VinePair

JUNE 20, 2024

Enter: the Highball. Typically consisting of a spirit, soda, and ice, Highballs don’t require much effort, which is ideal when there’s already sweat rolling down your neck. When it comes to the Highball, the world is your oyster. Keep reading to discover the 18 best Highballs to help beat the heat.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

Elegant in a simple highball or adding a floral touch to a Martini, the Sakura vermouth opens new avenues for cocktail exploration. Made using predominantly local botanicals macerated in pomace brandy, which is then aged and blended with the wine, Tximista isn’t quite like any other vermouth on the market.

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Aperitif Bitters Wine Bartending 249

A Bar Above

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Popular cocktails for a lowball glass: Old Fashioned Sazerac Negroni Copyright A Bar Above Highball Glass The highball glass is the taller, thinner sibling of the lowball. The highball is often confused with a Collins glass, which is actually just a taller glass.

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Cocktails with Suderman

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

And it’s a story that results in one of my favorite clever drink variations — an apple brandy-forward riff on the Penicillin (a honey-ginger Scotch whisky sour) that I’ve never seen published anywhere. You’ll need bottles of apple brandy and Scotch whisky.

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Brandy Bartending Bartender Gin 52

Barina Craft

JANUARY 25, 2024

New England Patriots: New England Highball - when it comes to cocktails, what’s better than a highball while watching football? Cincinnati Bengals: Bengal Tiger - the namesake is a tawny, red brandy drink while an original recipe adds black licorice stripes to an orange vodka cocktail that could be a spooky sip on Halloween too.

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Cheers

JUNE 26, 2024

Print Sunset Paradise Course Drinks Keyword butterfly pea flower tea, cranberry, lime, orange juice, peach brandy, tequila, Triple sec, vodka Ingredients ½ oz. Peach brandy 1 ½ oz. Lime juice Vodka float Instructions Combine peach brandy, orange juice, triple sec, lime juice and tequila and shake.

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VinePair

JUNE 18, 2024

These two pillars of clarification come together in the perfectly balanced Pear Highball at Scarfes Bar in the Rosewood London Hotel. “It It has the appearance of a classic highball, the clarity our visitors expect,” says Martin Siska the Area Director of Bars, Europe, for Rosewood Hotels.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 26, 2023

While some recipes call for the cocktail to be served in a highball, we recommend sending your Air Mail out in a Champagne flute to stay true to its French roots. Sticking true to the former’s build, the Jack Rose Royale pairs Laird’s Straight Apple Brandy and juicy grenadine before lemon juice is added to brighten things up a bit.

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Simple Syrup Bitters Mixologist Bartending 124

Drinkhacker

JANUARY 4, 2024

The menu includes both perennial offerings and seasonal specials (all about £15), the latter of which I dipped into with the Pear & Gooseberry Highball, a mix of Nc’nean single malt, Christina’s own crab pear whiskey liqueur, honey fermented crab pear, and Idyll gooseberry soda.

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Bar Live Music Live Music Rum 95

Good Spirits News

JULY 14, 2024

Fresh, summery and perfect for low abv cocktails and highballs, this is a terrific port to beat the heat. Ingredients: 2 oz Tails of the Unexpected Tawny Eyes 1 oz Aguardente (Portuguese brandy) (can be substituted with brandy or grappa) Dash of cocoa bitters Dash of orange bitters 0.5

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VinePair

MARCH 13, 2024

That phenomenon eventually gave way to the advent of the flip in 1874, which was first documented as a shaken cocktail with a whole egg, sugar, brandy or gin , and garnished with nutmeg. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice. This modern flip pays homage to the Guinness’s original St. James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin.

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Stout Simple Syrup Liqueur Vodka 128

VinePair

AUGUST 5, 2024

Bartenders have long toyed with the Mule’s component parts, subbing its vodka base for gin , Jamaican rum, Pimm’s , apple brandy , mezcal , or bourbon, and zhuzhing its flavor profile with everything from absinthe to raspberries, hibiscus, peach schnapps, and sarsaparilla. This doesn’t always spring from the minds of barkeeps, either.

