--- slug: do_you_need_dedicated_highball_glasses category_path: home_kitchen/kitchen_dining/dining_entertaining/glassware_drinkware/highball_glasses type: buying_guide title: "Do You Need Dedicated Highball Glasses?" lead: "If you drink highballs or sparkling drinks several times a week, yes — a tall, slim glass keeps the fizz noticeably longer and stacks ice vertically. For the occasional drink, your regular tumblers are fine." recommendation: name: "A slim, thin-rimmed 300–360 ml highball glass" reason: "The narrow surface keeps the drink fizzy to the last sip. The size fits two or three ice cubes plus the classic 1:4 whiskey-to-soda ratio exactly, and it doubles for lemon sours and plain sparkling water." published: 2026-07-06 updated: 2026-07-13 previous_hash: "654a01da4866a5d61aa66c78324ef0da6867e3b01c9608e462ede7f2ca8095de" requester: "internal" reason: "The site's cocktail-glasses article and the standard highball size are 300–360 ml (10–12 oz); the previous 350–400 ml disagreed and leaned into Collins-glass territory." change: "Aligned highball capacity to 300–360 ml (was 350–400 ml) to match first_cocktail_glasses_to_buy and the standard highball range." ---