Mamie Taylor
The Mamie Taylor is a spicy highball made with Scotch Whisky, Lime Juice and Ginger Beer. It is built and served in a highball glass, about 12% ABV before ice melts.
- Method
- Built
- Glass
- Highball glass
- Served
- Highball
- Strength
- About 12% ABV before ice melts
- Family
- Highball
- Flavour
- Spicy
Ingredients
- 60mlScotch Whisky
- 15mlLime Juice
- 120mlGinger Beer
How to make it
- Fill a highball glass with ice, add the Scotch and lime juice, top with ginger beer and stir gently.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Tip: Fill the glass right to the top with ice so the drink stays cold without watering down fast.
About the Mamie Taylor
A turn-of-the-century craze named after the Broadway singer Mamie Taylor. The popular story says she was served it in 1899 near Lake Ontario after asking for something long and cold.
Missing something?
- No Scotch Whisky? Use Johnnie Walker Scotch (Johnnie Walker is a blended Scotch)
- No Scotch Whisky? Use Irish Whiskey (Lighter and less smoky)
- No Lime Juice? Use Lime (Squeeze fresh: 1 lime gives about 25 ml)
- No Lime Juice? Use Lemon Juice (Softer, different aroma)
- No Ginger Beer? Use Ginger Ale (Milder and sweeter)
All swaps for Scotch Whisky, Lime Juice and Ginger Beer
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