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The highball cocktail got its name from the glassware in which it is served. Highball translated from English simply means "high glass". As a rule, this is a glass with a volume of 270 milliliters, a simple round or square shape. A highball is taller than a glass, called old fashion, but lower than a collins. It is clear that only longs are drunk from such dishes - cocktails designed for long-term savoring. It is customary to drink short and short drinks in one gulp, so the dishes for them are “short”. But does this mean that any cocktail poured into a tall glass will be called a highball? Does this drink have one recipe or several? In this article, we will clarify this issue. Below you will find not only a description of what a highball cocktail is and how it differs from other longs, but also recipes for making this delicious drink.
What comes first - dishes or filling?
The tall glass is made for large amounts of liquid. As we found out, the highball holds from 250 to 300 milliliters. But the shape of the glass is also important. Simple, with smooth walls, it holds the foam well. This is the essence of such a drink as a cocktail.highball. He saw the light in America, at the end of the nineteenth century, and at first was a strong alcohol, diluted with mineral water (soda or lemonade). Then the inventive imagination of the bartenders rewarded the highball with numerous younger "brothers" and "sisters". So, if you pour sweet liquor, lemon juice and mineral water into a tall glass, then such a cocktail will already be called ricky. And if egg white gets into the number of ingredients, then as a result, physical is born. If you add a lot of lemon juice and sugar syrup to strong alcohol, then such a drink will be called a sling. When we replace the distillate with wine, crush berries, orange and crushed ice into it, we get a cobbler.
Hot highballs
A tall glass with thick walls keeps the temperature well. Often ice is added to longs. But this does not mean at all that a highball cocktail is an exclusively soft drink. Depending on the season, they are also warming. A classic example of a winter highball is grog. The classic drink is made on the basis of rum, but cognac, brandy, liqueurs are also allowed. The second ingredient in grog is tea. Since the drink was invented by British sailors, hot milk or cream was soon added to it. Here is the recipe for such a winter highball. Mix in a glass 50 g of cognac, 15 g of dark rum, two teaspoons of liquor. Pour a hundred milliliters of hot, but not boiling milk on top. Classic grog is obtained by mixing 50 g of rum with a cup of tea. Optionally you canadd a circle of lemon or two spoons of honey.
Fixes
This is the name for mixed cocktails that are prepared outside of a highball glass. A tall glass is filled with ice cubes. The prepared cocktail is poured on top of it. It is believed that, penetrating down through the ice layers, the ingredients of the cocktail fully reveal their taste characteristics. Let's take the Brandy Buck cocktail as an example. Put ice cubes in a highball. In a shaker bowl, mix 45 ml of any brandy, 30 ml of light liqueur (preferably Creme de Ment) and 15 ml of squeezed lemon juice. Pour the mixture over ice. We supplement the glass with ginger beer (about a hundred milliliters).
Frappe
Initially, Frappe meant strong sweet alcohol (liquor, liquor, tincture), which was passed through ice. Frappe is distinguished from fixes by the shape of the latter. These are not cubes, but finely crushed crumbs. Before crushing ice at home, make sure that your blender bowl is not plastic. The amount of "snow" is also important. In a frappe, a glass is filled to the top with finely crushed ice. The mixed cocktails that were poured on this snow crumb did not exceed fifty milliliters in their total volume. Then the drink was stirred with a special spoon-straw. Now they serve not only alcoholic frappe. It is prepared with various juices and syrups. And the coffee version became the leader in popularity. One thing remains unchanged: such drinks are served in a tall, straight glass, like a highball cocktail.
Chocolate orange frappe recipe. Frappe coffee
Fill highball glasses with crushed ice. In a separate bowl, mix the dark Crème de Cocoa liqueur, orange juice and Tangerine Napoleon. The proportions are: 1, 5: 1: 0, 75. Mix and pour into glasses. How to make a coffee frappe cocktail? First, brew fragrant Arabica or strong Robusta. Strain the coffee from the grounds. Let's add sugar. Pour into a highball filled almost to the brim with crushed ice. The coffee frappe is also full of modulations. You can add milk, liquor, cognac. The coffee itself also depends solely on your choice. It can be espresso, macchiato, latte. In Cyprus, frappe is made from instant coffee, and adding cold water. The powder is triturated until a thick and stable foam is formed. To do this, add five water to a spoonful of coffee and beat the drink with a submersible mixer.
Popular highball cocktails
It is customary to make fizz in tall glasses - fizzy, foamy drinks. Soda water, lemonade, Coca-Cola, but also champagne can create a stable foam. Consider, for example, how to make a Gin Fizz cocktail. Fill a shaker halfway with ice cubes. Pour in 60 milliliters of gin. Add a spoonful of powdered sugar. Squeeze the juice from half a lemon. Shake with a shaker to bring the ingredients into a friendly balance. Pour the contents into a highball. Top up with soda to the brim. Serve with a straw.
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