# Horse’s Neck

Cognac and ginger ale become unusually aromatic beneath a continuous lemon spiral, whose peel oils give the spare, cold highball its defining dry edge.

Strength: 10% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 40 ml [Cognac](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/cognac.md)
- 120 ml [Ginger ale](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/ginger-ale.md) — Use a cold, crisp ginger ale with restrained sweetness.

## Glassware

Highball glass

## Garnish

- Lemon spiral — Use the rind of one lemon cut into a single long strip.

## Method

1. Cut one long, continuous strip of lemon peel and coil it inside a chilled highball glass with one end hanging over the rim.
2. Fill the glass with cubed ice, then add the Cognac and chilled ginger ale.
3. Stir once gently without disturbing the lemon spiral.

## Related drinks

- [Chilcano](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/chilcano.md): A crisp Peruvian pisco highball lengthened with ginger ale and lightly seasoned with aromatic bitters.
- [Chuflay](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/chuflay.md): Bolivia’s aromatic Singani meets lemon and ginger ale in a crisp national highball whose floral grape character remains clear through the fizz.
- [Sazerac](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/sazerac.md): Cognac, sugar, and Peychaud’s bitters served in an absinthe-rinsed glass.
- [Stinger](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/stinger.md): Cognac softened and cooled by white crème de menthe.
- [French Connection](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/french-connection.md): A restrained measure of amaretto rounds Cognac with silky texture and bittersweet stone-fruit-kernel perfume without burying the brandy's fruit and oak.
- [Japanese Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/japanese-cocktail.md): Cognac, orgeat, and aromatic bitters form a foundational stirred cocktail whose dry brandy structure keeps the almond syrup far from tropical territory.
- [Sidecar](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/sidecar.md): A crisp Cognac sour balanced with orange liqueur and lemon.
- [Gunner](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gunner.md): Equal ginger beer and ginger ale make a sharp Hong Kong clubhouse cooler seasoned with Angostura and lemon.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/horses-neck
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/horses-neck-99d45456.webp
- Recipe source: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/horses-neck/