Name: Quelle Vie
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Kummel liqueur; 22.5 ml Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 fl oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1/2 fl oz	Kummel liqueur
3/4 fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)
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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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Kümmel's answer to the Stinger. To quote Harry Craddock, "Brandy gives you courage and Kümmel makes you cautious, thus giving you the perfect mixture of bravery and caution, with the bravery predominating."

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. The name is French for 'what a life'.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Quelle Vie contains 178 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
23.99% alc./vol. (47.98° proof)
23.4 grams of pure alcohol

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