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Quelle Vie

Classic/vintage · Herbal · Nightcap/sipping

3.6 16 ratings

Ingredients

1 2/3 oz Cognac (brandy)
1/2 oz Kummel liqueur

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

31.1% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks

History

While originally served straight-up, this cocktail is better enjoyed over ice. It serves as kümmel's counterpart to the Stinger. Harry Craddock is quoted as saying: "Brandy gives you courage and Kümmel makes you cautious, thus giving you the perfect mixture of bravery and caution, with the bravery predominating."

Harry Craddock's 1930 book, The Savoy Cocktail Book, provided the basis for this drink. QUELLE VIE COCKTAIL. ⅓ Kummel. ⅔ Brandy. STIR well and strain into cocktail glass. As Craddock explains, "Brandy gives you courage and kummel makes you cautious, thus giving you the perfect mixture of bravery and caution, with the bravery predominating."

Created by Harry Craddock