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Highballs
The Highball
· .
Author's ex . was the
only
rival to the Cocktail m the
most
po
u1
pene~ce
as the most often called for and therefore
sorts of
~
ar .
drink.
It
was taken at any hour and on all
to bank casion, by all classes of drinkers, from bootblack
can anderB
.~ctors,
including the leading lights of our Arneri–
of the H.
~tish
stages, were, as a category, especially fond
by it.
T~g
ball. Their get-togethers were always mellowed
can
sta e e Auth.or recollects the one-time
dea~
.of the Arneri–
broth g who nightly after his performance 301ned by some
a
halfe~
actor, awaited the extinguishment of the lights with
ozen haloos of "Scotch Highball, please!"
·
Rye.
ad~seSehil
·ghball glass;
1
lump of ice·
1
drink of Rye Whiskey;
tzer to
fill.
'
Scotch.
c·
Same as above, using Scotch Whiskey instead of Rye.
ID.
~~ke
as above, using favorite Gin instead of Scotch
IS
ey.
Brandy.
R
Sarne as above, using Brandy instead of Gin.
Ubl.
B
Sarne as above, using favorite Rum instead of Brandy.
Ulldog.
hdl:l~
0 {
1/4 orange; 1
drink
of Gin; cube of ice; use
S
g ass and fill
with
Ginger Ale.
nowball.
One dri
sugar·
1
nk of Brandy or Rye Whiskey; 1 teaspoonful of
fill
glass
:t~eGgg;
shake well; strain into lemonade glass;
0
mger Ale.
range Blossobl.
or~s:e?lghdrib.allnkglass;
a cube. of
ic~;
juice of 1/4 lime; 1/4
'
of Gm; fill with Gmger Ale.
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