Highball Bar Shinbashi 1923 — Restaurant in Tokyo

I was shocked how much better a specialty highball place can make highballs. Whiskey quality aside, the ice, soda and garnish are perfectly balanced here, and they take it very seriously (as you'd expect in Japan). I saw one new bartender measuring the ratio of whiskey:water with a ruler! You'll never look at soda, ice, whiskey and lemon the same again. Personally, I enjoy the "Nostalgic" highballs, using Suntory Old, Royal and Reserve whiskies, but they have dozens to try.

I love their all-you-can-eat snacks (nuts and senbei) with table charge, and their real food isn't bad either. If you're in the area, this place is a must try if you like highballs, or...

One young gentlemen behind the counter tried to charge me 2 drinks instead of one. The other staff fixed it after they noticed that I pulled out my phone to recalculate. Not sure whether that is intentional practice or not. The drink was alright but a bitter aftertaste from the experience...

Best Whiskey highball ever! They makes their own soda for the highball and give a choice of whiskey to use. I always try to visit whenever I come to Tokyo and I recommend their original standard highball which uses Macallan. (I tried with other whiskeys like Ardbeg but it...