2006-12-14 07:47:49 · 14 answers · asked by teetottaler 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
It was a shot of usually rye whiskey into a glass of ginger ale.
2006-12-14 07:50:08 · answer #1 · answered by COACH 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
These days a High Ball is a type of glass not a specific drink, it's the sort of glass that you would drink a spirit with a mixer in.
It used to be the term for any mixed drink
2006-12-14 07:51:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A high ball is a type of glass that a drink is made in. These are typically a little bigger then an orange juice glass. I have never heard of a High Ball drink.
2006-12-14 07:51:17 · answer #3 · answered by Mary 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just the type of Glass the drink is served in. It's a tall narrow glass
as for a typical high ball
1oz gin
1oz brandy
sweet vermouth
club soda
and a lime twist
2006-12-14 07:52:54 · answer #4 · answered by Rocky The Fearless 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any spirit served with ice and soda water in a medium to tall glass (often a highball glass).
www.drinksmixer.com/guide/2-1.php
A type of cocktail served on ice and consisting of one part liquor topped with two parts soda or other mixer.
home.att.net/~homecocktailhour/resources/glossary/glossary.html
a drink of whiskey or other liquor, mixed with soda, ginger ale, etc. served with ice in a tall glass (Reference: Funk & Wagnalls Standard Desk Dictionary). A young person would seem odd if he or she asked for a highball in a bar because it is no longer fashionable, not because it is a local phrase.
www.geocities.com/strippens/unique.html
a spirit, liqueur or wine served in a long tumbler with ice and topped up with soda or ginger ale. The glass also takes its name from the drink. It is said to have originated in St. Louis in the late 19th century based on the fact that on many railroads, a ball hoisted up on a pole was a signal to an approaching train driver that he should speed up. Subsequently, it has come to mean a speedily made drink.
www.geocities.com/NapaValley/5514/glossary.htm
2006-12-14 07:53:26 · answer #5 · answered by Cister 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
High Baller Glass
2016-12-18 17:37:09 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I high ball is a type of glass; not a drink.
2006-12-14 11:56:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, an English Highball has Brandy, Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Club Soda and Lemon.
2006-12-14 07:51:11 · answer #8 · answered by Drewood 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Highball is a type of glass that you put a drink in. It is a tall version of the lowball, which is used for drinks like scotch on the rocks, bourbon and coke, etc.
2006-12-14 07:50:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A high ball is the name of the glassware. You pick the alcohol, usually rum, whiskey, etc.
2006-12-14 07:53:25 · answer #10 · answered by Aaron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