Horse's Neck

Horse's Neck

IBA Official Cocktail
Type	Mixed drink
Primary alcohol by volume	Brandy
Served	On the rocks; poured over ice
Standard garnish	Long spiral of lemon zest
Standard drinkware	Old fashioned glass
IBA specified ingredients†	4.0 cl (1 part) Brandy 11.0 cl (~3 parts) Ginger Ale Dash of Angostura bitter (optional)
Preparation	Pour brandy and ginger ale directly into old fashioned glass with ice cubes. Stir gently. Garnish with lemon zest. If required, add dashes of Angostura Bitter.
†Horse's Neck recipe at International Bartenders Association

A Horse's Neck is an IBA Official Cocktail. It is made with brandy (or sometimes rye whisky or bourbon) and ginger ale, with a long spiral of lemon peel (zest) draped over the edge of an old fashioned or highball glass.

Origins

Dating back to the 1890s, it was a non-alcoholic mixture of ginger ale, ice and lemon peel. By the 1910s, brandy, sometimes bourbon would be added for a 'Horse's Neck with a Kick' or '~ Stiff'. Eventually, the non-alcoholic version became phased out. The non-alcoholic version was still served in Upstate New York in the late fifties or early sixties.

See also

• List of cocktails
• IBA Official Cocktail

References

• Robert Cross, The Classic 1000 Cocktails (1996), ISBN 0-572-02161-5

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