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Fruity and Sweet - Novice - Highball glass
Whisky cocktails don’t always have to be complex! Highball variations are ideal for experimenting with different flavours in an incredibly simple style. An elderflower highball is wonderfully refreshing – lightly perfumed elderflower and crisp soda are all that’s needed to elevate the Speyside honey and orchard fruit flavours in our blended Scotch whisky.
Use large cubes of ice (or one long cube) rather than crushed ice to keep your highball cool without over diluting it.
Wondering why it’s called a whisky highball? One belief was that ball was bartenders’ slang for glass, and this drink is best served in a tall glass. The other is to do with railroads, where at maximum train speed the ball indicator would be highest in the tank, and two short whistle blows followed by one long one were given – in the same way two shots of whisky would be followed by one long pour of soda in the drink.
