Best Bizzy Izzy High Ball Recipes

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BIZZY IZZY HIGH BALL



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We have Tom Bullock to thank for the Bizzy Izzy High Ball: He was the first known African American to write a cocktail manual (The Ideal Bartender) and he became famous for his drinks at social and country clubs in the early 1900s. Shake one up for happy hour!

Provided by Food Network

Categories     beverage

Time 5m

Yield 1 high ball

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Combine 2 dashes of lemon juice, 2 teaspoons pineapple syrup and 3/4 ounce each sherry wine and rye or bourbon whiskey in a shaker with ice; shake until cold. Strain into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with a lemon slice.

BIZZY IZZY HIGHBALL



Bizzy Izzy Highball image

This cocktail with rye whiskey, pineapple, and sherry sits right at home with the way we drink now, but Tom Bullock's Bizzy Izzy Highball dates back to 1917.

Provided by Al Sotack

Time 2m

Yield Makes 1 cocktail

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 oz. fresh pineapple juice
1 oz. Amontillado sherry (preferably Lustau)
1 oz. rye whiskey
¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
¾ oz. simple syrup (1:1)
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 oz. chilled club soda
Lemon wheel (for serving)

Steps:

  • Combine 1 oz. fresh pineapple juice,1 oz. Amontillado sherry, 1 oz. rye whiskey, ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice, ¾ oz. simple syrup, and 1 dash Angostura bitters in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Cover and shake until well chilled, about 7 seconds.
  • Pour 1 oz. chilled club soda into an ice-filled Collins or highball glass and strain cocktail into it. Garnish with lemon wheel.

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