Añejo Highball

Name: Añejo Highball
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 1/2 ounces añejo rum; 1/2 ounce orange curaçao; 1/2 ounce lime juice; 2 dashes Angostura Bitters; 1 ounce ginger beer

The Añejo Highball was created by famed mixologist Dale DeGroff to pay homage to the celebrated bartenders of Cuba from back in the twenties and thirties. Dale says that this drink illustrates how necessary it is for the bartender to understand the role that each and every ingredient plays in the cocktails that they make.

Añejo Highball

1 1/2 ounces añejo rum
1/2 ounce orange curaçao
1/2 ounce lime juice
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 ounce ginger beer

Garnish: Lime wedge, orange wedge.

Build in a highball glass.

Source: Dale DeGroff