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SPICED ORANGE HIGHBALL

Fresh - Novice - Highball glass

Whisky highball drinks are the perfect place to start for cocktail newbies. Simple, quick and refreshing, they’re the easy cocktail recipe. While the classic has remained a firm favourite over the years, whisky highball variations are a great opportunity to experiment with flavours.
Using different syrups is one way to create variety within a scotch and soda drink, but did you know you can also use flavoured teas? This Spiced Orange Highball uses orange and cinnamon tea to add a touch of spice and citrus – perfect when drunk with Chivas 18, which has notes of sticky orange marmalade.

Ingredients

1 part Chivas 18
1.5 parts orange and cinnamon tea
1.5 parts soda water Orange zest, to garnish

How to make it

1 To make the orange and cinnamon tea, bring water to boil, add orange slices and cinnamon and infuse for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2 Strain off the ingredients, add sugar, and stir until dissolved.
3 Pour Chivas 18 and cooled orange and cinnamon tea into a highball glass.
4 Add ice all the way to the top and add soda.
5 Give a small stir to blend ingredients.
6 Add another cube of ice (if needed) to make sure the ice is tight and compact.
7 Garnish with orange zest.
8 Serve.

WHISKY COCKTAIL RECIPE TIP

While stirring the Scotch and soda together mixes the drink, make sure to not overmix the highball as this can cause it to lose its fizz.

You can either use flavoured teas by infusing hot water with different ingredients or by steeping pre-made flavoured tea bags in hot water and allowing to cool – try experimenting with camomile, vanilla chai or green tea.

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