Horsefeather (cocktail)
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TypeCocktail
Ingredients
- 1.5 US fluid ounces (44 ml) rye whiskey or blended whiskey
- 4.0 US fluid ounces (120 ml) ginger beer
- 3 dashes Angostura bitters
- squirt of lemon juice
Base spiritWhiskey
Standard drinkwareHighball glass
| Type | Cocktail |
|---|---|
| Ingredients |
|
| Base spirit | Whiskey |
| Standard drinkware | Highball glass |
| Served | On the rocks; poured over ice |
| Preparation | Fill a highball glass 3/4 with ice. Pour in ingredients and stir. |
A horsefeather is a whiskey cocktail. It was popularized in Lawrence, Kansas, in the 1990s.[1] It remains a regional drink in the Kansas City region.[2] The drink is an iteration of the classic horse's neck cocktail and is similar to a Moscow mule.[3]
A horsefeather is traditionally rye whiskey[4] or blended whiskey, ginger beer, three dashes of Angostura bitters, and a little lemon juice.[5] A highball glass is filled 3/4 with ice.[6] The ingredients are then poured into the glass and stirred.[7] There are many variations such as substituting ginger beer with ginger ale,[8][9] adding cherries,[10] muddling the lemon,[11] replacing the lemon with lime,[12] or creating a frozen version.[13]
