Name: Silk Stocking
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Blanco tequila; 22.5 ml White crème de cacao; 7.5 ml Grenadine syrup; 22.5 ml Cream

Silk Stocking
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
³⁄₄ oz	White crème de cacao liqueur
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
³⁄₄ oz	Single cream/half-and-half

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with dusting of nutmeg grated over cocktail.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Single cream/half-and-half - Dairy

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

So smooooooth but still retains a tequila bite and a hint of chocolate and fruit.

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History:

This recipe is from Ryan Chetiyawardana in 2009, who shared his recipe at The Cabinet Room, London during the UK finals of that year's World Class bartending competition.

The Silk Stocking originated in the late 1970s - early 1980s, and the earliest cocktail book I've seen it referenced is as a blended cocktail in Helen Spence's 1982 book Cocktails For Two.

SILK STOCKINGS
This drink is as smooth as it sounds, and made in a blender. Into the blender cup pour three parts tequila, two parts white crème de cacao, three parts fresh cream and a dash of grenadine. Whizz up with a scoop of crushed ice and pour the mixture into a glass. Dust with a cinnamon and garnish with a cherry.
Helen Spence, Cocktails For Two, 1982

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Nutrition:

One serving of Silk Stocking contains 261 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
19.36% alc./vol. (19.36° proof)
21.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Graeme McPherson

14th June at 11:22

This reminds me a bit of the famous Golden Cadillac which is another creamy cocktail featuring white chocolate liqueur. Both drinks are a decadent adult treat but this one is quite interesting with the tequila dancing with the crème de cacao really well.

Lynn Garvie

27th August 2024 at 21:24

Just a heads up - if you use commercial grenadine, this is going to look like pepto bismol! Not the best use of any of these ingredients IMO. (Silk Stocking)

Chris Dimal

22nd April 2024 at 14:28

Remade it with Cascahuin Blanco Tequila (wonderful additive free Tequila). Sadly, not as much of an upgrade as I hoped. I still stand with my previous comment that even a Mixto will work, as long as all the other ingredients are of reasonable quality.

Yorey C

15th April 2024 at 06:46

3 amigos organic blanco | mr. stacks cacao | barsmith grenadine ... kinda gross, im hoping its the cheap cacao

ian roberts

2nd December 2023 at 17:32

This is lovely, like a grownup milkshake

John Hinojos

17th September 2022 at 03:39

This was outstanding. Strong blanco tequila flavour and great for an after dinner drink. Perfect for ending the celebration of Mexico's Independence. In Mexico, tequila cocktails must have a strong flavour of tequila. Perfecto.

Simon Difford

17th September 2022 at 09:24

Agreed. I've added nutmeg as the prefered garnish. Thanks, John.

John Hinojos

17th September 2022 at 03:45

The only difference I might make is to dust the cocktail with freshly grated nutmeg rather than the cinnamon.

Edwin Aviles

3rd June 2022 at 01:06

It's okay, though I appreciate the cream subduing the "bite" of the tequila.

Niamh Plaxton

26th February 2022 at 05:01

Agree, made with 1.5oz tequila it has just the right touch!

Stuart Douglas

21st May 2021 at 20:30

Not my favourite... too smokey, didn't match colour and taste.... strange to get my head around

John Hinojos

17th September 2022 at 03:36

Did you use blanco tequila or Mezcal? blanco tequila should not be smoky. Mezcal is smoky.

Steve Anderson

3rd August 2021 at 23:51

I agree. My wife said it looked too much like Pepto Bismol! Life is too short to not drink good drinks.

Gordon

29th November 2020 at 09:52

Very strong tequila flavour but with sumptuous creamy mouthfeel. I would perhaps reduce the tequila a bit and find something to up the fruitiness, perhaps another fruit based liqueur perhaps? But that would be a different cocktail by then of coarse.

Alex Hayes

17th January 2021 at 02:51

I went with 1.5 oz tequila and really enjoyed the result. I'm curious what else you were thinking of adding?

Also I really enjoyed the cinnamon on top.