Settle a dumb family debate--High ball vs cocktail?

Question

Is the term "high ball" just an old fashion way of saying "cocktail".

In old movies they always order a "high ball"......in the movie Scrooged Robert Mitchum orders a high ball.

Is this one of those sofa/couch/davenport questions?

Thanks! Happy Thanksgiving in the US--have a great Thursday everywhere else....

Answer 1

"Highball" is a actually a particualr catergory of glassware. In some places, highballs are the same as "chimney" Basically a tall glass. The term is commonly used in the US to refer to all drinks that are served in this type of glassware. Classic examples are gin tonic, rum & coke, scotch & water and many more.
Cocktails covers just about any drinks with combinations of liquor, mixers, juice served in anything from stemwares, short tumblers, curved hurricanes to coconut shells.
Some classic cocktails in their usual serving glasses are
Martinis & Manhattan - stem martini glass
Margarita - Hurricane glass
Mai Tai - Pineapple shell
Pina Coloda - Coconut Shell
Long Island Iced Tea - highball or chimney
You can probably put it this way. All highballs are cocktails but not all cocktails are highballs.

Answer 2

gin, sugar and juice. Shake 30 times. Strain into a high ball glass and add carbonated water. Drink immediately. From the book: Burke's Complete Cocktail and Tastybite Recipes by
http://www.cocktail.com/recipes/g/GinFizz1930.htm

this is what I found when I googled "cocktails", hoping to come up w/ a high ball recipe..this is what I got.

Answer 3

High-ball
served in an 8 to 10 ounce glass
1 measure of spirits
fill glass with soda of choice or water.
example:
Vodka + soda
Rum + coke

Cocktail
Spirits and or liqueurs
mixed with juice or a mixture of sodas
Served in a variety of glasses.
example
Screwdriver - Vodka + O.J.
Cuba Libra - Rum + coke + Lime Juice
Dirty Mother - Tequila + Kahlua + Cream

Answer 4

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Answer 5

highball is a drink that is usually scotch, bourbon, blended whiskey, gin, or vodka mixed with water, soda, sprite, or coke poured over ice.
a cocktail is usually the same but also can include other ingredients.
a highball and a cocktail could be scotch and soda but a cocktail could also be a bloody mary, white russian, salty dog, etc.

Answer 6

"Highball" is a drink in a tall glass. A martini, for example, would not be a highball. A "highball" usually contains whiskey or brandy. "Cocktails" usually contain wine, but at a "cocktail party" you can drink anything.

Found this answer on google.

Answer 7

High ball is the name of the glass the drink comes in. Martinis come in a martini glass. Cognac comes in a sifter glass. There are also glasses called lowballs. Its the name of the glass. In the movie my guess is that it was whiskey.

Answer 8

I always thought of a 'Highball' as whiskey and water/tonic/etc. A cocktail would have more ingredients - martini/pina colata/etc.