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Exhibit A: Cocchi Americano, an aperitif wine from Italy (actually, two aperitif wines—a bianco and a rosa). Is it a classic aperitifhighball made with Campari, vermouth, and soda water? And by occupying a spot in the Americano category, the aperitif also sets itself apart from what it isn’t—a vermouth.
Ginger Beer Preparation Dilute Calm as directed on the package. Non-Alcoholic Rent is Way Too Highball Ingredients 1 oz. Grapefruit Soda Preparation Rub lime on the outside of the rim of a Highball glass. Ritual Aperitif Alternative (or San Pellegrino Aranciata) 2 oz. Calm Cherry, diluted 1 oz. Tart Cherry Juice.25
While every category of spirit and aperitif wine has grown and evolved in the past two decades, vermouth has shown a surprising stylistic shift. 25, drinkpourtal.com Lo-Fi Sweet Vermouth California winemakers have long tinkered in the vermouth category, frequently taking the aperitif in new directions.
The menu includes both perennial offerings and seasonal specials (all about £15), the latter of which I dipped into with the Pear & Gooseberry Highball, a mix of Nc’nean single malt, Christina’s own crab pear whiskey liqueur, honey fermented crab pear, and Idyll gooseberry soda.
While selections like white wine and cold beer are obvious, numerous cocktails abound which feel tailor-made for summer sipping. Add ice to a highball glass. Digestif, aperitif, cold weather cocktail, warm weather refreshment. As summer approaches, it’s natural to ask, aloud even perhaps, what should I be drinking right now?
It combines the spiciness of ginger beer, the tanginess of lime juice and the smoothness of vodka. To make a Moscow Mule , mix 1 ½ ounces of vodka, 3 ounces of ginger beer and ½ ounce of fresh lime juice in a copper mug filled with ice. Shake well, then strain into a highball or tiki glass filled with crushed ice.
It combines the spiciness of ginger beer, the tanginess of lime juice and the smoothness of vodka. To make a Moscow Mule , mix 1 ½ ounces of vodka, 3 ounces of ginger beer and ½ ounce of fresh lime juice in a copper mug filled with ice. Shake well, then strain into a highball or tiki glass filled with crushed ice.
Beer, even! Most agree the drink must be low-ABV, but many bars break this rule by adding vodka, gin, or agave spirits that nudge the beverage toward Highball or even Collins territory. Its build has been muddled through alterations like swapping low-proof liqueurs for higher-proof spirits or cutting the soda water altogether.
Like all Trick Dog menus, The Salty Dog seamlessly integrates non-alcoholic and low-ABV cocktails with higher-octane options, highballs, boilermakers, sherry, beer wine and soda. The Salty Dog features 17 original cocktails, each hand illustrated by Therens (who also contributed original illustrations to the 19 th menu, Tantrick Dog).
See Recipe The Perfect Pear While Scotch may not be the first spirit you think of when you think “daytime cocktail,” this seasonal highball bursting with autumnal aromas of cinnamon and pear is sure to prove you wrong. This Thanksgiving, consider putting a twist on the original and sweetening things up with a bit of cranberry simple syrup.
In a mere 90 minutes, you’ll enjoy a refreshing aperitif cocktail, a spirited second course, and a dessert drink. There’s a line out the door, cushy chairs are at a premium, and the bar, which focuses on Japanese spirits, beer, and cocktails—can get about two-people deep.
For those just dipping their first toe into these waters, try a hauf an a hauf, accompanying a beer with a nip of whisky, (Half a stout and a dram of Ncnean Organic is an absolute winner, by the way). A perfect aperitif for colder months, bringing warm, bittersweet flavours in a bright and refreshing format.
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