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Mizuwari

Whisky with a little over twice as much cold water: softer, lighter and made for drinking with a meal.

Classic collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Whiskey

    Japanese or blended whisky

    45 ml / 1.52 US fl oz
  • Water

    Chilled mineral water

    100 ml / 3.38 US fl oz

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

Make it

  1. Fill the glass with ice.
  2. Add the whisky and stir to chill it.
  3. Add the chilled water and stir gently a few more times.

Behind the drink

It caught on in Japan in the 1970s. Before then, whisky there was mostly drunk neat or with soda; distillers went on to promote it as a match for Japanese food.

Recipe reference

Per Japanese Wikipedia: 30 to 45 ml of whisky, with whisky to water at 1:2 to 1:2.5.

ja.wikipedia.org ↗