Diancecht Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 i had a gibson recently and the waiter asked me a series of questions - ofc i didn’t know the answers to because it’s not like i drink regularly. so that was an interesting education. reminded me of the version at redhead which a few of you might remember from several years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Ha, unhelpful. The rest of this strikes me as right, but they would throw the word "cocktail" in. "A highball is any two-ingredient cocktail..." Here's one way to look at it. If somebody invited you for cocktails and all that was available was scotch and coke or rum and coke, would you be content? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 I'll take Wondrich's word. Which, of course, is many words. Now how about a gin and tonic, or a scotch and soda...if you garnish either with citrus, is it still a highball? Or what if it's still a highball unless the drink maker squeezes said citrus into the drink? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Expresses, please, not squeezes. Are we barbarians? 😂 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Wait right. Is a Martini not a cocktail??????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Is that even conceivable? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 5 hours ago, Diancecht said: reminded me of the version at redhead which a few of you might remember from several years ago. To me that’ll always be a Cathy Gibson. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 You are making martinis with gin and water or a non-alcoholic mixer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Now I’m fixating on the “three ingredient” rule. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 I guess the third ingredient is love. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 26 minutes ago, Sneakeater said: Now I’m fixating on the “three ingredient” rule. Did you read the linked article? You can have three, four, five ingredients and it’s a highball. That’s not the rule. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Oh I was still fixating on @bloviatrix’s rules. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 13 hours ago, Wilfrid said: Expresses, please, not squeezes. Are we barbarians? 😂 The big question - express and discard, or express and drop in? We're hopefully just talking the peel here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 I almost always drop the peel in because children are starving in Africa. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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