No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Alice Mine No. 2
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 3/4 fl oz | Blended Scotch whisky |
| 3/4 fl oz | Kummel liqueur |
| 3/4 fl oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Nick & Nora glass
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
Method
Garnish
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Alice Mine No. 2 contains 149 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.2 standard drinks
- 24.67% alc./vol. (49.34° proof)
- 16.7 grams of pure alcohol
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
History
Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
ALICE MINE COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930
½ Italian Vermouth.
½ Russian Kummel.
2 Dashes Scotch Whisky.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
In his 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide, Stanley M. Jones lists the Alice Mine with bourbon whiskey and a Scotch whisky version listed as simply "Alice".
ALICE
Stanley M. Jones, Jones' Complete Barguide, 1977
Cocktail Glass
Stir
3/4 oz Scotch
3/4 oz Kummel
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
ALICE MINE
Cocktail Glass
Stir
1 oz Grand Marnier
3/4 gin
1/2 dry vermouth
1/4 sweet vermouth
1 dash Angostura bitters
Variation
3/4 oz Bourbon
3/4 oz Kummel
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
Review
You'll need to appreciate kummel to enjoy this long-lost classic. However, if you do, the only question is, do you like this cocktail with more or less Scotch whisky?
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Comments & Discussion
Kummel is the most sexiest of liqueurs. It can do no wrong ;)
I used Monkey Shoulder, Gilka, and Mancino Rosso.
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