Highball

 ( Cocktails ) 

A highball is a mixed drink composed of an alcoholic base spirit and a larger proportion of a non-alcoholic drink mixer, often a carbonated beverage. Examples include the Seven and Seven, Scotch and soda, gin and tonic, screwdriver (a.k.a. vodka and orange juice), fernet con coca, and rum and Coke (a.k.a. Cuba libre with the addition of lime juice). A highball is typically served over ice in a large straight-sided highball glass or Collins glass.

Highballs are popular in Japan, where the term haibōru (ハイボール) is synonymous with a whisky and soda (rather than an umbrella term for assorted mixers). Shōchū is used to make chūhai (チューハイ); various mixers can be specified by suffixing with -hai (〜ハイ), as in oolong highball (ウーロンハイ, ūron-hai).

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Etymology The name may have come from early Railway signal with raised globes meaning "clear track ahead", i.e., "you're good to go".

Anthony J. Bianculli (2025). 9780874138030, University of Delaware Press. . ISBN 9780874138030

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History Initially, the most common highball was made with Scotch whisky and carbonated water, known simply as a Scotch and soda.

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See also

• List of cocktails

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