The 6 Best Highball Glasses for Your Home Bar

Best Overall

LSA Borough Highball Glasses

$47 at Amazon $45 at Bloomingdales $45 at Saks Fifth Avenue

The beauty of these LSA Borough Highballs is in their simplicity: the shape of the glasses is clean, simple, and elegant. The 14.2-ounce capacity is ideal for the perfect whiskey and soda, and while we found that the glass borders on feeling too large for a standard highball (which ranges anywhere from 8 to 16 ounces), we don't mind the extra capacity given the vessel's elegance. These are gorgeous, slim glasses that do a beautiful job of showcasing the drink and amplifying the aromas and subtleties of a highball. The thin lip, brilliant clarity, generous capacity, and weighted base come together for the perfect highball glass.

Designed in London and made in Slovakia, they are dishwasher safe and offer a clear window into the heart of your cocktail and all its splendor. The glasses are made from lead-free crystalline glass and come in a set of four. In addition to the standard highball drinks, we also found that these glasses make a particularly great vessel for a refreshing Paloma.

Capacity: 14 ounces | Dimensions: 6.06 x 4.13 x 4.13 inches | Material: Glass | Number in Set: 4

Bartender’s Choice

Riedel Drink Specific Glassware Highball Glass

$45 at Amazon $45 at Walmart $45 at Wayfair

To make the drink-specific collection, Riedel tapped spirits expert Zane Harris to craft the perfect cocktail glasses for every single style of drink (he also has glasses for flips, on-the-rocks drinks, and Nick and Nora beverages). Harris considers every part of a highball, from how to maintain effervescence to the diameter of the cup. On this Riedel highball glass, we appreciate the wider diameter, which allowed us to fit large-format ice. We find the glasses simple yet elegant and excellent for a range of drinks.

The design balances new and old with modern crystal construction (read: durable) and the subtle etchings of a cut crystal glass. Plus, each glass is dishwasher-safe. This set only contains two glasses, but makes an excellent housewarming gift, or try it yourself with a Japanese whisky highball. If you love old-school crystal but don't love the unpredictability of buying vintage, Riedel's drink-specific highballs check a lot of boxes: cut crystal design, larger capacity, high quality, and the ability to clean via dishwasher.

Capacity: 10.4 ounces | Dimensions: 2.65 x 2.56 x 6.06 inches | Material: Crystal | Number in Set: 2

Best Crystal

Nude Design Studio Big Top Glassware Highball Glasses

$75 at Amazon $56 at Wayfair $70 at Design Within Reach

This brand is a favorite amongst liquor nerds, and one sip from this glass will explain why. Nude Design Studio purveys a wide variety of ultra-thin, high-design crystal glasses for every cocktail in your repertoire. This highball glass from their Big Top collection features vertical fluting around the exterior of the glass and a gently inwardly sloped base. It's the perfect size for a standard highball: 2 ounces of your preferred spirit, 5 ounces of sparkling soda, and a heaping amount of ice. (While the 11.5-ounce glass is ideal for a standard highball, you can upgrade to the 14.5-ounce version if you prefer a stiffer pour.)

While we love the look and feel of the glass, we also find it to be delicate—and, in fact, we broke one while hand-washing, so handle these with care. We also found that the angled bottom and small circumference of the vessel means these aren’t the most stable glasses, so be careful putting it down, as well.

Capacity: 11.5 ounces | Dimensions: 2.41 x 6.34 inches | Material: Lead-free crystal | Number in Set: 4

Best Personalized

Schott Zwiesel Classico Cocktail Glasses

$12 at Pottery Barn

If you’re the type of person who likes their barware monogrammed, we’re going to guess that you likely also prefer glasses with classic shape and style. Enter the Schott Zwiesel Classico Collection. Made in Germany from break-resistant Tritan crystal, these highballs are simple and customizable in a variety of fonts with the option for a three-letter monogram or single initial (at checkout). They hold a solid 16. ounces ounces and can handle cleaning in the dishwasher.

We appreciate that these glasses feel incredibly durable while still remaining well-made enough to not deter from the drinking experience. Though they have a smaller capacity, these glasses offer a sturdy, weighted base and high-quality glass. The clarity is lovely, and the lip is nice and thin, resulting in a pleasant drinking experience for juice, beer, and beyond. These would make a great highball glass, and also a nice water or juice glass—or even a fun vessel for pours of beer. 

Capacity: 16 ounces | Dimensions: 6.5 x 3 inches | Material: Glass | Number in Set: 1

Best Budget

Viski Shatterproof Acrylic Highball Tumblers

Orig. $26 $21 at Amazon $21 at Wayfair View on Viski.com

No matter how precious and cautious you are with your glasses, they’re still prone to breaks, spills, drops, and all sorts of other wear and tear....but if you’re outdoors or around pets, these breaks can be particularly annoying.

Viski’s acrylic tumblers are designed to have the look and feel of crystal tumblers with a shatterproof construction to ensure the glasses are incredibly durable. During testing, we found that you could throw or drop the glasses from standing height and the glasses remain perfectly clear. (And at around $5 a glass, who cares if one does eventually wear? Order sets for parties or save them as your glassware for a crowd.)

Though these glasses are acrylic, Viski manages to maintain the clarity and cut of a crystal glass — notice the cut crystal etchings in the base of the glass and the slender shape and thin rim. We are impressed with how high-end the glasses look — up until you feel them in your hand they have the appearance and detailing of crystal. The glasses are light and lovely in your hand, and large enough to fit a variety of highball cocktails, including rum and cokes or palomas. 

Each of the glasses has 18 ounces worth of space and comes in sets of four. They are dishwasher safe, so when you’ve sipped your last G&T you can rinse and pop them in the top rack.

Capacity: 18 ounces | Dimensions: 6 inches tall | Material: Acrylic | Number in Set: 4

Best Textured

Villeroy & Boch Boston Rose Crystal Highball Glass

$66 at Amazon View on Villeroy-boch.com

The design of this Villeroy & Boch highball glass straddles modern and vintage, with a cut diamond pattern curving up the base of the glass. The cut detailing nods to vintage glasses, but the construction is rooted in modernity — the glass boasts expert clarity and quality, with no unsightly seams and a generous weight. The base is sturdy and weighted, giving the glass more stability on a stable and allowing for a better grip on the glass. (The diamond-cut crystal design also allows for a stable feel in your glass.)

One thing to note: while this glass is highball in form, the curving outwards shape of the glass makes it less of a traditional highball glass. Why? Highball glasses are usually tall and angular to promote carbonation. This one is tall and slim but curving outwards — a shape that will slightly dissipate bubbles.

Other than the slight curve, we love the generous capacity of the glass and the slightly larger diameter — just enough to fit nice large ice cubes and a perfectly strong G&T. We also appreciate the shimmering pink hue — it makes a carbonated drink flow and refract with the light.

Capacity: 18 ounces | Dimensions: 6 inches tall | Material: Acrylic | Number in Set: 4