Cocktail recipe

Keystone Highball

A stirred cocktail featuring Whiskey, St-Germain, Tea.

Keystone Highball cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Whiskey
  • 0.5 oz St-Germain
  • 0.5 oz Tea
  • 4 oz Club soda

Method

  1. Brew the Mint Leaves tea and let it cool before measuring it into the glass.
  2. Combine Whiskey, St-Germain and Tea in a mixing glass with ice.
  3. Stir until cold and diluted.
  4. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
  5. Add Club soda last and stir gently to combine.
  6. Optional garnish: lemon peel, fresh bay leaf (or another fresh herb to complement the meal).
  7. Optional aromatic finish: squeeze the colored side of a lemon peel over the surface to release its oils; discard the peel or use it as garnish.