Highballs, page 2
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John Daly
A John Daly is 45ml vodka, 135ml cold black tea and 45ml still lemonade, built over ice in a highball and stirred once, with a lemon wheel. It is an Arnold Palmer with vodka in
Lynchburg Lemonade
A Lynchburg Lemonade is 40ml Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey, 20ml triple sec and 20ml fresh lemon juice, stirred over ice in a tall collins and lengthened with 90ml sparkling
Michelada
A Michelada is a 330ml bottle of cold Mexican lager poured in stages over 25ml of fresh lime juice, four dashes of hot sauce and three of Worcestershire sauce, on ice in a
Mizuwari
A Mizuwari is 45ml Japanese whisky and 90ml cold still water in a glass packed with ice: whisky first, stirred to chill it, then the water, stirred again. The name means cut with
Mojito
A Mojito is 45ml of white rum, 20ml of fresh lime juice, two teaspoons of white cane sugar and six sprigs of mint, built in a highball. The mint is pressed gently with the sugar,
Paloma
A Paloma is 50ml of blanco tequila, 5ml of fresh lime juice and a pinch of salt over ice in a highball, topped with 100ml of pink grapefruit soda and stirred gently once. Those
Pimm’s Cup
A Pimm’s Cup is 50ml of Pimm’s No. 1 and 150ml of cold, clear, fizzy lemonade, built over ice in a highball glass with cucumber, strawberry and orange, and a sprig of mint on top.
Pink Gin & Tonic
A Pink Gin & Tonic is 50ml of juniper-led London Dry gin over plenty of cubed ice in a highball, topped with 150ml of Fever-Tree Refreshingly Light Aromatic Tonic Water, with
Presbyterian
A Presbyterian is 50ml of rye whiskey over ice in a highball glass, topped with 60ml each of ginger ale and soda water poured in together, stirred once and finished with a lemon
Raspberry Lynchburg
A Raspberry Lynchburg is 40ml of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey, 15ml of Chambord, 10ml of triple sec and 20ml of fresh lemon juice, built over ice in a collins glass and topped
Rome With a View
A Rome With a View is 30ml of Campari, 30ml of dry vermouth, 30ml of fresh lime juice and 15ml of simple syrup, shaken hard for 10 to 12 seconds, strained over fresh ice in a
Rum and Coke
A Rum and Coke is 50ml rum and 150ml cola over a highball glass full of ice: one part rum to three of cola, stirred once. Any rum works, and each style makes a different drink.
Salty Dog
A Salty Dog is 50ml of vodka and 120ml of fresh grapefruit juice in an iced highball with salt on half the rim, stirred once and garnished with a grapefruit wheel. About 2.0 UK
Screwdriver
A Screwdriver is 50ml of vodka and 120ml of fresh orange juice, built over cubed ice in a highball, stirred once and finished with an orange slice. About 2.0 UK units. It is not
Seabreeze
A Seabreeze is 40ml of vodka, 120ml of cranberry juice and 30ml of fresh grapefruit juice, built over ice in a highball, with a lime wedge squeezed over and dropped in. About 1.6
Sex on the Beach
Sex on the Beach is 40ml vodka, 20ml peach schnapps, 40ml fresh orange juice and 40ml cranberry juice, built over ice in a highball and garnished with half an orange slice. It
Sloe Gin & Lemon Tonic
A Sloe Gin and Lemon Tonic is 50ml of sloe gin over cubed ice in a highball, topped with 150ml of Fever-Tree Refreshingly Light Lemon Tonic Water and finished with a squeezed
Slow Comfortable Screw Against the Wall
A Slow Comfortable Screw Against the Wall is 25ml vodka, 15ml sloe gin and 15ml Southern Comfort over ice in a highball, topped with 90ml fresh orange juice and stirred once, then
Snowball
A Snowball is 50ml advocaat and 10ml fresh lime juice, shaken hard with ice for 10 to 12 seconds and strained into an ice-filled highball, with 120ml of sharp sparkling lemonade
Stone Fence
A Stone Fence is 60ml of bourbon or rye and two dashes of Angostura over ice in a highball, topped with 120ml of cold dry cider at about 5% ABV and stirred once, with a thin apple
Suffering Bastard
A Suffering Bastard is 30ml of gin, 30ml of brandy, 15ml of fresh lime juice and two dashes of Angostura bitters, shaken with ice for 10 to 12 seconds, poured unstrained into a
Tequila Sunrise
A Tequila Sunrise is 45ml of blanco tequila and 90ml of fresh orange juice over ice in a highball, with 15ml of grenadine added last, which sinks and shades the glass from red to
Vodka & Mediterranean Tonic
A Vodka & Mediterranean Tonic is 50ml of vodka over a copa glass packed with cubed ice, topped with 150ml of Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic Water and finished with a bruised sprig
Whiskey Highball
A Whiskey Highball is 50ml Scotch whisky and 100 to 125ml cold soda water in a highball glass packed with ice, stirred once, with a strip of lemon peel twisted over it. About 2.0