Name: Fairy Cream
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 37.5 ml Absinthe verte (green); 37.5 ml Single cream/half-and-half; 22.5 ml Crème de cacao liqueur (dark); 15 ml Crème de cacao liqueur (white)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Dust with freshly grated nutmeg

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 1/4 fl oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 1/4 fl oz	Single cream/half-and-half
3/4 fl oz	Dark crème de cacao liqueur
1/2 fl oz	Dutch Cacao white crème de cacao
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Single cream/half-and-half – Dairy

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Review:

Absinthe sits majestically with cream and chocolate in this indulgent after-dinner cocktail.

History:

Created in 2010 by bartending legend Dick Bradsell in London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Fairy Cream contains 330 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
22.7% alc./vol. (45.4° proof)
25.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Fairy Cream

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