The Cocktail Lovers

JANUARY 27, 2025

Sandraes choice #2 Tayer + Everleaf Jasmine + Lily Highball Need to know: Everleaf Mountain, jasmine, lily, tuberose and soda. Shelf appeal: This one isnt on the shelf per se , its available online and definitely worth seeking out cans = convenience after all and whats more convenient than having your drinks delivered to your door?

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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. This vermouth is made for drinking —in a glass, with some ice, definitely with some snacks and friends, and preferably with a warm, sunny afternoon outside. Some vermouths are made for mixing.

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 26, 2024

If ever a whisky felt designed for a highball, this blend is it. Gentle sesame notes pair well with the more present almond elements to give the finish a soothing nuttiness — though nothing approaching complexity. Similar nose, again quite savory and grainy, those mushroomy notes becoming a bit heavier and beefier.

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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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Moody Mixologist

MARCH 11, 2025

Because the gin categorys definition is quite broad, a wide range of spirits using an even wider range of botanicals exist today. Most classic gin cocktails can be categorized into spirit-forward sips (like Martinis and Negronis), sours (like the Gimlet), and highballs (Gin and Tonic). The most famous gin highball is the Gin and Tonic.

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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

JULY 1, 2024

Nowadays — thanks in large part to Aperol’s masterful marketing plan and in smaller part to Jennifer Coolidge and the rest of the “White Lotus” gang — the Spritz has exploded, along with its real definition. Depending what bartender you’re ordering from, it might have kombucha! I’m not mad at that.”

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Australian Bartender

AUGUST 7, 2024

If you dare to ask Google for a ‘definition’ of the phrase you’ll get a range of outdated stereotypical articles, claiming everything from the ‘maturity and confidence’ of the classic whisky drinking human, to their ‘steadying presence in any situation’. Let’s not even go into the Urban Dictionary definition of the phrase.

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Australian Bartender

AUGUST 5, 2024

If you dare to ask Google for a ‘definition’ of the phrase you’ll get a range of outdated stereotypical articles, claiming everything from the ‘maturity and confidence’ of the classic whisky drinking human, to their ‘steadying presence in any situation’. Let’s not even go into the Urban Dictionary definition of the phrase.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The coconut miso makes its way into the Sakura Heights, a vodka highball inspired by Taiwanese Cheese Tea — green or black iced tea topped with a sweet, savory cream cheese foam. Once the fermentation reaches where they want it to, the team vacuum seals the miso in manageable units and freezes it to kill any further fermentation.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This has been helped by markets like Japan with the prominence of drinks like the Whisky Highball or ‘Mizuwari’ as it is called in Japanese which directly translates to “mixed with water”. The Mamie Taylor (left) and the Otto Highball (right). A whisky and soda is the perfect drink to do just that.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 28, 2023

There’s definitely a balance out there, but just putting a random amount of candy to a blank canvas like vodka and hoping it will turn out good is simply asking for a sugar rush, headache, and regret. —Erika Flowers, bartender, Cane & Table , New Orleans “It’s the copious amounts of candy and sugar infusions to vodka for me.

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VinePair

APRIL 25, 2024

There’s a Margarita & Soda, which reinvents the drink as a highball. Just as we now live in a second “’tini” age, in which the definition of what can qualify as a Martini has become more and more elastic, we are simultaneously witnessing the dawn of a new “rita” era. “I There’s a lot of room to play in the Margarita sandbox.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Whether you’re making a spirit-forward Old Fashioned that calls for a high-proof whiskey or you want a lighter, fruitier style for your highball, there’s a bottle below that will complement any mood. Maker’s is definitely my go-to for Old Fashioneds, and it’s perfect for a Whiskey Highball as well.”

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 25, 2024

Building a foundation with classic cocktail techniques and working up to more creative and innovative styles is definitely the way to go. What advice would you give to someone who is interested in pursuing mixology? Start with the classics!

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Drinkhacker

MAY 17, 2024

We ranked and argued and analyzed, and after a little math came up with what is obviously the most definitive list of summer cocktailing ever published. Add ice to a highball glass. To find out, we polled the Drinkhacker staff and asked for each writer’s list of their personal favorite 10 summer cocktails. Pimm’s No. Add Pimm’s No.

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VinePair

MARCH 19, 2024

“I think a bar should develop into a dive,” explains Nashville-based bartender and bar owner Jamie White, whose co-ownership credits include acclaimed cocktail bars Pearl Diver and Tiger Bar and low-key, neighborhood beer-and-highball joints Lucky’s 3 Star and Roy’s. There isn’t a typical definition of a dive,” she says.

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Spiritz

AUGUST 13, 2024

This enhances the mouth-feel and presentation of cocktails, offering a fresh and exciting sensory experience, as for example, making a simple yet easy pickled soda out of grapefruit and celery shrub for a delicious riff on a Paloma or herbal soda for a highball. This intensifies the flavours and creates unique textures.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 13, 2024

They can range from entry level inexpensive fodder for your highballs and mixers to highly luxurious and pricy antique concoctions to sip and savour on their own. Blended whiskies (we are not talking about blended malts here) also use grain whisky which is a lot less expensive to make and is much more neutral than malt in its flavors.

