Highball

Primary Family

Balanced

Defaults

Method

Built

Glass

Highball

Ice

Cubed

Structure: Spirit, Lengthener
Formula Detail: Spirit, Lengthener
Strength: Light
Served: Cold
Era: 1890s onward - The accessible drink
Flags: Carbonated, Batch-Friendly
Canonical Examples: Gin & Tonic, Whiskey Highball, Rum & Coke, Vodka Soda, Paloma, Tequila Sunrise, Dark 'n Stormy
Key Technique: Built
Bar Notes: Batchability 3/5 (can be kegged for Draft Highballs with great success), Throughput Fast (the Speed Rail staple), Survivability 3/5 (carbonation is the fuse). Crisp, bubbly, spirit-forward. Primary category for Scotch & Soda, Gin & Tonic.

Combinatorial Matrix

35,868 possible combinations · 130 known recipes

Formula

Spirit, Lengthener

Flavor

Season

Spirit

294

Lengthener

122

The Story

The fastest good drink in any bar. Spirit meets bubbles, nothing else required.

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Sex On The Beach

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