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Kummel Ye Faithful
Intended to be the last drink of the night on Christmas Eve/Day, or indeed any night when you desire a cocktail to transport you to a comfy chair beside...
Simon Difford
26th April 2023 at 11:19
I've no idea! Sometimes I make a cocktail with a couple of ingredients and that can lead me to switch some of the other ingredients to make a new, completely different cocktail. Other times I start from scratch. Now nearly a year on, I can't remember what lead to the Kummel Ye Faithful.
2nd May at 15:08
It’s an intuitive skill, clearly. It would be great to hear more of how you put together new ideas, or the process of inspiration to final creation.
3rd May at 07:48
I don't use a process as such. I just use ingredients as they come to my mind, then I adjust to balance.