Anejo Highball recipe
White rum, orange curaçao, ginger beer, lime juice, bitters and more, stirred over ice in a highball glass.
By Kris Barton · Updated - 2 mins total
- 7 ingredients
- Highball glass
What Ingredients do you need to make an Anejo Highball?
White Rum
All Rum is made from fermenting and then distilling sugar cane molasses or sugar cane juice, but White Rum has an ageing process that makes the liquor clear.
Rum is usually aged, and the container it’s aged in has a big say in its colour.
In bourbon or other wooden casks, the rum turns a dark brown colour, but in stainless steel tanks it stays colourless. Rum that’s been aged in wood can also be filtered to take the colour out.
White Rum is clear because it’s aged in stainless steel, or filtered after ageing.
Pretty cool, huh?
Orange Curaçao
Orange Curacao is basically the “original” version of Blue Curacao. Meaning it’s made from the exact same ingredients and methods, except that it’s left orange, rather than dyed blue!
Orange Curacao is a liqueur flavoured with orange and the dried peel of the bitter orange laraha, a citrus fruit that’s grown on the Dutch island of Curaçao.
For Orange Curacao, we recommend:
Ginger Ale vs Ginger Beer
Ginger Beer and Ginger Ale are two very different beverages.
Well, they both have Ginger flavouring, but they each have a completely different taste.
The difference between them is that Ginger Beer is brewed and fermented, whilst Ginger Ale is actually flavoured carbonated water.
This makes Ginger Beer stronger and contains a slightly spicy finish and after taste.
For Ginger Beer, we recommend:
For Ginger Ale, we recommend:
What Equipment do you need to make an Anejo Highball?
Highball Glass
Highball Glasses are the most common glasses in the cocktail world. You can put most cocktails in there from the Long Island Iced Tea to a Bay Breeze.
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Recipe card
Anejo Highball
- Prep
- 1 min
- Making
- 1 min
- Total
- 2 mins
- Serves
- 1
- Glass
- Highball glass
Ingredients
Makes 1 drink.
Method
- Add ice, white rum, orange curaçao, 2 dashes of bitters and lime juice to a highball glass.
- Stir well.
- Top up with ginger beer.
- Garnish with a slice of lime and a slice of orange.
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Anejo Highball FAQs
What Ingredients do you need to make an Anejo Highball?
To make an Anejo Highball, you need 30ml / 1oz white rum, 30ml / 1oz orange curaçao, 120ml / 4oz ginger beer, 10ml / 0.3oz lime juice, 2 dashes of bitters, 1 slice of lime and 1 slice of orange. There’s more about white rum, orange curaçao and ginger ale and ginger beer above.
What Equipment do you need to make an Anejo Highball?
You’ll need a highball glass.
What alcohol is in an Anejo Highball?
An Anejo Highball contains 30ml / 1oz white rum and 30ml / 1oz orange curaçao.
Is an Anejo Highball shaken or stirred?
An Anejo Highball is stirred, not shaken. It’s made straight in a highball glass: add the ingredients over ice and stir.
What glass is an Anejo Highball served in?
Serve an Anejo Highball in a highball glass.
How do you garnish an Anejo Highball?
Garnish an Anejo Highball with a slice of lime and a slice of orange.
How do I make an Anejo Highball for a group?
The recipe makes one drink. Multiply every measure by the number of drinks you want: for 4, you’d need 120ml white rum, 120ml orange curaçao, 480ml ginger beer, 40ml lime juice, 8 dashes of bitters, 4 slices of lime and 4 slices of orange.
