Virgin Sunrise
140 ml Orange juice, 15 ml Lime juice, 20 ml Grenadine, 1 Orange slice
The highball
The tall, narrow tumbler that made the long drink possible.
About 250 ml, with a Collins glass nearer 350 to 400 ml
35 cocktails here
Where it comes from
The drink name is documented from the 1890s - a play in 1894, a recipe in 1895 - and where the word came from is not settled. The explanation everybody repeats is the railway one: a signal ball raised high meaning clear track, by analogy a tall glass and a train of refreshment. It is a good story and it is still only a story; no source has pinned it down. Treat it as the sort of thing a bar tells you.
The shape's job, on the other hand, is not in doubt. A tall, narrow glass holds a great deal of ice with comparatively little drink touching it, so the drink stays cold and the bubbles stay in it, and the length of it is what makes a spirit and a mixer into something you can drink for an hour. A Collins glass is the same idea with more room, and most bars use the two interchangeably.
What to look for
Straight sides and no taper, so a spoon or a straw reaches the bottom. The base is worth paying for if the drink is built in the glass.
Served in a highball
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Cinderella
60 ml Orange juice, 20 ml Lemon juice, 60 ml Pineapple juice, 10 ml Grenadine, 1 Orange slice, 1 cherry
Horse's Neck
40 ml Cognac, 120 ml Ginger ale, 1 dash Angostura bitters, 1 Lemon twist
Mamie Taylor
60 ml Scotch whisky, 20 ml Lime juice, 100 ml Ginger ale, 1 Lime wedge
Long Island Iced Tea
15 ml Vodka, 15 ml Tequila blanco, 15 ml White rum, 15 ml Gin, 15 ml Triple sec, 25 ml Lemon juice, 30 ml Simple syrup, 30 ml Cola
Tequila Sunrise
45 ml Tequila blanco, 90 ml Orange juice, 15 ml Grenadine, 1 Orange slice, 1 Maraschino cherry
Cuba Libre
50 ml White rum, 120 ml Cola, 10 ml Lime juice, 1 Lime wedge
Shirley Temple
150 ml Ginger ale, 15 ml Grenadine, 10 ml Lime juice, 2 cherries Maraschino cherry
Sea Breeze
50 ml Vodka, 90 ml Cranberry juice, 40 ml Grapefruit juice, 10 ml Lime juice
Blue Lagoon
120 ml Lemonade, 20 ml Blue curaçao syrup, 15 ml Lime juice, 50 ml Soda water, 1 wheel Lemon
Safe Sex on the Beach
30 ml Peach purée, 60 ml Cranberry juice, 60 ml Orange juice, 10 ml Lime juice, 1 Dehydrated orange wheel
Woo Woo
30 ml Vodka, 30 ml Peach schnapps, 60 ml Cranberry juice, 1 Lime wedge
Roy Rogers
150 ml Cola, 15 ml Grenadine, 10 ml Lime juice, 1 Maraschino cherry
Calimocho
100 ml Red wine, 100 ml Dr Pepper, 1 Lime wedge, 237 ml Ice
Screwdriver
50 ml Vodka, 100 ml Orange juice, 1 Orange slice