COCKTAIL · Classic cocktails
Horse’s Neck
PUBLISHED · 19 Oct 2026
Brandy and ginger ale with a long lemon spiral: a highball as old as the nineteenth century.
Brandy and ginger ale with a long lemon spiral: a highball as old as the nineteenth century.
INGREDIENTS
- Brandy45 ml
- Ginger aleto top
- Angostura bitters2 dashes
- Lemon peel1 long spiral
Line a highball with a long spiral of lemon peel, add ice and the brandy, then top with ginger ale and a couple of dashes of bitters.
- CREATED
- Late 1800s
- CREATOR
- Unknown
- STATE
- United States
- LOCATION
- United States
The Horse’s Neck began as a non-alcoholic long drink of ginger ale and bitters, named for the long spiral of lemon peel that resembles a horse’s neck. Whiskey was added around 1910, creating the “Horse’s Neck with a Kick”. It survives as both a refreshing highball and a gentle introduction to whiskey.
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