A long, fizzy highball of Tennessee whiskey brightened with triple sec and fresh lemon, then stretched with a generous pour of lemon-lime soda over ice. It drinks easygoing and sweet-tart, with orange liqueur and citrus riding up front while just enough whiskey backbone keeps it from tipping into soda-fountain territory.
Garnish: Lemon Wedge, Maraschino Cherry
shaken · Collins · On the Rocks
add
Add the whiskey, triple sec, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a shaker with ice.
shake
Shake well until chilled.
strain
Strain into a Collins glass filled with fresh cubed ice.
top
Top with chilled lemon-lime soda and stir gently to combine.
garnish
Garnish with a lemon wedge and a maraschino cherry.
Tony Mason mixed and named the first Lynchburg Lemonade in 1980, serving it at the Center Court Restaurant and Lounge he ran in Huntsville, Alabama. Its name points to Lynchburg, Tennessee, the town where the distillery behind its whiskey stands. As the drink caught on, the Jack Daniel's brand went on to popularize it, and Mason's claim to his recipe became the heart of a 1987 trade-secret lawsuit, Mason v. Jack Daniel Distillery.