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High Kick

After dinner/digestif · Aperitivo/aperitif · Classic/vintage

4.1 22 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Scotch whisky
3/4 oz Kummel liqueur
3/4 oz Dry vermouth

How to make

Serve in a nick & nora glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of skewered green olives.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with skewered olives.

Flavour profile

26.8% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 190 calories

History

Ample dilution is key to this caraway and Scotch cocktail, appealing to Kummel fans.

This drink is adapted from a recipe by Arthur Tarling, first published in his brother William James "Billy" Tarling's 1937 book, Café Royal Bar Book. Titled "HIGH KICK", it was invented by A. A. Tarling and consists of 1/2 Whisky, 1/4 Kummel, 1/4 French Vermouth, and a Good dash of Absinthe. The instructions are to mix.

Created by Arthur Tarling