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Anejo Highball

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Discerning Drinkers (215)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1⁄2 fl oz Ferrand Dry Curaçao liqueur
1⁄4 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 fl oz Thomas Henry Ginger Beer

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Highball (max 10oz/300ml)

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a HIGHBALL (MAX 10OZ/300ML) GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange and lime slice wheels.

Method

  1. SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into ice-filled glass half filled with half ginger beer.
  3. TOP with rest of ginger beer.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with orange and lime slice wheels.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Anejo Highball contains 211 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 13.89% alc./vol. (27.77° proof)
  • 19 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

The Añijo Highball was created in the late 1990s by Dale DeGroff at The Rainbow Room, New York City, USA.
Highball cocktail history

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Review

Orange and rum with a hint of ginger spice. Long and thirst-quenching.

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Comments & Discussion

Matt Premium Member
I liked it better when I added some more of lime juice - the lime and (Fever Tree) ginger beer work well, and I like the rum as the base liquor. A nice alternative to a Dark & Stormy.
score: 2
Peter M Premium Member
I'm using up some bottles of Appalachian ginger beer, which is supposed to be a "Jamaican style" ginger beer and is fairly spicy. I think it might be too much for this cocktail, though, since the aged rum is going to be a bit more delicate than your typical base spirits used in most other ginger beer cocktails, e.g. mules... I'll have to try this one again with some Fever-Tree.
score: 1
Peter M Premium Member
Since there's a lot of rum options one could use for this (and some have not worked so well according to the comments here): Appleton Estate 8 Reserve seems to handle the ginger beer well and does not get lost in the mix.
score: 3
Avery Garnett
now /this/ is an excellent mule.
score: 2
Thorsten Muecke
I made it with Thomas Henry. The result was a very drinkable, comparatively thick, intense drink. Appleton 12 Rare Casks was rather restrained and somewhat masked by the ginger beer. Havana Club 7 anos was incredibly good with coffee and caramel notes and a bit more sweetness. Go for a young rum, the indication here of 6-8 years is pretty good. And I recommend, really try it with the Havana Club 7 anos. Dave Brooms's recommends it for mixing with ginger beer in "Rum. The Manual" and he es right.
score: 1
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
I must have missed something here. I just read your comment moments after making this with Havana Club 7 anos and Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao. I think it might be the ginger beer I used, Fever Tree brand. The 'coffee and caramel notes' you mentioned weren't immediately apparent, but now I can subtly taste them. I guess I'll have to revisit this drink.
score: 2
John Hinojos Premium Member
Not liking sweet cocktails, we upped the lime juice by 50%. Our ginger beer is a small-batch company and it is stronger in ginger, but has less sugar. Made a wonderful cocktail Nice strong ginger flavour and everything else is well balanced.
score: 2
Areum Jeon
Loved it, but it was a bit too sweet for me. Maybe next time I'll try with 15ml lime juice.
score: 1
C Dozois
Very enjoyable. I combined Bacardi 8yr and Abuello Anejo when making two drinks. Nice combination pairing well with the citrus and ginger beer flavours!
score: 1
Sean Larabee
The rum and fruit triggers my mai-tai-dar, but with a fizzy ginger twist. Used Appleton (sorry sponsor Bacardi).
score: 3

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