Highball glass
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A highball glass (sometimes shortened to just highball or even hi-ball) is a type of drinking vessel. It is distinguished by having vertical sides, and being relatively tall and narrow. A highball glass typically holds between 8 and 12 fluid ounces (240 to 350 mL).
A "highball" was a generic name, now fallen into disuse, for any mixed drink of whisky, normally up to two ounces, served in a tall glass with ice and sufficient "mixer" - water, soda water ("club soda"), or ginger ale - to fill the glass. Modernly and simply, a cocktail with two different ingredients, a spirit and a carbonate without citrus fruit juices like Rickeys, Collinses and Fizzes. By contrast, a "cocktail" is a mixture of spirits and other alcohols such a wines or liqueurs, and/or flavoring such as bitters and fruit, normally (but not invariably) served in a smaller glass, and usually served "straight up", i.e., without ice (having first been chilled by shaking or stirring with ice), rather than "on the rocks." A "martini glass" is really a cocktail glass. The highball glass differs from a Collins glass by being shorter and unfrosted.[citation needed]
There was a common drinking phrase, "Have a highball by nightfall!"
The Tequila Sunrise and the Long Island Iced Tea are commonly served in a highball glass.
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