Nettle highball
The Nettle highball is a highball made with LION's Vodka, nettle reduction and fresh lime juice. This is the more demanding kind: one ingredient has to be made first, so allow eight minutes or more.
- Preparation time
- 8 minutes
- Servings
- 1 drink
- Difficulty
- advanced
- Glass
- Highball glass
- Garnish
- Mint
Ingredients
- 4 cl LION's Vodka
- 4 cl nettle reduction*
- 0.5 cl fresh lime juice
- 1.5 cl Cordial
- 10 leaves Fresh mint
- Ginger ale
Preparation
Put the mint in a shaker with the remaining ingredients except ginger ale and shake vigorously with ice. Then strain into a highball glass filled with ice cubes and top with ginger ale. Garnish with a little mint before serving.
*Production of nettle reduction
Add 15 g of nettle tea to 500 ml of hot water and let it steep for five to ten minutes. Remove the tea bags, let the tea simmer gently on the stove and reduce to a third of the quantity. Then let it cool down.
Tips
- Add the filler last and stir once at most, so the carbonation stays in the glass.
Variations
- Club country highball: With White Port.
- Apple Moscow Mule: With apple juice.
- B-Clear: With drops of Full Spectrum 5% CBD oil.
- Bloody Mary: With tomato juice.
Frequently asked questions
Which spirit goes into the Nettle highball?
We mix it with THE DUKE LION's Vodka. Another gin from our house works too, but shifts the character: the Munich Dry Gin is strong and spicy, the Rough Gin fruitier and milder and the Wanderlust Gin floral with raspberry and rose.
Which glass is the Nettle highball served in?
We serve it in a highball glass. Fill it with ice first so the drink stays cold longer.
Is the Nettle highball hard to mix?
It is the more demanding kind, because one ingredient has to be made first. The defining ingredients are LION's Vodka, nettle reduction and fresh lime juice.