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A new high for Highball Culture

Spiritz

Today’s consumers are increasingly affluent and adventurous, which is fuelling the rise of an evolved cocktail culture in India’s spirits landscape. Dewar’s Highball Challenge adds another momentous chapter to this journey of elevating India’s whisky culture and expanding the premium whisky segment.

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The VinePair Podcast: Cocktail Culture Has Reclaimed the Highball

VinePair

Highballs have long been tethered to the realm of dive bars. Given their easy composition, highballs traditionally fall into the category of drinks that one can easily recreate at home without any professional bartending experience. More often than not, they max out at two ingredients, sans the obligatory citrus wedge garnish.

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Can a Cocktail Have Too Many Ingredients? Bartenders Weigh In

VinePair

And with the modern cocktail renaissance of the late ‘90s and early aughts, everything came full-circle as bartenders breathed new life into forgotten, bare-bones classics by riffing and reimagining them with different spirits and modifiers. Creating a three-ingredient cocktail that makes it into the canon is the dream.” —Jon

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Asian Cocktails Are Going To Be A Big Trend In 2025 - Everything You Need To Know (H1)

Advanced Mixology

Shake the cocktail hard and strain it into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Hana Hana Highball This is a simple cocktail, similar to a spirit mixer but with such an interesting flavor profile. Ingredients 2oz Shochu 0.5oz Lemon Juice Top Soda Method : Fill a highball glass with the Shochu and lemon juice.

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Mountain Dew Cocktail Recipe

Mix That Drink

Recommended Products Highball Glasses Shot Glasses Follow me on Pinterest for more great recipes! Beer version Fill a beer mug a little way with beer, then a little way with 7-up, and repeat the cycle until youve filled the glass with equal amounts of each. Fill a shot glass with the Midori. Drop the whole freakin shot glass into the beer.

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We Asked 11 Bartenders: What’s Your Most Controversial Cocktail Take?

VinePair

.” —Cheyenne Paydar, bartender, Monkey Thief , New York City “People clutch their pearls when I say this, but MSG belongs in cocktails. I’ve used it in everything from Dirty Martinis to clarified tomato highballs. It’s not just for ramen or popcorn — it’s umami, it’s body, it’s balance. Not the Manhattan.

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A Look into the Origins of French Liqueurs in Celebration of National Liqueur Day with Heavenly Spirits

Chilled Magazine

Shake well and strain inta highball glass filled with ice. As cocktail culture continues to evolve, these liqueurs remain integral to creating delicious and innovative drinks. Whether enjoyed on their own or in a cocktail, French liqueurs invite exploration and celebration of their unique heritage. Noces Royales 1 oz.

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