Name: White Elephant
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Vodka; 22.5 ml White crème de cacao; 30 ml Cream

White Elephant
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Ketel One Vodka
³⁄₄ oz	White crème de cacao liqueur
1 oz	Single cream/half-and-half

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of dust with freshly grated nutmeg (or chocolate powder).
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Single cream/half-and-half - Dairy

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Smooth and creamy with a hint of chocolate.

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AKA: White Beach

Variant:

Barbara; Alexander The Great; Dairy Milk Chocolate

History:

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

WHITE ELEPHANT
Cocktail Glass
Shake
1-1/2 oz gin
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1/2 egg white

Variation

1 oz cream
3/4 oz vodka
3/4 oz light creme de cacao
Stanley M. Jones, 1977

Nutrition:

One serving of White Elephant contains 219 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
17.82% alc./vol. (17.82° proof)
17.4 grams of pure alcohol

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