Kummel

Kьmmel is a sweet, colorless liqueur flavored with caraway seed, cumin and fennel.

Kьmmel liqueur was, according to the Dutch, first distilled in Holland during the late 16th century by Erven Lucas Bols. It was then taken to Russia, who is now the principal producer and consumer of kьmmel.

The Berlin-made Gilka Kьmmel goes through a longer distillation process and has a smoother taste than the Russian kьmmels, and it has become the accepted standard of kьmmel quality for the past century.