![]() I also tend to use whatever glass I grab first. The screwdriver recipe above results in an even more diluted drink when making the recipe above in it. My highball glass is actually a 16-oz Collins glass which was sold as a highball glass. An extra 4 oz of orange juice will make a huge difference in taste.īuying all the different cocktail glasses for home is prohibitively expensive so we tend to use what we have. Source: my old, trusty 1994 The New York Bartender’s Guide.ĭo you now see the problem? Even if you use the correct highball glass, there still will be a 4 oz difference in overall liquid depending on which size you get. Pour vodka and orange juice over the ice. But what if you have a recipe like this: Recipe 1 – a classic Screwdriver drinkįill a chilled highball glass with ice cubes. If you measure each ingredient, you can pour them in a coffee mug for all I care and still have an awesome drink. So, dude, why are you even talking about glasses? Why does it matter? I’ll tell you why. They all look very similar but vary in size. Wait, what? Turns out that of the chimney style glasses, there are three types – Delmonico (5-8 oz), highball (8-12 oz) and Collins (12-16 oz). Serious Eats Drinks states that highball glasses range from 10 to 16 liquid ounces. ![]() According to Drinks Mixer and Wikipedia, a highball glass is a glass tumbler that can contain 8 to 12 liquid ounces. Screwdriver drinks are traditionally served in highball glasses. Not all highball glasses are created equal Do you see my point? Have you noticed the same challenges too? If so, read on and hopefully, you will find some valuable tips for making the best tasting screwdriver drink you’ve ever had, every single time. Better tasting vodka and freshly squeezed orange juice will make your cocktail that much better. Sometimes my drink would taste freaking awesome, while sometimes it would just plain suck and I would have to go back and fix it. But that’s where the problem lies – the ratios. I would usually use no precise recipe and I would randomly pour vodka and orange juice over ice in a glass. ![]() You see, I love screwdriver cocktails for their simplicity and super refreshing taste, and make them more often than any other cocktail. You may ask, what’s so hard about mixing two freaking ingredients and ice together, dude? Are you nuts? I’ve been making screwdrivers all my (hopefully just adult) life and it’s dead easy. How hard is it to mess up a screwdriver drink? It’s not that hard actually.
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