Chocolate Highball
Description
Chocolate Highball is a modern arrangement cocktail that adds the sweetness and richness of chocolate liqueur to the traditional highball. The strength of whiskey, warmth of chocolate, and refreshing quality of soda harmonize exquisitely, creating an approachable taste that can be enjoyed by beginners and experts alike. The sweetness of chocolate smooths the edges of whiskey, creating drinkability while maintaining adult sophistication.
Origin
Country of Origin: Modern Creative Cocktail （2000年代）
Chocolate Highball is a modern cocktail created in the 2000s when chocolate liqueurs began to spread. It was born from the fusion of Japan's highball boom and the chocolate liqueur culture developed in Europe. Particularly popular during autumn and winter seasons, it's beloved as a new style of highball where the warmth of chocolate creates seasonal ambiance.
Birth Date Meaning
A newcomer who energizes people and animals
The warmth of chocolate combined with the refreshing quality of a highball expresses the charm of someone who brings vitality and excitement to those around them in new environments. Like October 11th being Wink Day, it symbolizes the special power of someone whose presence brings smiles and energy to others
Famous Quotes
- "New encounters should be as sweet and stimulating as a Chocolate Highball" - Modern Bartender's Maxim
Trivia
- The origin of 'highball' has various theories, with the most credible being that railroad workers during the transcontinental railway construction created it for quick consumption
- October 11th is Wink Day, resonating with this cocktail's message of 'energizing people'
- Chocolate liqueur was born in Europe in the late 20th century, enriching the modern cocktail scene
- Japan's highball boom began around 2007 with Suntory's 'Highball Revival Project'
- Mozart Chocolate Liqueur is made using a unique process where Mozart's music is played during production
Recipe
Ingredients:
- Whiskey - 30-45 ml
- Chocolate Liqueur - 15 ml
- Soda Water - 90-120 ml
- Ice - 適量
Instructions:
- Fill highball glass completely with ice
- Pour well-chilled whiskey
- Add chocolate liqueur
- Stir gently with bar spoon
- Quietly pour well-chilled soda water
- Stir very lightly just once
- Garnish with lemon peel and chocolate shavings