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Highball · Built in glass · Historical · complexity 2/5

Kentucky Lemonade

Julian's Kentucky Lemonade is an unusual same-glass whiskey-and-sugar build over shaved ice with an orange slice.

bourbon-forward · sweet · citrusy · refreshing

Served in Old-fashioned cocktail glass. Ice: Fine shaved ice.

Variants (1)

Julian's Recipes by Julian Anderson (1919, p.13)

1 jiggerBourbon whiskey — Bourbon whiskeybase
ice — fine shaved icebase
1 sliceOrange — orange slicegarnish
2.5 tablespoonfulssugar — Source gives 2 or 3 tablespoons.sweetener
  1. Fill an old-fashioned cocktail glass with fine shaved ice and pour the bourbon whiskey over the top.
  2. Place an orange slice at the side, add the sugar on top, and serve in the same glass.

Garnish: Orange slice

Ice: Fine shaved ice

See also: Orange Lemonade, Whiskey Sour

Source text is terse and slightly damaged; same-glass service is clear.