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Bar Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2023

French style brandy, Bardinet, is celebrating the latest addition to its range – Bardinet Inspirations – with a decadent new series of cocktails, each re-creating the flavours of iconic French desserts ‘in a glass’. The brandy which takes his name is crafted with the same passion today.

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PubClub

DECEMBER 9, 2024

elderflower liqueur Splash of soda 2 orange slices Cocktail cherry Steps: Add Blade and Bow and elderflower liqueur Muddle one of the orange slices Add ice, stir, and top with a splash of soda Garnish with an orange slice and brandied cherry Roe and Cosy This is the Roe & Cosy. Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey .5

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Simple Syrup Highball Tequila Gin 52

Drinkhacker

MAY 17, 2024

Add ice to a highball glass. RT Sangria 1 bottle of Gamay, Zinfandel, or Garnacha wine (note: it’s okay to go cheap here) 1/2 cup brandy 1/2 cup cranberry juice 1 tablespoon of sugar summer fruits of choice (start with lemons, limes, and oranges), quartered Vigorously mix the juice, sugar, and cut fruit together in a large container.

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Simple Syrup Gin Tequila Rum 101

VinePair

APRIL 17, 2024

Orlando filled the little space he had to the gills with spirits and liqueurs that showcase terroir; mezcal , r(h)um, brandy, and an extensive shelf dedicated to eaux de vie. From Backbar to Cocktail Beyond the spirits list handed to guests, backbar choices become the palette of flavors from which bartenders create drinks. “Put

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Marketview Liquor Blog

JUNE 26, 2023

Stir gently, garnish with a mint sprig and serve in a highball glass to enjoy its invigorating taste. Combine 2 ounces of tequila, 1 ounce of grapefruit juice, ½ ounce of orange juice and a splash of lime juice in a highball glass filled with ice. Shake well, then strain into a highball or tiki glass filled with crushed ice.

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Marketview Liquor Blog

JUNE 26, 2023

Stir gently, garnish with a mint sprig and serve in a highball glass to enjoy its invigorating taste. Combine 2 ounces of tequila, 1 ounce of grapefruit juice, ½ ounce of orange juice and a splash of lime juice in a highball glass filled with ice. Shake well, then strain into a highball or tiki glass filled with crushed ice.

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Simple Syrup Highball Vodka Bitters 52

The Whisky Exchange

JANUARY 6, 2023

Rebujito A popular way to beat the heat in southern Spain, the classic Rebujito is a simple highball of dry sherry and Sprite or 7up. Ingredients 50ml Valdespino Fino Inocente 10ml Lemon juice 10ml Lime Juice 20ml 1:1 simple syrup Soda Water 6 Mint leaves Method Pour the sherry, citrus juice, sugar and mint leaves into a highball glass.

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Advanced Mixology

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In a highball glass, muddle fresh mint leaves to release aromatic oils. Combine 1 part of white rum,1 part of Grenadine, 1 of Absinthe Original, 1 of Apricot brandy, and 3 of orange juice. Minty Coke Kick Venture into uncharted territory by pairing the effervescence of cola with the botanical essence of Absinthe in the Minty Coke Kick.

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Moody Mixologist

JUNE 3, 2023

The Buck cocktail is believed to have originated in the late 19th century, with variations using different base spirits like gin, whiskey, or brandy. While the exact origin of these cocktails is subject to some debate, the general consensus is that the Buck cocktail definitely predates the Moscow Mule.

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Beer Rum Vodka Highball 52

Australian Bartender

MARCH 17, 2024

William Schmidt’s ‘The Flowing Bowl’, which was published in 1892, included quite a few ice cream cocktails, including the brandy and rum-laced Glorious Fourth. William Schmidt’s ‘The Flowing Bowl’, which was published in 1892, included quite a few ice cream cocktails, including the brandy and rum-laced Glorious Fourth.

