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No. 069 Cocktails · Brandy & cognac

Horse's Neck

Cognac and ginger ale over ice with a long spiral of lemon peel draped from the rim.

A Horse's Neck in a tall glass with ice and a long spiral of lemon peel
A Horse's Neck Photo: Cocktailmarler, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recipe card

ml oz

Makes 1 drink · about 3 min to make

Ingredients

Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.

Method

  1. Peel a lemon in one long spiral and place it in a highball glass.
  2. Fill with ice, then pour in the cognac and ginger ale.
  3. Stir gently. Add a dash or two of Angostura bitters if preferred.
Glass
Highball glass
Garnish
A long spiral of lemon rind
Technique
Built
Difficulty
Easy

Printable recipe card Quantities as given in the IBA's official specification.

About the Horse's Neck

The long lemon spiral is the signature: peel a whole lemon in one continuous strip and hang it from the rim. Bitters are optional.

Background

It is identifiable by its long, curling strip of lemon rind.

Tags: ginger ale long drink lemon spiral

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Sources

  1. IBA — Horse's Neck (official specification)
  2. Wikipedia — Horse's neck

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