Cocktail · Lebanon
Jallab Arak Highball
Build a Lebanese Jallab Arak Highball with arak, date-grape syrup and soda, measured exactly in oz and ml.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Highball glass
- Base
- Anise spirit
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz (45 ml) arak
- 1 oz (30 ml) jallab syrup
- 3 oz (90 ml) cold water
- 1 oz (30 ml) soda water
Garnish
Pine nuts
How to make it
- 1Chill a highball glass and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add arak, jallab syrup, cold water, soda water and pine nuts to the highball glass, putting any sparkling ingredient in last.
- 3Add ice and stir gently three times to combine without flattening bubbles.
- 4Finish with pine nuts and serve immediately.
The story behind Jallab Arak Highball
This house highball pairs Lebanon’s anise-flavored arak with jallab, a date-and-grape syrup drink served across the Levant. Water and soda lighten the rich fruit while pine nuts reference the traditional presentation.
This is a Where It's Five house creation inspired by local ingredients and drinking traditions, not a historic national cocktail.