The 6th cocktail of the Friday Night Cocktail is the Tennessee Highball, a very popular cocktail pre-Prohibition which showed off the quality of Tennessee Whiskey. Made using the Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Tennessee whiskey, this cocktail is best described as a cross between a highball and a sour.
Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Add whiskey, fresh lemon sour mix (50/50 mix of simple syrup and fresh lemon juice) and orange bitters.
Shake until well chilled.
Strain onto a highball glass over ice.
Top off with ginger ale.
Garnish with the orange wheel (optional).
Ingredients
Directions
Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Add whiskey, fresh lemon sour mix (50/50 mix of simple syrup and fresh lemon juice) and orange bitters.
Shake until well chilled.
Strain onto a highball glass over ice.
Top off with ginger ale.
Garnish with the orange wheel (optional).