I’ve been thinking a lot about sustainability in cocktails lately, in fact it has been a huge conversation in the larger bar community in the past couple years. The bar industry is very very wasteful and it’s quite inspiring to see a collection of very talented and forward thinking bartenders creatively work what would be bar waste into delicious drinks, mixers and garnishes thereby reducing waste and being a better business and citizen of the world as a whole. And what’s more sustainable than using oxidized red wine as a cocktail base?
The Kitty Highball was first published in Here’s How by W.C. Whitfield around 1941, but the one we’re doing in this episode is an adaptation by the bar Fresh Kills in NYC. Originally this drink was just a measure of red wine topped off with Ginger Ale but this version takes the Milk & Honey Buck template and applies it to this drink and it is brilliant! So go make some Ginger syrup and give this one a try. You won’t regret it!
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Kitty Highball
Ingredients
- 2 oz Red Wine Of your Choice
- .75 oz Ginger Syrup (https://youtu.be/tdZKnSBThmM)
- .5 oz Lime Juice
- Top Soda Water or Ginger Beer
Instructions
- add ingredients to tin
- Add ice and shake 8-10 Seconds
- Strain into glass with ice
- Top with Soda Water or Ginger Beer
