highballs

Tall mixed drinks

Highballs are cocktails made by mixing a spirit with a larger proportion of a nonalcoholic mixer, typically served over ice in a tall glass: whiskey and soda, rum and Coke, gin and tonic.

The glass itself is called a highball glass.

To highball is to move at high speed, originally railroad slang for a signal to proceed.

cocktail

whiskey

Oak-aged grain spirit

  • sodaCarbonated soft drink
  • scotchDecisively put an end to
  • ryeHardy cereal crop

bourbon · vodka · ice · glassware · bartender · garnish · lime · club · lounge · stirrer

mixology

jigger

Small liquid measure

bitters · muddler · recipe · ratio · pour · dash · twist · blend · infusion · technique

refreshing

ice

Water's solid form

crisp · cool · summer · patio · quench · effervescent · bubbly · invigorating · brisk · carbonated

Categories
Opposites
drink format/glassware

highballsshots

Small poured drinks

shooters · lowballs · cordials · liqueurs · sippers

alcohol concentration

highballsshots

Small poured drinks

doubles · mocktails

cocktail complexity

highballscraft cocktails

Skillfully made mixed alcoholic beverages

tiki drinks · classic cocktails

Phrases
Family

highball, highballing, highballed, highball glass

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG