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Cherry Alexander

Name: Cherry Alexander
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Vanilla vodka; 15 ml Cherry brandy; 15 ml White crème de cacao; 30 ml Whipping cream; 10 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Vanilla flavoured vodka
1/2 fl oz	Cherry (brandy) liqueur
1/2 fl oz	Giffard White Crème de Cacao Liqueur
1 fl oz	Whipping cream
1/3 fl oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer (optional)

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe 1920 7.75oz

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

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

Garnish

Garnish with skewered cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Cherry Alexander contains 224 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
14.23% alc./vol. (28.46° proof)
15.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Whipping cream — Dairy
Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

History

Adapted from a recipe created byWayne Collins for Maxxium UK.

More cocktails by Wayne Collins

Review

A rich Black Forest Gateau-like fruity twist on the creamy classic gin-based Alexander and the popular Brandy Alexander. Despite the inclusion of egg white, best not to dry shake this cocktail.

Variations/similar cocktails

Alexander

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Comments & Discussion

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Chris Dimal 1y

Really delicious, if simple dessert drink. I will say the cherry is somewhat lost.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

Yes, for us also the cherry liqueur was a bit lost. So we carefully added a pour of 2.5ml of the liqueur (go with 5ml if you wish) through the middle of the otherwise prepared drink. Settled nicely in the bottom of the glass for a cherry reward as the finale.

Ruth Harvey 1y

Black forest gateau in a glass! I added a garnish of Cacao powder in addition to the cherry 🍒.

Cardinal Zin 3y

There’s no egg white in the list of ingredients, so wondering if DRY SHAKING should be removed from the instructions, or is it egg white that should be added to the ingredients?