Highball cocktails
Highball cocktails are long, easy-drinking serves built on a spirit or fortified base and topped with a lengthener such as soda, cola, or juice. They tend to be refreshingly straightforward rather than fussy, which is why drinks like Tequila Soda and Whisky and coke fit the style so neatly.
You may also see more elaborate takes such as Long Island Iced Tea or Long Distance Reviver, where the format stretches to include more spirits, mixers, and flavour. In these results, you can compare base spirit, strength, serving style, and how far each cocktail leans into citrus, sweetness, or bitter refreshment.
Long Island Iced Tea
White rum, Gin, Tequila blanco, Vodka, Cointreau, Cola, Lemon juice, Sugar / simple syrup
Sherry Cobbler
Maraschino cherry liqueur, Sherry (sweet), Sherry (dry), Orange juice, Pineapple juice, Sugar / simple syrup
Tequila Soda
Tequila blanco, Soda water
Long Distance Reviver
Dry gin, Liquore al caffè, Double Dutch Cranberry & Ginger Tonic, Orange bitters
Jimmie Roosevelt
Cognac, Green Chartreuse, Champagne / prosecco, Sugar / simple syrup, Aromatic bitters
Salmoncito
Gin, Campari, Grapefruit juice, Tonic water
Whisky and coke
Whiskey, Cola
Smoked Chamomile Paloma
Hornitos Plata, Mezcal, Grapefruit juice, Lemon juice, Honey syrup, Grapefruit soda
Smoky Islay Old Fashioned
Whiskey, Mezcal, Aromatic bitters, Aromatic bitters, Sugar
Vodka Rickey
Vodka, Lime juice, Sugar / simple syrup, Soda water
Cranberry Collins
Raspberry vodka, Soda water, Cranberry juice, Lemon juice, Grenadine
Parisian Trot Smash
Vodka, Lime juice, Sugar / simple syrup, Orange juice, Pomegranate juice, Mint leaves
Seven and Seven
Whiskey, Lemon-lime soda
Copper Gin
Gin, Ginger ale, Aromatic bitters
Scuba Libre
Tequila blanco, White rum, Red wine, Cola, Mint leaves, Lime, Cinnamon
New Orleans Ice Tea
Whiskey, Lemon-lime soda, Iced tea
One Up
Whiskey, Tequila blanco, Black vodka, Lime juice, Lemon-lime soda
Darjeeling Iced Tea
Brandy, Whiskey, Whiskey, Spiced rum, Triple sec, Lemonade
Lady Tara
Spiced rum, Coffee liqueur, Orange juice
The Hot Flush
Vodka, Whiskey, Spiced rum, Cointreau, Raspberry liqueur, Ginger ale
Alaska Ice Tea
Vodka, White rum, Gin, Cointreau, Blue curaçao, Lemon-lime soda
Royal BB
Peach schnapps, Whiskey
Long Beach Ice Tea
Tequila reposado, White rum, Vodka, Dry gin, Coffee liqueur, Cranberry juice, Lime juice, Sugar / simple syrup
Wild Snorlax
Spiced rum, Cherry liqueur, Cola
Long Island Iced Tea
White rum, Gin, Tequila blanco, Vodka, Cointreau, Cola, Lemon juice, Sugar / simple syrup
Sherry Cobbler
Maraschino cherry liqueur, Sherry (sweet), Sherry (dry), Orange juice, Pineapple juice, Sugar / simple syrup
Tequila Soda
Tequila blanco, Soda water
Long Distance Reviver
Dry gin, Liquore al caffè, Double Dutch Cranberry & Ginger Tonic, Orange bitters
Jimmie Roosevelt
Cognac, Green Chartreuse, Champagne / prosecco, Sugar / simple syrup, Aromatic bitters
Salmoncito
Gin, Campari, Grapefruit juice, Tonic water
Whisky and coke
Whiskey, Cola
Smoked Chamomile Paloma
Hornitos Plata, Mezcal, Grapefruit juice, Lemon juice, Honey syrup, Grapefruit soda
Smoky Islay Old Fashioned
Whiskey, Mezcal, Aromatic bitters, Aromatic bitters, Sugar
Vodka Rickey
Vodka, Lime juice, Sugar / simple syrup, Soda water
Cranberry Collins
Raspberry vodka, Soda water, Cranberry juice, Lemon juice, Grenadine
Parisian Trot Smash
Vodka, Lime juice, Sugar / simple syrup, Orange juice, Pomegranate juice, Mint leaves
Seven and Seven
Whiskey, Lemon-lime soda
Copper Gin
Gin, Ginger ale, Aromatic bitters
Scuba Libre
Tequila blanco, White rum, Red wine, Cola, Mint leaves, Lime, Cinnamon
New Orleans Ice Tea
Whiskey, Lemon-lime soda, Iced tea
One Up
Whiskey, Tequila blanco, Black vodka, Lime juice, Lemon-lime soda
Darjeeling Iced Tea
Brandy, Whiskey, Whiskey, Spiced rum, Triple sec, Lemonade
Lady Tara
Spiced rum, Coffee liqueur, Orange juice
The Hot Flush
Vodka, Whiskey, Spiced rum, Cointreau, Raspberry liqueur, Ginger ale
Alaska Ice Tea
Vodka, White rum, Gin, Cointreau, Blue curaçao, Lemon-lime soda
Royal BB
Peach schnapps, Whiskey
Long Beach Ice Tea
Tequila reposado, White rum, Vodka, Dry gin, Coffee liqueur, Cranberry juice, Lime juice, Sugar / simple syrup
Wild Snorlax
Spiced rum, Cherry liqueur, Cola