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Spirit-forward · Stirred · Historical · complexity 1/5

Kill or Cure

Kill or Cure is chilled sweet vermouth strained over Fernet Branca.

sweet vermouth · fernet branca · reviver

Served in Cocktail glass. Ice: Ice in mixing tumbler.

Variants (1)

Café Royal Cocktail Book by W. J. Tarling (1937, p.126)

0.67 partsweet vermouth — Martini sweet vermouthbase
0.33 partFernet Branca modifier
  1. Half fill the mixing tumbler with ice and stir until cold.
  2. Strain the chilled vermouth into a cocktail glass containing the Fernet Branca.

Ice: Ice in mixing tumbler

Described in the source as a good pick-me-up.