The whiskey highball is a simple classic and popular way to enjoy your favorite whiskey. This recipe is one that every beginning bartender should know and it’s simply whiskey and ginger ale. That makes it really easy to remember. And you don’t even have to mix it up because the carbonation of the soda naturally combines with the alcohol.
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Cocktail origin stories can be hard to come by and the highball falls into that category. The drink originated in the late 1890s and various sources indicate that bartenders in England referred to whiskey drinks as "balls" and that tall or "high" glasses were used for such drinks. Another theory holds that the name comes from a 19th century railroad signal. If the ball was high or raised on the signal post a train could pass through it without stopping. In "The Joy of Mixology" Gary Regan writes that the drink mimics the train signal that it was time to go: two short whistles followed by one long one as the drink is made with two ounces of whiskey and a long shot of ginger ale or soda.
This tall mixed highball drink is a refreshing way to enjoy any style of whiskey. Blended bourbon Canadian and rye whiskeys all work very well. When you pour Irish whiskey you get a drink called an Irish buck (sometimes called whiskey ginger).
