Simply as Ranch Water, the tequila drink lengthy favored by Texas cattle ranchers, is catching on, a Houston bar has developed a cocktail based mostly on a Southern custom. The Hillbilly Highball at EZ’s Liquor Lounge stems from a Twenties blue-collar employee custom of pouring peanuts into bottles of Coke.
The snack turned widespread for individuals who labored labor intensive, hands-on jobs and have been with out entry to a direct place to clean their palms. To maintain residue off of their peanuts, staff poured them into the bottles of Coke for comfort and cleanliness.
The salty and candy Hillbilly Highball, created by EZ’s co-owner Matt Tanner and made with Previous Forester Salted Peanut Butter bourbon and Mexican Coca-Cola, is a contemporary homage to this custom. Served with a facet package deal of peanuts for dunking or having fun with on the facet, the Hillbilly Highball has change into one of many bar’s hottest drinks.
EZ’s Liquor Lounge, a playful, laid-back bar with a classic really feel from the Agricole Hospitality crew, opened in late October. Impressed by cofounders Matt Tanner, Morgan Weber, Ryan Pera and Vincent Huynh’s collective love of a great neighborhood dive, EZ’s includes a menu of basic liquor drinks, chilly beers on draft and no-frills bar snacks equivalent to chili pies, nachos, and sizzling canines.
