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An old-school highball that was popular in the 1920s and mentioned in the cocktail revivalist's bible from 1930, The Savoy Cocktail Book. If ginger ale or ginger beer is your thing, this is your drink. Fresh, spicy and sweet in a smoky way.

4 cl rye whiskey 

1.5 cl lemon juice

0.5 cl simple syrup

12 cl ginger ale or beer

Stirred:

Pour the first three ingredients into a highball glass filled with ice and top with ginger ale. Stir gently and add a slice of lemon.

Or shaken:

Shake the first three ingredients with ice and strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice. Top with ginger ale and add a slice of lemon.