Pompier Highball

Spring is not here yet, but this long drink will give you a feel of Paris in springtime. The drink is also an ideal and refreshing apéritif for you or your guests in any season. It doesn't get more French (apart from the Pellegrino).

6 cl dry French vermouth

1.5 cl crème de cassis

Sparkling mineral water

Mix vermouth and cassis with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Top up with mineral water. Garnish with a slice of lemon or lime.

The aromatic plant extracts in a dry vermouth are set free in this long drink, and the suggested amount of cassis gives a pleasing sweetness without overdoing it. Older recipes augment the amount of cassis going for a sweeter drink.