--- slug: thin_or_thick_walled_highball_glasses category_path: home_kitchen/kitchen_dining/dining_entertaining/glassware_drinkware/highball_glasses title: "Thin or Thick-Walled Highball Glasses: Which to Buy?" lead: "A thin-rimmed but tempered glass: the thin rim is what makes a highball taste crisp, and tempering survives daily washing. Save ultra-thin glasses for gifts and thick pressed ones for kids and outdoors." recommendation: name: "A thin-rimmed tempered glass, 300–360 ml" reason: "The rim is what you taste, and tempering means you never baby it. The capacity matches the standard pick — two or three ice cubes plus the 1:4 ratio. Add one ultra-thin glass for weekends only after this one has earned its place." published: 2026-07-07 updated: 2026-07-13 previous_hash: "8c88f8d9c065ac705e39616dfd3ee6cf31d62e392d57853a3c9867f21fec5ed9" 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." ---