Name: Easter cocktail
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3 whole Green cardamom pods; 50 ml Vanilla vodka; 30 ml White crème de cacao; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Easter cocktail
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Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
3 whole	Green cardamom pods
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Vanilla flavoured vodka
1 oz	White crème de cacao liqueur
¹⁄₆ oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
¹⁄₂ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of chocolate powder &/or Cadbury's Flake bar &/or mini chocolate eggs with orange peel.

How to make:

MUDDLE cardamom in base of shaker.
Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and strain back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with a dusting of chocolate powder &/or crumbled Cadbury's Flake bar, &/or mini chocolate eggs in orange peel nest on rim.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Chocolate cocktail with extra interest thanks to vanilla and cardamom.

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History:

Created in 2003 by Simon King at MJU Bar, Millennium Hotel, London, England. The egg white was our addition to Simon's recipe - it seemed appropriate to add egg given this is an Easter cocktail. We also added the orange zest nest of chocolate eggs.

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Lynn Garvie

30th March 2024 at 21:27

Super delicious cocktail. Perfect for an Easter treat! Would love a Difford's Guide guide to garnishes... My orange zest nest looked great for a quick photo, but the mini eggs quickly landed in the bottom of the glass :-D Happy Easter!! (Easter cocktail)

Simon Difford

31st March 2024 at 09:01

Making the orange zest nest is a faff but made easier by skewering with a wooden cocktail stick.

STUART WHITEHOUSE

9th July 2023 at 17:02

Careful not to muddle the three cardamom pods too much... which I clearly just did and it's almost undrinkable :(

Zach Schwartz

9th April 2023 at 23:11

I don’t buy vanilla vodka, so I used unflavored vodka and subbed in vanilla sugar for the simple syrup. Worked quite well!

Chris Dimal

15th March 2023 at 10:03

Wow! A fantastic dessert cocktail! The egg white adds just enough richness without getting too creamy. The cardamom comes through so well to cut through any rich flavours. And the vanilla and chocolate just combine so beautifully. I think it's a must for an Easter cocktail.

jason keane

14th June 2021 at 04:25

Very nice. Sweet but not too much. I swirled some Cardamom Bitters in the glass before pouring.

Mark Shah

20th December 2020 at 17:21

In the book it says to use vanilla infused vodka. Is this a typo on the site?

Simon Difford

26th December 2020 at 20:28

Hi Mark. Works with both flavoured and unflavoured vodka but vanilla amplifies the chocolate so I have amended the recipe above accordingly. Many thanks for bringing to my attention.

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