Base: Cognac
Horse's Neck
Cognac with ginger beer and a long lemon-peel spiral.
Quick answer: 50 ml cognac • 150 ml ginger beer • A long lemon-peel spiral
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Ingredients
- —50 ml cognac
- —150 ml ginger beer
- —A long lemon-peel spiral
- —Ice
Story
Dating to the 1890s, when the drink was originally non-alcoholic; a long spiral of lemon peel draped over the rim gave it its name.
Method
- 1Cut a long peel spiral and drape it into a tall glass with one end over the rim.
- 2Fill the glass with ice.
- 3Add the cognac.
- 4Top with ginger beer.
- Cognac
- Ginger beer
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Questions and answers
Horse's Neck: where to get the ingredients?
All 2 items are BrandBar catalogue bottles; the “I want it” button next to each one opens it at brandbar.ua. One bottle lasts for many servings, and some of them go into other recipes too.
Horse's Neck: what do you need?
50 ml cognac; 150 ml ginger beer; A long lemon-peel spiral; Ice.
What can replace “Cognac” in this recipe?
Any item from the same selection will do — for example Cognac Bogart 3* 0.5 L, Cognac Bogart 4* 0.5 L, Cognac Bogart VS 0.5 L. The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
Horse's Neck: how long does it take?
About 5 minutes, 4 steps.