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Barbara

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (14)
Barbara image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Ketel One Vodka
3⁄4 fl oz Giffard White Crème de Cacao Liqueur
1 1⁄2 fl oz Milk (whole milk/full 3-4% fat)

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Retro Coupe

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Dust with freshly grated nutmeg.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Barbara contains 191 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 15.44% alc./vol. (30.88° proof)
  • 18.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Milk (whole milk/full 3-4% fat) — Dairy

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide.

BARBARA
Cocktail Glass
Shake
1-1/2 oz vodka
3/4 oz creme de cacao, light
1-1/2 oz cream

Stanley M. Jones, 1977


Review

Creamy and delicately flavoured. The nutmeg garnish plays as important a role as the cacao liqueur.

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White Elephant

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Comments & Discussion

Stav Kross
This was bad, really watery and not a lot of taste, hope it was the cheap cacao.
score: 1
Chris Lamb Premium Member
See "White Elephant" for a variant without the milk.
score: 1

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Difford’s Shop logo
$2.18 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

Checkout

* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.

Visit Difford’s Shop USA

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