Name: King Cole
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 7.5 ml Fernet liqueur; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 10 ml Chilled water

Ingredients

1 ²⁄₃ fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Fernet Branca liqueur

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of King Cole contains 161 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
28.37% alc./vol. (56.74° proof)
22 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

KING COLE COCKTAIL.
1 Glass Rye or Canadian Club Whisky.
2 Dashes Syrup.
1 Dash Fernet Branca.
1 Lump of Ice.
Stir well and decorate with slices of orange and pineapple.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Comments & Discussion

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G. M. Genovese Premium Member 7w

I bumped up the Fernet equal to the syrup. Used Dad's Hat rye. I feel like it's perhaps a touch too sweet still, but I usually underdilute. Really damn tasty.

Herbert Brant 2y

And a merry old soul was I! Very nice combination, keeping the Fernet in balance with the Rye. Next time, I'll try it with different types of bitters (orange, cherry, maple-walnut, etc.) for a subtle variation on a great simple cocktail.

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

Great evening sipper and digestive. The rye gives it warm tones and the fernet herbal and minty. Wonderful for relaxing after a long day.

Timothy Parker 4y

Very tasty! Though it puts me in mind of my personal variation on the Toronto: 2-1/4 oz rye, 3/4 oz ginger syrup, 1/2 oz Fernet. I call it Timmy’s Toronto — and it’s my go-to for something a bit bracing but also bright.

Donald S 5y

Love this. If you enjoy a Manhattan, then you'll like this. I didn't have pineapple and an orange so I used my fallback, home canned cherries in bourbon and triple-sec. Oh yeah!