Highball (cocktail)
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A highball is the name for a family of mixed drinks that are composed of an alcoholic base spirit and a larger proportion of a non-alcoholic mixer. Well-known examples of highballs include Jack and Coke, Scotch and Soda, Seven and Seven, the Moscow Mule, the Gin and Tonic, and Sex on the Beach. A highball is typically served in large straight-sided glass, for example, a highball glass or a Collins glass. Some highballs, such as the Alabama Slammer, are commonly made with little or no mixer and served as a shooter.
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[edit] List of highball cocktails
- Alabama Slammer — Amaretto, Southern Comfort, sloe gin, and lemon juice
- Cape Codder or Cape Cod — vodka, lime juice, cranberry juice, and sugar.
- Caribou Lou — Bacardi 151, Malibu Rum, and pineapple juice. This drink originated in Kansas City, Missouri[citation needed] and popularized in several songs by rapper Tech N9ne.
- Crunk Juice — Hennessy Cognac and Red Bull
- Cuba Libre — rum, cola, and lime juice
- Dark and Stormy — a Bermudian drink, made with 2 oz Gosling's Black Seal Rum, 4 oz ginger beer, and a lime wedge garnish. Gosling's Rum owns the trademark on the term "Dark 'N Stormy".
- Freddie Fudpucker — a variation on the Harvey Wallbanger that uses tequila.
- Fuzzy Navel — equal parts peach schnapps and orange juice
- Gin and Tonic — gin and tonic water
- Gin Buck — gin, ginger ale, and lemon or lime juice
- Greyhound — vodka, grapefruit juice, and carbonated water.
- Harvey Wallbanger — vodka, Galliano, and orange juice
- Hairy Navel — vodka, peach schnapps, and orange juice
- Hairy Virgin — rum, orange liquer, and apple juice
- Jack and Coke — Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey and Coca-Cola
- Jellybean — ouzo, lemonade and a splash of raspberry liqueur, stirred and served in an old-fashioned glass over ice
- Long Island Iced Tea — vodka, tequila, white rum, Cointreau, gin, lemon juice, gomme syrup, and cola
- Lynchburg Lemonade — Jack Daniels, orange liqueur, sour mix, and lemon-lime soda, served over ice with a lemon wedge or maraschino cherry garnish
- Madras — vodka, cranberry juice, and orange juice.
- Melonball - 2 oz Midori, 1 oz vodka, pineapple juice (or orange juice)
- Moscow Mule — vodka, ginger beer, and lime, served in a copper mug
- Presbyterian — rye whiskey, carbonated water, and ginger ale
- Pucker Up — Apple Pucker and 7 Up
- Salty Dog — vodka, grapefruit juice, and a salted rim
- Scotch and Soda — Scotch Whisky and carbonated water
- Sea Breeze — vodka, cranberry juice, and grapefruit juice, garnished with a lime wedge.
- Seven and Seven — Seagram's 7 whisky and 7 Up, garnished with a lemon wedge.
- Sex on the Beach — vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry juice, and orange juice. A non-alcoholic version of this is know as Safe Sex on the Beach
- Sloe Comfortable Screw — sloe gin, peach-flavored liquor, orange juice
- Tequila Sunrise — tequila, orange juice, and grenadine
- Toro Rojo — tequila and Red Bull
- Vodka Tonic — vodka and tonic water
- Screwdriver — vodka and orange juice
- Pimm's Cup — Pimm's No.1 Cup, and ginger ale, lemon-lime soft drink, or carbonated water
- Vodka McGovern — equal parts of vodka, club soda and orange juice, poured over crushed ice, with a squeeze of lime over the top. Invented by Mike McGovern, a friend of Kinky Friedman.[citation needed]
[edit] Jack and Coke
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| Type: | Cocktail |
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| Served: | "On the rocks"; poured over ice |
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| Preparation: | Pour Jack Daniel's into Collins glass filled with ice. Fill to desired level with Coca-Cola. Stir lightly. |
Jack and Coke is a popular American cocktail made with Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey and Coca-Cola. The drink is usually served in an old-fashioned glass or a Collins glass over ice. The term "Jack and Coke" has been used in combined advertising for Jack Daniel's and Coca-Cola, and several products were created as part of this marketing campaign, including bar signs and taps.[1]
Jack Daniel's released a canned beverage called "Jack Daniel's and cola," a mixed beverage of the same type as Jack and Coke, in several markets in the South Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand.[2] The beverages have become a collector's item.[3]
[edit] Moscow Mule
| Moscow Mule | |
| Type: | Cocktail |
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| Served: | "Straight up"; without ice |
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| Preparation: | Mix ingredients together and serve |
| Notes: | The proportion of ginger beer varies from 2 parts to 4 parts |
A Moscow Mule is a cocktail made with vodka, ginger beer, and lime. The name refers to the popular perception of vodka as a Russian product and the intense flavor "kick" of ginger beer. When serving a Moscow Mule in the traditional copper mug, which typically holds 12 fl. oz., reduce all ingredients by 50%.
