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Red Eye in a highball, drawn with its ingredient layers

Red Eye

The Red Eye is a built cocktail, made with lager and tomato juice, served in a highball.

Strength: about 3.4% ABV in the glass, roughly 10 g of alcohol per drink (an estimate; brands and dilution vary).

Lager and tomato juice, a hangover favourite in Canada and the American Midwest.

Ingredients

Lager250 ml (8¼ oz)
Tomato juice120 ml (4 oz)

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

Method

  1. Fill a highball with ice.
  2. Pour the ingredients in order, topping last.
  3. Lift once gently with a barspoon.
Glass
Highball
Ice
None
Garnish
None
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