Base: Cognac
Brandy Alexander
Cognac, crème de cacao and cream — a dessert cocktail finished with nutmeg.
Quick answer: 30 ml cognac • 30 ml chocolate liqueur • 30 ml cream
Content prepared and tested by BrandBar's professional bartending team.
Ingredients
- —30 ml cognac
- —30 ml chocolate liqueur
- —30 ml cream
- —Nutmeg
- —Ice
Story
John Lennon's favourite, which he called a milkshake. A 1920s classic of the creamy family.
Method
- 1Add cognac, liqueur and cream to an iced shaker.
- 2Shake hard for 15 seconds so the cream aerates.
- 3Strain into a chilled coupe.
- 4Grate nutmeg over the top.
- Chocolate liqueur720 ₴Liqueur Mozart Chocolate Cream 0.5 L 17%
- Cognac273 ₴
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Questions and answers
Brandy Alexander: how much do the ingredients cost?
A full set of bottles at our prices is about 993 UAH (2 items). That is not the price of a single cocktail: one bottle lasts for many servings, and some of them go into other recipes too.
Brandy Alexander: what do you need?
30 ml cognac; 30 ml chocolate liqueur; 30 ml cream; Nutmeg; Ice.
What can replace “Cognac” in this recipe?
Any item from the same selection will do — for example Cognac Bogart 3* 0.5 L (213 UAH), Cognac Bogart 4* 0.5 L (231 UAH), Cognac Bogart VS 0.5 L (252 UAH). The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
Brandy Alexander: how long does it take?
About 5 minutes, 4 steps.