A highball actually refers to the glass which the cocktail is made in-a tall slender glass similar to a juice glass. However, over the years, it has also come to mean "well" drinks such as bourbon/water, rum/coke, etc.
And I'm so glad to see all the many who know that a martini is only gin...I was starting to get discouraged/irritated about this very subject recently.
My faith has been restored!
