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Japanese Highball Slush
Whisky, soda, lemon zest. Minimalist masterpiece.
4 min prep · 60 min freeze 6 servings easy
Use soda water flattened, or just sparkling water. Lemon zest at the end is the secret.
Verdict for
It slushes!
Your drink hits the sweet spot. Pour and pulse.
✅ SLUSHES
Alcohol
11.0%
target 8–14%
Sugar density
12.2 g/100ml
target 11–13 g/100ml
Volume
930 ml
31.4 oz
Sugar
113 g
total
Alcohol11.0% / target 8–14%
Sweetness12.2 g/100ml / target 11–13 g/100ml
Ingredients
Scale the batch — amounts update live in your units.
6
servings
- Japanese Whisky235 ml
- Sparkling Water (flat)530 ml
- 2:1 Simple Syrup60 ml
- Fresh Lemon Juice60 ml
- Sugar (to taste)66.0 g
Batch volume885 ml
Method
- 1.Flatten soda water.
- 2.Combine in Slushi, run 60 min.
- 3.Lemon zest expressed over each glass.
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