top to combine without killing bubbles.
5. 5️⃣ Express lemon peel over the rim and drop in (optional). Serve immediately.

Total Time

🕒 Preparation: 5 min
🔥 Cooking: 0 min
💤 Rest: 10 min
⏰ Total: 15 min

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