🥂 New Year Japanese Whisky Highball

🥂 New Year Japanese Whisky Highball

A fresh start in a glass—light, bright, and full of intention.

🍋 Ingredients

• 1.5 oz Japanese whisky (Suntory Toki or similar)

• 4–5 oz chilled soda water

• Large, clear ice cubes

• Lemon peel or yuzu peel (optional, for a fresh-start note)

🧊 Instructions

1. Chill a tall highball glass to welcome the new year.
2. Fill with large ice cubes for clarity and calm.
3. Add whisky and stir once—just enough to align the flavors.
4. Top gently with chilled soda water.
5. Give one slow lift from bottom to top.
6. Express lemon or yuzu peel over the glass and drop in.

A highball is the perfect cocktail to welcome the New Year because it embodies balance, clarity, and intention—qualities many of us aim for as the calendar turns. Light, refreshing, and unpretentious, it favors moderation over excess, allowing the spirit and the moment to breathe. Its simplicity feels symbolic: fewer ingredients, fewer distractions, and a clean start that doesn’t weigh you down after the midnight toast.

More than just a drink, the highball reflects a mindset for the year ahead. Effortlessly social, endlessly adaptable, and easy to return to, it encourages connection without indulgence and celebration without chaos. As the New Year begins, the highball stands as a quiet reminder that refinement, consistency, and balance often lead to the most satisfying results—one tall, crisp sip at a time. 🥂