Wandering Rye Whisky · Recipe 45
Rye & Ginger (Done Right)
The ginger highball's legitimate era.
Ingredients
- 55 ml Wandering Rye Whisky
- 20 ml fresh lime juice
- 10 ml ginger syrup
- 120 ml premium ginger beer
Method
Build. Serve in a Highball or copper mug. Garnish with Lime wedge + crystallised ginger.
Ginger syrup: simmer 1 cup sliced ginger in 1:1 syrup 20 min, strain — or use premium ginger liqueur.
The story
Rye and ginger is the template before the Moscow Mule democratised it — Canadian rye whisky and ginger ale has been the working man's cocktail for generations. Premium ginger beer changed the category. High-quality rye changed it further. Wandering Rye's multi-age blend meets premium ginger beer as a true equal. The rye spice and ginger's heat amplify each other in the most complementary possible way. The corn whisky sweetness provides balance. This is the drink that has existed in simpler forms for a century and now, finally, has the ingredients it deserved from the start.
Tasting note
Amber and fierce. The ginger heat and rye spice build together from mid-palate, the corn sweetness rounds the finish, and the lime keeps the whole thing from becoming too warm. Intentionally simple. Decisively effective.