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A rye highball with lemon and a touch of sugar, lengthened with ginger ale — the Prohibition-era thirst-quencher with a little more backbone than a Seven & Seven.

Ingredients

• Rye Whiskey2 ounces
• Fresh Lemon Juice½ ounce
• Simple Syrup½ ounce
• Ginger Ale4 ounces
• Lemon Wheel1 each

Directions

Stir rye, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a tall glass. Fill with ice and top with ginger ale. Garnish with a lemon wheel.

Notes

A Jazz-Age highball documented in 1920s manuals. The lemon and real sugar keep the ginger ale honest.