Recipe
A Furlong Too Late - Rum & Ginger Beer Highball
A Furlong Too Late is a crisp two-ingredient highball with light rum and spicy ginger beer. A lemon twist adds aroma while the cold, fizzy build keeps the drink simple and refreshing.
Time
2 min
Skill
Easy
Glass
Highball Glass
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A Furlong Too Late is a direct rum highball built from Light Rum and Ginger Beer. The rum provides a clean sugarcane backbone while ginger beer brings spice, sweetness, and carbonation.
Background
There is no broadly recognized canonical history for A Furlong Too Late. It is best treated as a modern rum-and-ginger highball rather than a documented classic.
What You'll Need
Ingredients
- Light Rum - provides the clean spirit base.
- Ginger Beer - adds ginger spice, sweetness, and fizz.
Equipment
- Highball Glass
- Jigger
- Bar spoon
Simple Structure, Strong Mixer
A 1:3 rum-to-ginger-beer ratio keeps the drink long and refreshing while leaving enough rum character to remain noticeable beneath the spicy mixer.
Substitutions & Variations
- Use dark rum for a richer version.
- Add fresh lime for a sharper profile.
- Add aromatic bitters for more spice.
- Use ginger ale for a softer, sweeter variation.
Helpful Tips
- Chill the Ginger Beer before building.
- Fill the glass generously with ice.
- Add the Ginger Beer last.
- Stir only once or twice to preserve carbonation.
Mixing method
- 1
Fill with Ice
Fill a Highball Glass with fresh ice.
- 2
Add the Rum
Pour in the Light Rum.
- 3
Top with Ginger Beer
Add the Ginger Beer and stir gently once or twice.
- 4
Add the Garnish
Express a lemon twist over the glass, add it as garnish, and serve immediately.
Light rum, ginger beer, cold ice, and citrus aroma make A Furlong Too Late an uncomplicated refreshing highball.
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