- Level: Easy
- Total: 25 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Inactive: 15 min
- Cook: 5 min
- Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients
2 ounces Whiskey (Rye or Bourbon)
6 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice
Sugar syrup, to taste*
1 maraschino cherry, for garnish
Directions
- Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously until the mixture is nice and foamy. Strain into a chilled highball glass over ice.
Cook’s Note
Sugar syrup is a solution of equal parts sugar and water that is cooked over low heat until clear, then boiled for about 1 minute. Cool and store in a squeeze bottle and use to sweeten drinks, to taste.
