Name: Coconut Highball
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Whisk(e)y - Scotch whisky (blended); 80 ml Sparkling coconut water

Serve in a

Highball (max 10oz/300ml)

Photographed in a

Libbey Highball 9oz

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
2 2/3 fl oz	Sparkling coconut water
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Review:

Coconut flavours are subtle in this surprisingly dry highball. If you self-carbonate your coconut water then consider also adding a touch of sugar to compensate for the bittering effect of the CO2 on the coconut water, so also enhancing coconut flavours.

History:

The history of Highball cocktails and tips on how to make them.

Nutrition:

One serving of Coconut Highball contains 118 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
13.09% alc./vol. (26.18° proof)
16.4 grams of pure alcohol

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