The shochu highball, more popularly known as a chu-hai, is a combination of shochu, fruit juice and soda water, and is served both à la minute and prepackaged in cans. With his Tree-Chu-Hi, Orlando Franklin McCray marries a barley-based shochu with tonic liqueur and Fever-Tree Sparkling Pink Grapefruit soda. “I tend to avoid using grapefruit juice as a cocktail ingredient because of how widely they can vary in flavor,” says McCray. “The grapefruit soda provides an opportunity for consistent flavor.”
