Name: Midnight Over Tennessee
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Tennessee whiskey; 15 ml Coffee liqueur; 15 ml Dark crème de cacao; 15 ml Green crème de menthe; 15 ml Whipping cream

Midnight Over Tennessee
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Glass:

Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 fl oz	Tennessee whiskey
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	De Kuyper Brown Crème de Cacao
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Whipping cream

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
Prepare garnish of cocoa powder.

How to make:

SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Separately, SHAKE cream and crème de menthe (no ice) and carefully pour over cocktail to layer.

Garnish:

Dust with cocoa powder.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Whipping cream - Dairy

Review:

A great looking tasty dessert cocktail. Whiskey, coffee and chocolate sipped through a layer of minty cream.

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History:

Created in 2006 by Leon Edwards at Restaurant Bar & Grill, Manchester, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Midnight Over Tennessee contains 296 calories

Alcohol content:

2 standard drinks
21.23% alc./vol. (42.46° proof)
27.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Dimal

4th December 2025 at 08:16

Failed the float and the cream sank into the drink. But really, really tasty nonetheless. Minty, chocolaty and rich. I did use Maker's Mark though, with a tiny, tiny dash of banana liqueur to very vaguely approximate the idea of a Jack Daniel's whiskey (yes, heretic, I know!).

Kevin Haynes

5th October 2025 at 01:36

One of my favorite drinks to make. Sadly I’ve learned that almond milk doesn’t float at all, but it’s still delicious mixed up 😋

Ruth Harvey

27th July 2025 at 14:13

Reminiscing about my mint choc chip icecream fuelled youth! In a good way.

Leon Edwards

29th August 2025 at 14:37

Thank you!!

Sean Baron

22nd December 2022 at 05:30

Oh wow!! This is so delicious!

Leon Edwards

29th August 2025 at 14:38

Thank you so much!!

John Hinojos

13th January 2022 at 05:09

This was an excellent dessert drink. All the favlours work well together with nothing overpowering. Had a little issue with getting the float just right, but it worked and was delicious.