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Friday 3 September 2010

Cocktail Hour: Horse's Neck

The name for this cocktail doesn't come from any weird ingredients. It's all to do with getting the curl of the lemon peel to look like a horse's neck as it curves around the glass. Clever huh? I do love a drink that looks pretty, that's probably half the appeal for me (and why I'm such a fan of the mimosa). Not too many ingredients this time, so you'll be able to whip this up within minutes of walking through the door tonight.

You'll need:
  • 50ml Bourbon
  • 150ml ginger ale
  • Dash of Angostura bitters
  • Ice
  • Lemon peel
Shake it!

Fill a tall glass with ice and add the bourbon and ginger ale. Stir gently to mix everything together and add the bitters. To make the lemon peel spiral, run a potato peeler across the length of a lemon. It should curl up as you peel, and then you can hang it on the inside of your glass.

Cute horse photo from Linda Dougherty's photostream.

2 comments:

  1. Bartenders often use the complete lemon peel including the two ends to create this effect. It really does look very impressive, it's a shame you couldn't get a photo of it!

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  2. Looked everywhere! And wasn't going to attempt making my own at 10am...

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