Presbyterian
ClassicScotch with ginger ale and soda water. A tall, mellow highball.
Light, fizzy, and lightly spiced. Ginger ale adds sweetness and warmth, soda water keeps it dry and crisp, and Scotch brings a malty backbone. Easy to drink and impossible to overdo.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Blended Scotch
- 2 oz Ginger Ale
- 2 oz Soda Water
- Lemon twist · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Fill a highball glass with ice.
- 2
Add the Scotch.
- 3
Top with the ginger ale and soda water and stir gently.
- 4
Express a lemon peel over the top and drop it in.
The Story
The Presbyterian is an old-fashioned highball made with whisky, ginger ale, and soda water, popular in the early 20th century. Its origins are murky, and the name is usually said to be a gentle joke about the Presbyterian temperance of a long, well-diluted drink. Some recipes use Scotch, others bourbon or rye; the drink's appeal is simple, unfussy refreshment.