[edit] History
The Moscow Mule kicked off the vodka craze in the United States during the 1950s, when gin was the preferred "white" (clear) liquor. The cocktail was invented in 1941 by John G. Martin of Heublein, Inc., an East Coast spirits and food distributor, and Jack Morgan, proprietor of the Cock 'n' Bull Tavern, a bar on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles popular with celebrities. Martin's company had recently acquired the rights to distribute Smirnoff vodka in the United States and Morgan had a surplus of ginger beer. The Moscow Mule was served in a copper mug as part of its marketing. Martin then launched a Moscow Mule marketing campaign targeting American bars, a strategy that played a major role in shifting the liquor market from gin to vodka.
[edit] Variations
- Three Legged Mule, with Jameson Irish Whiskey
[edit] Salty Dog
| This drink is designated as an IBA Official Cocktail |
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| Salty dog | |
| Type: | Cocktail |
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| Served: | "On the rocks"; poured over ice |
| Standard garnish: | Salted glass |
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| Preparation: | Shake and serve in a highball glass with a salted rim |
A Salty Dog is a cocktail containing vodka or gin and grapefruit juice, served in a glass with a salted rim. The main difference between the Salty Dog and the Greyhound is the salted rim.
[edit] In popular culture
- In the television series The Larry Sanders Show, the Salty Dog is the preferred drink of Artie, played by Rip Torn.
- In the Elmore Leonard novel Swag, the Salty Dog is the preferred drink of characters Frank Ryan and Ernest Stickley, Jr.
- In the computer game Kingdom of Loathing, the Salty Dog is a mid-grade drink made by mixing gin and grapefruit.
[edit] Seven and Seven
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| Served: | "On the rocks"; poured over ice |
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| Preparation: | Pour whisky into Collins glass filled with ice. Fill to desired level with 7 Up. Stir lightly. |
A Seven and Seven (also known as a Seven Seven) is a mixed drink made with Seagram's 7 whisky and 7 Up. It is typically served in a highball glass with ice. It is commonly made with 1 shot of whisky to 6 fluid ounces of 7 Up. A lemon garnish may complete the drink.
[edit] Popular culture
- In the 1973 film Mean Streets, Harvey Keitel's character orders a Seven and Seven.
- In the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever, John Travolta's character orders a Seven and Seven.
- In the film Goodfellas, Robert de Niro's character orders a Seven and Seven.
- In the television series The OC, various members of the Atwood family are seen drinking Seven and Sevens. In Premiere (The O.C. episode), Ryan Atwood orders one at the fashion show. In The Gamble (The O.C. episode), Dawn Atwood orders one at the Casino night. In The O.Sea Trey Atwood orders one at a bar in Chino.
- In the popular show The Sopranos, Jackie Aprile, Jr. orders one at "The Bing"
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[edit] References
- ^ Image: Jack & Coke Bar Tap. Retrieved February 2, 2007.
- ^ Collins, Glenn. The New York Times. (January 18, 1996). THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING — ADDENDA; Additional Work On Jack Daniel's. Retrieved February 1, 2007.
- ^ Jack Daniel's and Cola. Retrieved February 2, 2007.
