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Spirit-forward · Stirred · Historical · complexity 2/5

The Beginner-Cocktail

An absinthe-led aromatic cocktail with vermouth, Russian kummel, gum, and orange bitters.

anise · caraway · vermouth · orange · sweet · aperitif · formal

Served in Cocktail glass.

Variants (1)

Der perfekte Mixer by Martin Heile (1950, p.7) — Martin Heile 1950

1 dashAbsinthe — Absinthbase
2 dashgum syrup — Gumsirupbase
2 dashorange bitters — Pomeranzen-Bitterbitter
1 dashFrench vermouth — franz. Vermouthmodifier
2 dashkummel — russisch. Kummelmodifier
  1. Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

See also: The Bitter Sweet-Cocktail, The Great Appetizer-Cocktail