Name: Orange Brûlée
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Amaretto liqueur; 45 ml Grand Marnier; 22.5 ml Cognac (brandy); 7.5 ml Heavy/double cream

Orange Brûlée
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Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Adriatico Amaretto Liqueur
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
³⁄₄ fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Double cream / heavy cream

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of cocoa powder or grated nutmeg.

How to make:

STIR first 3 ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
FLOAT thin layer of cream evenly over cocktail.

Garnish:

Dust with cocoa powder or freshly grated nutmeg.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Double cream / heavy cream - Dairy

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A great-looking creamy topped after-dinner cocktail.

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History:

Created in 2005 by Xavier Laigle at Bar le Forum in Paris, France.

Nutrition:

One serving of Orange Brûlée contains 347 calories

Alcohol content:

2.2 standard drinks
25.98% alc./vol. (51.97° proof)
31.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Patricio González-Careaga López-Tapia

3rd May at 15:25

Tried twice, and totally unable to créate that layer on top!

Simon Difford

4th May at 07:29

Try with double/heavy cream (more fat content helps float) and shake, lightly whip to add some air to the cream.

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Christine Babb

30th January at 01:11

So yummy! I used heavy whipping cream, which I frothed just a bit to thicken slightly for the float. Inadvertently grabbed some Ghirardelli 100% cacao (unsweetened) for the garnish - I wasn’t disappointed with it, as the drink seems much closer to a two on the sweetness scale than a four.

Justin Aniello

5th June 2025 at 20:28

Much too sweet for me, although guess that did help it be more in line with brulee. Very nice taste otherwise, does fit the name. Much improved by pouring some more cognac in to balance the sweetness.

Peter Halpern

8th April 2024 at 00:35

I have been enjoying this drink for a while.
Keeping the proportions I used Disaronno and Grand Marnier Cuvée Louis Alexandre with a solid XO or VSOP Cognac.

Cream choice is Heavy Whipping and grating a nutmeg over the drink, not using a powder.

Nathalie O'Flynn

23rd March 2024 at 19:22

Will be making this after dinner after not making it for ages. In my recipe, I whipped the cream with a little Baileys

Peter McCarthy

6th March 2024 at 03:47

The float's gonna need some practice, but this is a delicious dessert cocktail without the typical dessert ingredients.

Maksym Cherniavskyi

30th July 2023 at 19:08

Liked it a lot...used dry curacao. Tried with a bit of instant cocoa powder on top, worked out great for me!

Gabriel

11th May 2023 at 21:24

After tasting it i understood why it's called Brulee. Fantastic taste, real nice resemblance to creme brulee

Rasmus Hansen

4th December 2022 at 17:40

Made with Zuidam amaretto and Renault vsop. The result was excellent. The almond and orange flavors both prominent, on a foundation of cognac. Plenty of cream to tilt it towards a dessert. I would like to try it with a scoop of grand marnier whipped cream, as suggested here.