Name: Cablegram
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 2 oz rye whiskey; ¾ oz lemon juice; ½ oz simple syrup; 2 oz ginger ale

A classic 1930s rye highball with a citrus twist — rye whiskey shaken with lemon and sugar, then topped with ginger ale in a tall glass. Named for the era's telegraph cables, it's a bright, gingery cousin of the Whiskey Sour built long.

build in glass

highball glass

rye whiskey

lemon juice

simple syrup

ginger ale

lemon wedge

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