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VinePair

MAY 23, 2024

It’s aged in a mix of European and American sherry-seasoned casks and the peat is present but balanced, so I find it fun to mix with other whiskies and fruit brandies like bonded apple brandy.” Though it is not the cheapest, it creates exotic and complex sours, highballs, and Negronis.” It’s a slam-dunk no matter the cocktail.”

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

But double the mint and muddle it in a highball glass before adding simple syrup, fresh lime juice, and rum in place of gin, and you’ll have yourself a Mojito. Opt for brandy , lemon juice, and a chilled coupe sans ice and it’s a Sidecar. In the mood for tequila instead?

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 16, 2024

It is thought that the elixir was intended to be mixed with brandy. Ingredients: 1 part Drambuie 1 part Tequila 1 part Coffee 1 part Grapefruit juice Method: Pour all the ingredients over ice in a rocks glass or slim highball and stir. However, in Scotland, it was mixed with scotch whisky instead. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

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Liqueur Highball Brandy Craft Cocktails 52

VinePair

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

See Recipe The Perfect Pear While Scotch may not be the first spirit you think of when you think “daytime cocktail,” this seasonal highball bursting with autumnal aromas of cinnamon and pear is sure to prove you wrong. See Recipe Autumn Daiquiri If you thought brandy was exclusively only for your older relatives, think again.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Whether it’s bourbon, rum, gin, brandy, or wine, getting a little help from a spirited ingredient can be just the ticket. Gin & Tonic Cake The spirit of a classic highball in a show-stopping cake. Apple Brandy Canels An autumnal take on the traditional French pastry. Sometimes you just want to go all in on dessert.

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Brandy Rum Highball Gin 183

Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Brooklyn Special Cherry rounds out the coffee and cola notes in this whiskey highball. Honey Baked Apples Foxtail’s autumnal apple cocktail builds on the classic Saratoga with seasonal ingredients apple brandy, apple cider, and cranberries. But the addition of Fernet Branca makes it the perfect way to end a meal.

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Digestif Highball Brandy Infusions 236

VinePair

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

At the time, brandy wasn’t particularly new. French brandy production dates to the 1300s and started out, like a lot of other spirits, as something intended for medicinal purposes. In 1724, an entrepreneurial winemaker in southwestern France with a catchy name — Rémy Martin — began his journey with distilling the now famous spirit.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It is perhaps the boldest booze move the city’s drinking landscape has seen since Joe Heron decided to open brandy distillery Copper & Kings a decade ago. The bar is Tartan House and it opened in the Butchertown neighborhood in August 2023. Tartan House carries dozens of bourbon brands, but it also stocks almost as many kinds of Scotch.

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Bar Brandy Highball Whiskey 108

VinePair

DECEMBER 24, 2024

A Spanish, wine-based bitter red aperitivo, this liqueur is fruity and light, and ideal for simple summer highballs. Produced with eau-de-vie, brandy , and heirloom peaches from the heart of Frances Rhne Valley, this French liqueur captures the pure essence of ripe, peak-season peaches from nose to finish. How do you serve liqueur?

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Liqueur Bar Digestif Highball 111

VinePair

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Ingredients 1 ¼ ounces Horse Soldier Signature Small Batch bourbon ¾ ounce apple brandy ⅓ ounce cinnamon syrup 2 dashes orange bitters 8-10 sage leaves Garnish: Sage sprig and grated cinnamon Directions Lightly spank sage leaves to release their essence and pack them in the bottom of a highball glass.

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Bitters Club Highball Brandy 105

VinePair

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Since the drink was so powerful — with a blend of three types of rum, apricot brandy , falernum liqueur, grenadine, lime, and pineapple juice — Beach was known to only serve two per customer, which only made it all the more appealing. As the establishment was a hotspot for local celebrities, the drink immediately caught some attention.

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