Jimbo and Ginga

The lowly Mexican bulldog (a frozen margarita with an upturned bottle of beer in it) was the inspiration for this quirky variation on a whiskey and ginger highball. As with many of the bulldog variations created by Eben Freeman at Genuine Liquorette, a bar in Little Italy, the booze comes from a 50-milliliter mini-bottle and the mixer from the short can the bottle is emptied into. Don’t expect a lot of finesse from this drink; it is a highball, after all. But expect a little more fun than usual. If you can’t find a mini of Jim Beam, another light whiskey like Jameson will do. —Robert Simonson