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King Cole

After dinner/digestif · Short and stirred · Spirit-forward

3.8 36 ratings

Ingredients

1 2/3 oz Rye whiskey 50% abv
1/4 oz Fernet liqueur
1/3 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1/3 oz Chilled water

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Method

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange and pineapple slices.
  3. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Flavour profile

50.0% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 161 calories

History

This herbal digestif is recommended for Fernet enthusiasts.

This recipe is adapted from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. The "KING COLE COCKTAIL" is listed as: 1 Glass Rye or Canadian Club Whisky, 2 Dashes Syrup, 1 Dash Fernet Branca, 1 Lump of Ice. Instructions are to "Stir well and decorate with slices of orange and pineapple."

Created by Harry Craddock