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 Seven and Seven.
Head to head
Horse’s Neck and Seven and Seven 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 Seven and Seven American blended whiskey and lemon-lime soda. In parts, a Horse’s Neck is 1 brandy and 3 ginger ale; a Seven and Seven is 1 whiskey and 3½ lemon-lime soda. By volume, the Horse’s Neck is 75% mixer and juice and 25% spirit; the Seven and Seven is 77% mixer and juice and 23% spirit. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
They are about equally strong in the glass (9.2% and 9.0% ABV), and they hold about the same alcohol (0.92 and 1.01 standard drinks). The Seven and Seven has more calories (about 163 against 132) and more sugar (16.2 g against 11.0 g). Both are built and served in a highball.
Highballs & Fizzes · Brandy
The ratio · 1 : 3
Highlighted: not in the Seven and Seven.
Highballs & Fizzes · Whiskey
The ratio · 1 : 3½
Highlighted: not in the Horse’s Neck.
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Horse’s Neck vs.
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