Spiced Alexander

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Photographed in an UB Retro Fizz 1910 7oz

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Cacao & coffee spiced rum
1⁄2 oz White crème de cacao liqueur
1⁄2 oz Dark crème de cacao liqueur
3⁄4 oz Single cream/half-and-half
1⁄3 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  4. DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  5. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  6. Garnish with dusting of nutmeg grated over cocktail.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 5/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10
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Review:

As the name suggests, this riff on a Brandy Alexander has a delicately spicy finish that cuts through the creaminess.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Spiced Alexander contains 245 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 17.44% alc./vol. (17.44° proof)
  • 18.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Cardinal Zin’s Avatar Cardinal Zin
14th November 2022 at 10:13
There’s egg white in the list of ingredients, so wondering if DRY SHAKING should be added to the instructions.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
14th November 2022 at 18:09
Agreed. Would be beneficial. Now added above.
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