Garnish:
Candied ginger
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with soda.
| 2 fl oz | Straight bottled-in-bond rye whiskey |
| 3⁄4 fl oz | Ginger sugar syrup |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Freshly squeezed lime juice |
| Top up with | Thomas Henry Soda Water |
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Our comment:
Whiskey and ginger with a fresh zing of lime.
History:
The Cablegram first appears in William "Cocktail" Boothby's 1908 The World's Drinks and How to Mix Them, where it's described as being "A Bourbon Whiskey and Ginger Ale Highball with a little sour added..." This forgotten classic was given a new lease of life in 2009 by Eric Alperin at The Varnish in Los Angeles, USA with a combination of ginger syrup and soda replacing ginger ale and a rye whiskey base adding a touch more kick.
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