CLASSIC · TENNESSEE WHISKEY

Lynchburg Lemonade

Name: Lynchburg Lemonade
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Tennessee whiskey; 25 ml Triple sec liqueur; 25 ml Fresh lemon juice; 120 ml Lemon-lime soda; Lemon slice

Born in the Tennessee whiskey heartland, the Lynchburg Lemonade is a crowd-pleasing highball that layers the caramel warmth of Jack Daniel's with citrusy triple sec, fresh lemon juice, and a generous splash of lemon-lime soda.

Ingredients

Tennessee whiskey40 ml

Triple sec liqueur25 ml

Fresh lemon juice25 ml

Lemon-lime soda120 ml

Lemon slice

Glassware

Collins glass

Chilled.

Flavor

Caramel · Cinnamon · Lemon · Oak · Vanilla

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Chill a Collins glass in the freezer or fill with ice water and set aside.
2
Discard the ice water and fill the glass generously with fresh ice.
3
Add 40ml Tennessee whiskey, 25ml triple sec, and 25ml fresh lemon juice directly into the glass.
4
Top with 120ml lemon-lime soda and stir gently once to combine without losing carbonation.
5
Garnish with a lemon slice on the rim and serve immediately.

From the Bartender

The Lynchburg Lemonade was reportedly created in the 1980s at a bar near the Jack Daniel's distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee - Jack Daniel's later popularized it nationally through marketing campaigns, making it one of the few brand-born cocktails to achieve genuine classic status.

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