Highballs and Combination Highballs Flashcards
What characterizes a highball?
usually consists of one liquor and at least one mixer
What is the typical liquor to mixer ratio in a highball?
1:4
Describe the technique for mixing highballs.
- Fill a highball glass 3/4 with ice
- Pour 1.5 liquor and fill with mixer
- Stir
HIghballs filled with tonic will always be garnished with _______.
lime
Describe the method of making the following highball:
Gin and Tonic
1.5 oz gin
Fill with tonic
Garnish with lime
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Orange Blossom
1.5 oz gin
Fill with orange juice
Garnish with orange
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Vodka Tonic
1.5 oz vodka
Fill with tonic
Garnish with lime
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Screwdriver
1.5 oz vodka
Fill with orange juice
No garnish
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Cape Cod/
Cape Codder
1.5 oz vodka
1/2 oz of lime juice
Fill with cranberry juice
Garnish with lime
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Greyhound
1.5 oz vodka
FIll with grapefruit juice
No garnish
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Salty Dog
1.5 oz vodka or gin
Fill with grapefruit juice
Serve with salted rim
No garnish
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Sea Breeze
1.5 oz vodka
Fill with grapefruit juice
Color with cranberry juice
Garnish with lime
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Hawaiian Sea Breeze
1.5 oz vodka or dark rum
Fill with pineapple juice
Color with cranberry juice
No garnish
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Madras
1.5 oz vodka
Fill with equal parts cranberry and orange juice
No garnish
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Transfusion
1.5 oz vodka
Fill with grape juice
Splash of ginger ale
No garnish
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Bloody Mary/
Bloody Maria
1.5 oz vodka or tequila
3 oz tomato juice
Dash any combination of the following:
- Lemon juice
- Black pepper
- Tabasco
- Rose’s lime juice
- Worcestershire sauce
- Salt
Garnish with lime and celery stick
*Or use 1 part vodka or tequila to 3 parts Bloody Mary mix
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Cuba Libre/
Rum and Coke
1.5 oz rum
Fill with coke
Garnish with lime
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Rum and Tonic
1.5 oz rum
Fill with tonic
Garnish with lime
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Rumble
1.5 oz dark rum
Fill with orange juice
No garnish
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Rum and Pineapple
1.5 oz dark rum
Fill with pineapple juice
No garnish
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Malibu Bay Breeze
1.5 oz Malibu rum
Fill with equal parts cranberry and pineapple juice
No garnish
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Tequila Sunrise
1.5 oz tequila
Fill with orange juice
Color with a few drops of grenadine
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Tequila Sunset
1.5 oz tequila
Fill with orange juice
Color with a few drops of Creme de Cassis
Garnish with orange
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Mexicola
2 oz tequila
1/2 oz Rose’s Lime Juice
Splash Coca-Cola
Garnish with lime
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Melonball
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz Midori
Fill orange juice
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Pearl Harbor
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz Midori
Fill pineapple juice
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Harvey Wallbanger
1 oz vodka
Fill with orange juice
Float 1/2 oz Galliano
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Sloe Screw
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz sloe gin
Fill orange juice
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Sloe Comfortable Screw
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz sloe gin
1/2 oz Southern Comfort
Fill orange juice
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Sloe Comfortable Screw Up Against the Wall
1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz sloe gin
1/2 oz Southern Comfort
Fill with orange juice
Float 1/2 oz Galliano
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Fuzzy Navel
1.5 oz peach schnapps
Fill with orange juice
Garnish orange slice
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Hairy Navel
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz peach schnapps
Fill orange juice
Garnish orange
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Sex on the Beach #1
1 oz vodka
1 oz peach schnapps
Fill with equal cranberry and orange juice
(sub: grapefruit or pineapple)
Garnish cherry
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Sex on the Beach #2
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz Midori
1/2 oz raspberry liquer (Chambord)
Fill pineapple juice
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Woo Woo
1 oz peach schnapps
1/2 oz vodka
Fill cranberry juice
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California Rootbeer
1 oz Kahlua
1 oz Galliano
Fill with club soda
Splash coke
Splash beer (optional)
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Presbyterian
2 oz bourbon
Fill with equal parts club soda and ginger ale
Garnish with a lemon twist
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Hawaiian Punch
1 oz Southern Comfort
1/2 oz Sloe Gin
1/2 oz Amaretto
Fill with pineapple juice
Describe the method of making the following combination highball:
Mint Julep
Muddle 2 sprigs of fresh mint leaves with
1 tsp sugar and
1 Tbsp. water in bottom of glass until sugar is dissolved
Then add ice
Fill 2 oz bourbon
Garnish mint sprigs
Describe the method of making the following combination highball:
Mojito
Muddle 2 sprigs of fresh mint leaves with
1 tsp sugar and
1 Tbsp. lemon juice in bottom of glass until sugar is dissolved
Then add ice
Fill with 2 oz light rum
Splash club soda and stir
Garnish with mint sprig, lime, and sugarcane stick
Describe the method of making the following combination highball:
Caipirnha
(ka-purr-in-ya)
Muddle 1 medium lime cut into 8 wedges, peel side down with
1 tsp sugar in bottom of chilled glass
Then add ice
Fill with 2 oz cachaça
Stir
Garnish with lime wedges and/or sugarcane sticks
*Tropical fruit juices may also be added (e.g. mango, passion fruit, etc.)
Describe the method of making the following combination highball:
Green Monster
2 oz tequila
1 oz Midori
Fill grapefruit juice
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Shady Lady
1 oz tequila
1 oz Midori
Fill grapefruit juice
