Cocktail recipe

Juicy Lie Recipe

1 drink5 minutesHighball glassWhiskey

Make a Juicy Lie with exact single-serve ingredients and method, plus a pitcher version and the Craft Standard build for serving it on tap.

The short answer

A Juicy Lie combines whiskey, bushmill 10, and pineapple juice from concentrate, dole in a tart, gently bitter and refreshing paloma-style cocktail. Make one with the recipe below; when you need a full service rather than a single glass, the keg build scales the same idea without scaling the prep.

How to make a Juicy Lie

1 cocktail · 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz Whiskey
  • 1 1/4 oz Bushmill 10
  • 1/2 oz Pineapple juice from concentrate, Dole
  • 1/4 oz agave syrup, to taste
  • 2 oz grapefruit soda or club soda
Glass: Highball glass

Method

  1. Add the measured still ingredients and citrus to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake for 10 seconds, then strain over fresh ice in a highball glass.
  3. Top with grapefruit soda or club soda, stir once and garnish.
Taste
tart, gently bitter and refreshing
Glassware
Highball glass
Garnish
Grapefruit wedge or lime wheel

Conventional recipe adapted from the Draftology keg specification by Craft Standard.

Substitutions

  • Use grapefruit soda instead of fresh juice and club soda for a sweeter, quicker Paloma.
  • Choose bourbon for a rounder, sweeter drink or rye whiskey for a drier, spicier finish.

Make a pitcher

8 cocktails
  • 12 oz Whiskey
  • 10 oz Bushmill 10
  • 4 oz Pineapple juice from concentrate, Dole
  • 2 oz agave syrup, to taste
  • 16 oz (2 cups) grapefruit soda or club soda

For a pitcher of eight, multiply every still ingredient by eight and chill the mix before service. Add soda, ginger beer or any other sparkling ingredient to each glass just before serving; batching carbonation early makes the drink go flat.

For bars, venues and events

Want to make it at scale?

Making one Juicy Lie is straightforward. Making a full service means measuring, chilling and repeating that spec all night. The Craft Standard Paloma keg keeps the same flavor direction, but moves the prep into one keg build so every serve comes from the tap.

See the Paloma keg →

The Craft Standard keg build

Start with one Paloma 30L Keg, then add the ingredients below through the Keg Spiker and shake well before connecting the keg.

IngredientPer keg
Bushmill 106 L
Pineapple juice from concentrate, Dole3 L

Recipe styles

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Put the Juicy Lie on tap.

See the Paloma keg behind this build, including formats, setup and ordering details.

See the Paloma keg →

Frequently asked

What is in a Juicy Lie?

1 1/2 oz Whiskey, 1 1/4 oz Bushmill 10, 1/2 oz Pineapple juice from concentrate, Dole, 1/4 oz agave syrup, to taste, 2 oz grapefruit soda or club soda.

Can I make a batch of Juicy Lie?

For a pitcher of eight, multiply every still ingredient by eight and chill the mix before service. Add soda, ginger beer or any other sparkling ingredient to each glass just before serving; batching carbonation early makes the drink go flat.

How do I serve Juicy Lie on tap?

Use the Craft Standard Paloma base, add the measured keg ingredients, shake the keg after filling, then connect it to a standard Sankey D coupler.

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