at-home cocktail delivery services.Like most classic cocktails, the origins of the Highball are hotly debated. One story posits that it was brought to the US in 1894 by English actor E.
J. Ratcliffe, and that the name originated in golf clubs, where whisky in a tall glass was referred to as the ‘ball’. Another theory attributes the name to 19th-century train signals in the US, where a ball raised on a signpost signalled a clear track ahead.Whatever its origins, the Highball is one of the simplest quarantinis to make, comprising one part spirit to two parts mixer, served over ice and garnished with lemon.
It’s also one of the most versatile: this version uses whisky and ginger, but you can play around with flavoured syrups and mixers to suit.
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