Spirit, lengthened · 35 drinks

Highballs & Fizzes

A spirit stretched with soda, juice or ginger beer over ice, or a sour lengthened with fizz. Tall, cold and easy to make at home.

The template 1 spirit : 3 mixer

Every drink in the family

Alabama SlammerAmaretto, Southern Comfort and sloe gin stirred over ice with a splash of lemon: sweet, fruity and nutty, a college-bar favorite.2 : 2 : 1 : ½22% · 188 calBay BreezeVodka with cranberry and pineapple juice: a Sea Breeze with pineapple in place of grapefruit.1½ : 2¼ : 18.4% · 176 calBloody MaryVodka, tomato and lemon, seasoned to taste with Worcestershire, Tabasco, celery salt and pepper. Savory and spicy.3 : 6 : 19.1% · 118 calBlue LagoonVodka, blue curaçao and lime topped with lemon-lime soda: electric blue, sweet-tart and fizzy.2 : 1½ : 1 : 413% · 196 calCuba LibreRum and cola with lime, which is the difference between this and a plain rum and Coke.1 : 2½ : ¼10% · 165 calDark ’n’ StormyGinger beer with dark rum floated on top. Spicy, sweet and moody.1¾ : 114% · 173 calFernanditoFernet-Branca and cola over ice. Bitter, minty and easier to drink than it sounds.1 : 2½10% · 170 calFuzzy NavelPeach schnapps and orange juice over ice: the drink that sold peach schnapps in the 1980s.1 : 2½4.2% · 117 calGin and TonicGin and tonic water over plenty of ice with a wedge of lime: bitter, bracing and the most-ordered gin drink there is.1 : 2½11% · 152 calGin FizzGin, lemon and sugar shaken and lifted with a splash of soda. Served without ice.1½ : 1 : ¼ : 111% · 130 calGin RickeyGin and fresh lime over ice, topped with soda water and no sugar: the driest, sharpest highball.1 : 3 : 413% · 103 calGin-Gin MuleGin, lime, mint and a little fiery ginger beer, shaken and poured long over ice: a gin Moscow Mule crossed with a Mojito.¾ : 1 : 1¾ : 110% · 205 calGreyhoundVodka and grapefruit juice over ice: tart, bitter-edged and refreshing.1 : 212% · 182 calGunshop FizzTwo ounces of Peychaud’s bitters as the base, shaken with muddled strawberry, cucumber and citrus peel, then topped with bitter soda. Bright red, fruity and anise-scented.2 : 1 : 1 : 27.7% · 240 calHarvey WallbangerA Screwdriver with a splash of Galliano, the tall yellow vanilla-anise liqueur: the hit of the 1970s.1 : 4 : ½10% · 176 calHorse’s NeckCognac and ginger ale with a long spiral of lemon peel. Light, gingery and easy.1 : 39.2% · 132 calJohn CollinsGin, lemon and sugar lengthened with soda over ice. Tall, tart and very refreshing.3 : 2 : 1 : 411% · 142 calKentucky BuckBourbon shaken with muddled strawberry, lemon and bitters, then topped with ginger beer: a fruity whiskey mule.½ : ¼ : 1 : 111% · 222 calLong Island Iced TeaFive spirits, lemon and a splash of cola. Tastes like iced tea; drinks like a lot more.½ : ½ : ½ : ½ : ½ : ¾ : 1 : 1¼16% · 275 calMadrasVodka with cranberry and orange juice over ice: fruity, tart and easy.1 : 1½ : 18.0% · 213 calMicheladaMexican lager over ice with lime, a little Worcestershire and hot sauce, in a salt-rimmed glass: savory, spicy and refreshing.1 : 63.8% · 171 calMojitoMint, lime and sugar with white rum and soda over ice. The Daiquiri’s three ingredients, lengthened and herbal.2¼ : 1 : ¾ : 313% · 136 calMoscow MuleVodka, ginger beer and lime over ice, served in a copper mug or a rocks glass. Spicy and crisp.1 : 2¾ : ¼9.4% · 150 calPalomaTequila, a squeeze of lime and a pinch of salt, topped with pink grapefruit soda. Salty, tart and refreshing.1 : 212% · 154 calPimm’s CupPimm’s No. 1 and fizzy lemonade over ice, loaded with strawberry, orange, cucumber and mint: the English summer drink.1 : 35.7% · 163 calRamos FizzGin, lemon, lime, cream and egg white shaken long and hard, then lifted with soda into a tall, cloud-like foam.1½ : ½ : ½ : 1 : 2 : 15.9% · 400 calRanch WaterTequila, orange liqueur and lime over ice, topped with Topo Chico as you drink: a West Texas Margarita highball.2 : 1 : 1 : 413% · 237 calRum CollinsRum with lemon, lime and a spoon of sugar, stirred over ice and filled with club soda: a sharp, fizzy rum cooler.¾ : ¼ : ¾ : 110% · 129 calSalty DogVodka and grapefruit juice with salt, which tames the bitterness and makes the fruit taste brighter.1 : 2¾9.9% · 148 calScrewdriverVodka and orange juice over ice. Two ingredients, one of the best-known drinks in the world.1 : 212% · 158 calSea BreezeVodka with cranberry and grapefruit juice over ice: tart, light and pink.1 : 3 : ¾7.7% · 170 calSeven and SevenSeagram’s 7 Crown whiskey and 7 Up over ice: the sweet, easy highball named for its two sevens.1 : 3½9.0% · 163 calSex on the BeachVodka and peach schnapps with orange and cranberry juice. Sweet, fruity and easygoing.2 : 1 : 2 : 213% · 170 calTequila SunriseTequila and orange juice over ice, with grenadine sinking through it for the sunrise.3 : 6 : 111% · 194 calTom CollinsGin, lemon and sugar shaken with ice and filled up with soda water: the classic tall, tart gin cooler.1 : 2 : 211% · 150 cal

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