Highball (Generic Name)

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (2 ratings)

Garnish:

Orange, lime or lemon slice (as appropriate to the spirit or the carbonate)

How to make:

POUR spirit into ice-filled glass and TOP with a carbonated soft drink (ginger ale, soda or tonic water).

2 fl oz Brandy, whisk(e)y, gin, rum etc.
Top up with Ginger ale, soda, tonic water or other carbonated mixer
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Review:

Simple, but simplicity can be beautiful.

History:

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Difford’s Guide to Cocktails Book 17th Edition image

Difford’s Guide to Cocktails Book 17th Edition

Perhaps the world's biggest cocktail book! Certainly, our biggest yet, 624 pages, 6cm (2.3inch) thick and weighing 2.25kg (5lb). Our Seventeenth Edition

Buy it here
Easy Jigger image

Easy Jigger

The Easy Jigger® is a measure designed for use when making cocktails, primarily in the home but also by professional bartenders. It has a unique design

Buy it here