Horse’s Neck
Highballs & Fizzes · Brandy
- Strength
- 9.2%
- Std. drinks
- 0.92
- Calories
- 132
- Sugar
- 11.0 g
- 1¼ ozCognac40 ml
- 4 ozGinger ale120 ml
- 1 dashAngostura bitters (optional)
The ratio · 1 : 3
Highlighted: not in the Painkiller.
Head to head
Horse’s Neck and Painkiller side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Horse’s Neck has Cognac and ginger ale, the Painkiller dark rum, pineapple juice, orange juice and cream of coconut. In parts, a Horse’s Neck is 1 brandy and 3 ginger ale; a Painkiller is 2 rum, 4 pineapple, 1 orange and 1 coconut. By volume, the Horse’s Neck is 75% mixer and juice and 25% spirit; the Painkiller is 75% mixer and juice and 25% spirit. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Horse’s Neck is the stronger drink in the glass (9.2% ABV against 7.1%), but the Painkiller is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 0.92). The Painkiller has more calories (about 342 against 132) and more sugar (34.0 g against 11.0 g). The Horse’s Neck is built and served in a highball; the Painkiller is shaken and served in a goblet.
Highballs & Fizzes · Brandy
The ratio · 1 : 3
Highlighted: not in the Painkiller.
Tiki & Punches · Rum
The ratio · 2 : 4 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Horse’s Neck.
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