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Korn is soft and clean, with a faint note of bread and cereal, and cola gives it sweetness and spice. Poured over plenty of ice with a slice of lemon, it is as simple as a mixed drink gets.
1¼ oz
Korn Korn or Kornbrande.g. Berentzen · Nordhäuser · Schwarze & Schlichte · Strothmann
4 oz
cola well chilled
1 slice
lemon slice (optional)
Garnish: Lemon slice (optional) · Ice: Ice cubes
Cola Korn
Sweet cola with caramel and spice, carried by a mild grain spirit. Soft, fizzy and uncomplicated.
Korn is a German grain spirit, distilled from wheat, rye, barley, oats or buckwheat. Under European rules it must have at least 32% ABV, while Kornbrand needs at least 37.5%. For generations it was the everyday spirit of northern and western Germany, drunk neat and ice cold or with beer.
As cola spread through West Germany in the decades after the Second World War, Korn and cola became a cheap, familiar highball at parties, sports clubs and village festivals. Under names like Korn-Cola it has a certain cult status. Nobody claims to have invented it, and that is part of its charm: a local take on the spirit and cola formula, like rum and cola or whiskey and cola.
A clear German grain spirit made from cereals such as wheat or rye, with at least 32% ABV; Kornbrand has at least 37.5%.
Yes, the drink will be similar, though vodka is usually more neutral than Korn.
With 40 ml Korn and 120 ml cola it has roughly 6 to 8% ABV.
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A simple, cheerful drink for village festivals.
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