Bermuda Highball
The Bermuda Highball is a refreshing cocktail that combines the crispness of gin with the tropical sweetness of ginger beer and the tang of fresh lime juice.
- 5 min
- Easy
- Highball glass
- 5 ingredients
Bermuda Highball
Ingredients
- Brandy¾ oz
- Gin¾ oz
- Dry Vermouth¾ oz
- Carbonated water
- Lemon peel
Method
- Pour brandy, gin, and dry vermouth into a highball glass over ice cubes.
- Fill with carbonated water and stir.
- Add the twist of lemon and serve.
What you need
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A long bar spoon
Long enough to reach the bottom of a tall glass, with a twisted stem.
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A spirit distilled from wine or other fermented fruit, usually grapes, and often aged in oak. It's made all over the world, and most bottles are around 40% ABV. Warm dried fruit, vanilla and oak, like fruitcake with a kick. Young bottles are sweeter and sharper, and older ones are smoother and woodier.
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The Bermuda Highball is a refreshing long drink that emerged in tropical island bar culture, capturing the essence of Bermuda's sophisticated hospitality traditions and island leisure. This elegant high-alcohol drink celebrates the Caribbean tradition of aperitif service and long, leisurely cocktail hour traditions. The Bermuda Highball represents the cosmopolitan elegance of island resort culture and the refinement of tropical entertaining.
Tips from the bar
- Use quality rum as the spirit base
- top with ginger beer or club soda for refreshment
- serve in a tall glass over ice
- garnish with lime and fresh mint
Twists worth trying
- Bermuda Sour
- A sour variation with citrus elements
- Bermuda Punch
- A batch cocktail for gatherings
- Bermuda Dark & Stormy
- A darker version using dark rum
What to eat with it
- Fish cakes
- Conch salad
- Grilled fish
- Tropical fruits
- Light seafood appetizers
The finished drink
Questions
What is in a Bermuda Highball?
A Bermuda Highball is made with brandy, gin, dry vermouth, carbonated water, lemon peel.
What glass do you use for a Bermuda Highball?
Serve a Bermuda Highball in a highball glass.
What does a Bermuda Highball taste like?
Expect refreshing, fruity, spicy.
What can I make with Brandy?
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