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Highballs
1 jigger rye whiskey,
or,
Bourbon whiskey,
Scotch whisky,
Irish whiskey,
cognac brandy,
applejack,
gin,
•
rum.
fizz water
ice
The dictionary lowdown on highball: "a long drink
of diluted spirits, usually whiskey, served in a tall glass
with cracked ice."
Like all popular drinks, the highball is conspicuous
for its variety. Any spirituous liquor will answer—it
depends upon individual preference. Some like rye with
seltzer water, some Bourbon; others hold that the spirit
of the drink should be Scots whisky, and still others de
mand Irish whiskey. Brandy, rum, applejack, all have
their advocates, and there are even benighted souls who
crave gin in their highballs.
As they used to say out West: "Name your own poison,
gents!"
For the fizz accompaniment use whichever of these
appeals to you—seltzer, club soda, white rock, ginger ale,
coca cola, seven-up. Connoisseurs, as a rule, insist that
only cold water be poured upon their whiskey.
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