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Alice Mine No. 2
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Alice Mine No. 2
Serve in a Nick & Nora glass
| 3⁄4 oz | Blended Scotch whisky |
| 3⁄4 oz | Kummel liqueur |
| 3⁄4 oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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?
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 with the 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
Nutrition:
One serving of Alice Mine No. 2 contains 149 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.2 standard drinks
- 24.67% alc./vol. (24.67° proof)
- 16.7 grams of pure alcohol
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I used Monkey Shoulder, Gilka, and Mancino Rosso.