# Añejo Highball

Dale DeGroff’s rum highball layers oak, orange, lime, ginger, and bitters into a bright long drink with considerably more structure than a simple buck.

Strength: 18% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 45 ml [Aged rum](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/aged-rum.md)
- 15 ml [Orange curaçao](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/orange-curacao.md)
- 60 ml [Ginger beer](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/ginger-beer.md) — Use cold, freshly opened ginger beer.
- 7.5 ml [Fresh lime juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lime-juice.md)
- 2 dashes [Angostura bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/angostura-bitters.md)

## Glassware

Highball glass

## Garnish

- Lime wheel — Use one thin fresh wheel.
- Orange slice — Use one thin fresh slice.

## Method

1. Build all the ingredients in a chilled highball filled with cubed ice.
2. Stir gently to combine without losing carbonation.

## Related drinks

- [Knickerbocker](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/knickerbocker.md): A nineteenth-century rum punch balances aged rum, orange curaçao, raspberry, and lime over fine ice.
- [Mai Tai](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/mai-tai.md): A landmark tropical sour balancing aged rum with lime, orange curaçao, almond, and demerara.
- [La Guildive](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/la-guildive.md): Martin Cate’s up rum mule folds peach, vanilla-rich Licor 43, fresh lime, and cinnamon through a small, lively charge of ginger beer.
- [Royal Bermuda Yacht Club](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/royal-bermuda-yacht-club.md): A poised Barbados-rum sour in which lime is deepened by orange curaçao and the almond, clove, and ginger spice of falernum.
- [Tia Mia](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/tia-mia.md): A smoky Mai Tai variation combining aged rum and mezcal with orange, almond, and fresh lime.
- [Old Cuban](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/old-cuban.md): An aged-rum Daiquiri lengthened with sparkling wine and perfumed with mint and aromatic bitters.
- [Pegu Club](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/pegu-club.md): Gin, dry orange curaçao, fresh lime, and two kinds of bitters make this Rangoon club classic both a taut sour and an aromatic cocktail.
- [Oriental Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/oriental-cocktail.md): Rye and sweet vermouth give this Savoy-era sour a Manhattan-like core, while dry orange curaçao and a full cut of lime pull it somewhere brighter and stranger.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/anejo-highball
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/anejo-highball-cf129369.webp
- Recipe source: https://quench.me/mixed/anejohighball/