Name: Horsefeather
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 2 oz rye whiskey; 4 oz ginger beer; ½ oz lemon juice; 3 Angostura bitters

Kansas's answer to the Moscow Mule swaps vodka for rye and adds lemon juice and a few dashes of Angostura, creating a spicy, snappy highball with whiskey backbone.

build in glass

highball glass

rye whiskey

ginger beer

lemon juice

Angostura bitters

lemon slice

Horsefeather

Cocktails with heat from chili, ginger, horseradish, or hot sauce. Spicy drinks deliver a kick that wakes up the palate.

Spicy

Cocktails finished with sparkling wine, soda, tonic, or ginger beer. Effervescence adds lift, a dry edge, and a refreshing feel.

Effervescent

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Refreshing

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Horsefeather

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