Highballs and long drinks · Rye whiskey
Fiery ginger beer, spicy rye and a generous hit of Angostura that turns the top of the glass rust-red. It is simple, sharp and more characterful than a regular whiskey ginger.
1½ oz
rye whiskeye.g. Rittenhouse · Bulleit · Sazerac · Wild Turkey · Old Overholt
4 oz
ginger beer
4 dash
Angostura bittersBuy on Amazon →
¼ oz
lemon juice
Garnish: Lemon wheel · Ice: Ice cubes
Horsefeather
Spicy and zesty, with ginger heat, rye pepper and the warm clove notes of Angostura. Light and refreshing, with a dry finish.
The Horsefeather is a whiskey highball that is generally said to have emerged in the 1990s in Lawrence, Kansas, and became a regional favorite in the Kansas City area, where it is still a common bar order. It is often described as a cross between the Horse's Neck, from which it borrows its name, and the Moscow Mule, from which it takes the ginger beer.
The typical recipe calls for rye or blended whiskey, ginger beer, several dashes of Angostura bitters and a little lemon. Its local popularity has made it a point of pride for Kansas City bars, and it has spread slowly to menus elsewhere.
It is usually traced to Lawrence, Kansas, in the 1990s and is a regional favorite in the Kansas City area.
A Horsefeather uses whiskey, lemon and Angostura; a Moscow Mule uses vodka and lime.
You can, but the drink loses its bite; ginger beer is traditional.
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A spicy, easygoing highball for the open road.
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