An Empirical R&D original built around Empirical Soka.
Intermediate · 3 min
Soka meets fresh lime, rich simple syrup and orange bitters, lengthened with Fever-Tree tonic. Fresh lemon verbena tops it, and the sorghum spirit's fresh-cut grass and green apple sit well with the tonic's bitterness: a summer highball with a crisp finish.
Ingredients
2 oz Empirical Soka
½ oz Fresh Lime Juice
½ oz Simple Syrup (2:1)
2 dashes Orange Bitters
3¼ oz Fever-Tree Tonic Water
Garnish: Fresh Lemon Verbena
60 ml Empirical Soka
15 ml Fresh Lime Juice
15 ml Simple Syrup (2:1)
2 dashes Orange Bitters
100 ml Fever-Tree Tonic Water
Garnish: Fresh Lemon Verbena
Alternatives
Fever-Tree tonic water — another regular tonic water.
Fresh lemon verbena — mint with lemon peel, or basil with lemon peel.
Method
Pour Soka, lime juice, simple syrup and orange bitters into a highball. Fill with crushed ice and stir.
