Simplicity, elevated.
The highball is one of the world’s simplest cocktails — and one of its most enduring. Across cultures and generations, it has shown that elegance is achieved through restraint, precision and balance.
The Highball Project celebrates the people, places and ideas continuing to elevate this remarkable serve.
About the project
A living collection of contemporary highballs.
Founded in 2026, The Highball Project is an independent global platform dedicated to contemporary highball culture.
Through original commissions, photography, film, editorial storytelling, education and live events, the project is building a permanent archive of exceptional highballs from around the world.
Each contribution captures not only a recipe, but the perspective, culture and creative philosophy of the bartender behind it.
Commissions · Photography · Film · Editorial · Education · Live events
The Founding Collection
Volume 01 · MMXXVI
The Founding Collection brings together a specially invited group of renowned bartenders, each commissioned to create one original highball exclusively with The Orientalist Spirits.
Created across different cities, cultures and creative disciplines, the collection represents a shared exploration of what the highball can be today.
Ten serves. Ten global cities.
Ten original highballs.
Volume 01 was unveiled at ORIENT YOURSELF: The Official Industry Nightcap — Hong Kong, 26 July 2026. Volume 02 arrives in Europe this October.
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