Highballs
When you're looking for a tall glass of liquor with a lot of flavor, you'll often be offered one of these mixed drinks. Most of them are very easy to remember and the majority of bartenders will know how to make a good one. The best part about knowing your highballs is that you'll be able to find these drinks in almost any type of bar you walk into, from a swanky cocktail lounge to a sports pub and even a dive bar. Because there is more liquid and ice in highballs they are meant to be sipped slowly and enjoyed over a long period of time. Highballs are perfect with a meal or anytime you want a "watered down" drink.
Lowballs
Some of the best-known drinks are lowballs, or those served on the rocks without the high volume mixers you find in highballs. Lowballs are mixed drinks that are mostly made of a mix of distilled spirits which are either shaken and strained over ice or built in the glass and stirred. You'll find these drinks are more alcoholic than highballs, but as the ice melts they are diluted to a perfect mixture. A few of these cocktails are also commonly shaken then strained into a cocktail glass for a neat, up alternative.
Martini's
The Martini is the classic of classic cocktails, but there are many variations of the dry drink that, although not technically Martinis, are often referred to as such. To be technical about it these drinks are neat drinks, served in a cocktail, or martini, glass, but popular culture has deemed them all to be martinis. At any rate, these include some of the most popular up drinks, a few classics and a few more modern creations born out of the cocktail resurgence of the last few decades.
Speciality Drinks
Drinks which do not really fit into any specific category. Essentially - Everything else.
Shooters
Ahh, the infamous shooters. What started with a shot of whiskey or tequila for a quick jolt of "reality" or to cure whatever might ail you has transformed into a long list of short shooters that come in any color and flavor possible. Bartenders have pulled out all the obscure liqueurs lying dormant in the wells to create many of these fun party drinks that are meant to get you buzzed really quick. Surprisingly, many shooters taste really good (while many are absolutely dreadful), it's just a shame that there's not enough time to enjoy the flavor combinations.
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