For Mojito, which glass is used?

• A. Old Fashioned
• B. Collins
• C. Highball
• D. Tumbler

Answer: (C)

Mojito is built as a tall, refreshing drink with muddled mint and lime, plus a generous amount of ice and soda. You need enough room for the ice to chill the drink and for the soda water to mix freely with the muddled ingredients without overflowing. A highball glass is designed for this kind of presentation: it’s tall and wide enough to hold plenty of ice and a fizzy top, keeping the drink properly diluted as you sip and allowing the mint and lime aromatics to be carried up with the bubbles. Shorter glasses like an Old Fashioned or a tumbler don’t give enough space for the ice and soda, and a Collins, while similar, is narrower; the standard, most commonly taught choice for Mojito is the highball.