Garnish:
Orange zest twist
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.
1 1/3 fl oz | Cognac (brandy) |
2/3 fl oz | Orange Curaçao liqueur |
2/3 fl oz | Mentzendorff Kümmel liqueur |
2 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
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Review:
Kümmel's bold caraway, cumin and fennel flavours predominate in this cognac-based after-dinner digestive cocktail.
History:
Created by Salvatore Calabrese who in October 2012 broke the Guinness World Record for the most expensive cocktail in the world by making this recipe using a 1788 cognac, a 1770 kümmel, an 1860 orange curaçao, and Angostura Bitters from 1900. A total of "733 years of liquid history in one drink, pricing the cocktail at £5,500."
Alcohol content:
- 1.9 standard drinks
- 33.51% alc./vol. (67.02° proof)
- 27 grams of pure alcohol
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