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Cocktails with Suderman

AUGUST 30, 2024

But for now, sit back and relax with a low-labor Labor Day cocktail, a bittersweet, boozy spritz that takes the spirit/sweet/bitter Negroni format and turns it into a long drink, a sort of a highball, a bubbly, bitter aperitif. It’s definitely not too much work — it’s just a tasty Labor Day cocktail that earns its keep.

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Moody Mixologist

JUNE 3, 2023

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. Also included in this category would be the Rum Buck (Dark ‘n Stormy). Pour the cachaça and lime juice over the ice, then top with chilled ginger beer.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 13, 2023

West Cork Distillers Single Malt Irish Whiskey Bog Oak Charred Cask We didn’t have the words “Bog Oak” on our bingo card for best spirits of the year but we’re happy to overlook the peculiar phrasing for this whiskey, especially after learning its definition. At the V.S. Average Price: $50 Rating: 93 See Review 31.

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Moody Mixologist

APRIL 8, 2024

Learn more about low carb home bartending in my Definitive Guide to Low Carb and Keto Cocktails. If using all liquid sweetener, the first syrup making method below (using ginger juice instead of ginger root) would be the best choice. Stir gently, then garnish with a sprig of mint and a lime wedge, if desired.

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Spiritz

MAY 1, 2024

In tune with the evolving culture across the world, Indian consumers are now more than willing to experiment with their whisky, and a whisky highball is the latest trend, infused as it is with several interesting elements. That is one of the reasons DEWAR’S is the perfect choice when making a highball.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Highballs at Kiko When dining out in the depths of winter, an often unspoken yet wildly important factor in choosing a restaurant is its warmth. Our favorite was the Nashi Highball, made with Japanese whisky , sherry , ginger, and pear cider. Here are the best things to drink in NYC this February, according to our editors.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 8, 2025

However, legal definitions, industry jargon, and common use shift and elide overtime and geography. For restaurants with regional or national reach, the simplest way to sidestep dozens of states conflicting milkshake definitions within their territories is not to sell milkshakes.

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VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

Although it has become a little harder to find, it’s definitely worth it. At 100 proof, it’s a standout in stirred classics alongside sugar, bitters, or vermouths, but doesn’t punch out softer mixers like citrus or bubbles in highballs or sours.”

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

To make your own, simply combine both ingredients in a highball glass with ice and toast to Italia. The resulting cocktail is definitely spirituous, with black pepper and floral flavors fit for serving to your oldest pals. See Recipe The Old Pal The Old Pal is a variation of the Boulevardier, which itself is a variation of the Negroni.

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VinePair

MAY 1, 2024

Mix in highballs or spirit-forward stirred drinks. What this tequila does (and it does it very well) is take all of the classic blanco aromas and flavors and serve them with immense concentration and definition. That’s the proposition with Astral’s offering, which skews oaky in profile despite its light gold hue.

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The Cocktail Lovers

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Their curiosity and inventiveness definitely set them apart from some of the groups I have worked with in the past! As a group they had a lot in common with the Michelin-starred chefs I work with, but they are artists working with drinks as opposed to food!

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Moody Mixologist

JUNE 1, 2023

Choosing the manliest rum drinks The notion of “manly” cocktails can definitely vary based on personal preferences and cultural perceptions. Fill a highball glass with ice, add dark rum, and top it off with ginger beer. This cocktail combines dark rum with ginger beer, resulting in a flavorful and slightly spicy drink.

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Moody Mixologist

MAY 29, 2023

Find more keto cocktail inspiration in my Definitive Guide to Low Carb Cocktails ! 5 mint leaves, plus more for garnish 4-6 oz club soda or other sparkling water Instructions Add the syrup and mint leaves to a highball glass and gently muddle. If you enjoy rum cocktails, try a Classic Daiquiri or the Original Mai Tai.

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Bartender.com

JANUARY 9, 2024

Like all Trick Dog menus, The Salty Dog seamlessly integrates non-alcoholic and low-ABV cocktails with higher-octane options, highballs, boilermakers, sherry, beer wine and soda. The Salty Dog features 17 original cocktails, each hand illustrated by Therens (who also contributed original illustrations to the 19 th menu, Tantrick Dog).

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

See Recipe Autumn Sparkler To get a hefty meal prepped for your nearest and dearest, a nice sessionable cocktail is definitely in order — preferably one with a bit of bubbles. With a bit of lemon juice and hot water to make it, well, hot, the Rum Hot Toddy is sweet, spicy, bright, and definitely delicious.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 28, 2025

That said, its a love-it-or-leave-it dram: intensely sweet, a little goes a long way, and its definitely not for purists seeking traditional whiskey character. Refreshing over ice and easy to mixwhether into a summery highball with soda or a spiced autumn cocktailits versatile across the seasons.

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Good Spirits News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

There’s definitely some baking spices here but also the passionfruit/guava blend adds intrigue. This is highly refreshing and a killer addition to highballs, citrus based cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages. Try these in an Espresso Martini or a bourbon-based cocktail for added zing. And that’s what these remind me of.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Bright and fruity, with a hint of caramel richness, this is an excellent highball whisky and ideal for shaken summery cocktails. Price: $35 Rating: 88 See Review The Best Japanese Whisky Under $75 Hatozaki Small Batch Pure Malt Whisky The definition of pure malt lies somewhere between blended whiskey and single malt.

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