Backsliding Presbyterian Recipe
A bourbon and ginger highball sharpened with lime and given a bitter red edge by Campari — spicy, tart and long.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 12%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Bourbon60 ml (2 oz)
- Campari15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Ginger syrup22 ml (0.7 oz)
- Fresh lime juice30 ml (1 oz)
- Soda water60 ml (2 oz)
How to Make It
- Add everything except the soda to a shaker with ice.
- Shake briefly, just until cold.
- Strain into a highball glass filled with ice and top with soda.
- Garnish with an orange wedge.
Garnish
Orange wedge
The Story
A modern riff on the Presbyterian, the old whiskey highball made with ginger ale and soda; the name jokes that Campari has led it astray.
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