Name: Cherry Alexander
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Vodka - Vanilla flavoured; 15 ml Cherry (brandy) liqueur; 15 ml Crème de cacao liqueur (white); 30 ml Single cream/half-and-half; 10 ml Egg white (pasteurised) (optional)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Luxardo Maraschino cherry

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 fl oz	Vanilla flavoured vodka
1/2 fl oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
1/2 fl oz	Dutch Cacao white crème de cacao
1 fl oz	Single cream/half-and-half
1/3 fl oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Single cream/half-and-half – Dairy
Egg white (pasteurised) – Eggs

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Review:

A rich Black Forest Gateau-like fruity twist on the creamy classic gin-based Alexander and the popular Brandy Alexander.

Variant:

Alexander

History:

Created by Wayne Collins for Maxxium UK.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Cherry Alexander contains 224 calories.

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
14.12% alc./vol. (28.24° proof)
14.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Cherry Alexander

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