1930 The Drinks of Yesteryear a Mixology

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. [38]