Name: Irish Alexander
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Irish cream liqueur; 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Cream

Irish Alexander
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Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Irish cream liqueur
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
¹⁄₂ oz	Single cream/half-and-half

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of cacao powder or Cadbury's Flake bar..
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice).
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Dust with cacao powder or sprinkle crumbled Cadbury's Flake over cocktail.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Irish cream liqueur, Single cream/half-and-half - Dairy

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Rich, thick and creamy.

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History:

An Irish whiskey cream liqueur variation on the Brandy Alexander.

Nutrition:

One serving of Irish Alexander contains 278 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.96% alc./vol. (17.96° proof)
18.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Dave D.

2nd January at 00:11

Enjoyed this for New Years Day evening celebration. First time reverse shaking…only had Cocoa powder but was an excellent garnish!

Peter Pendergest

11th December 2024 at 23:28

It’s been my tradition to have a brandy alexander while my wife and I decorate the Christmas tree. Been doing that for years, until last when when I discovered all the Alexander variations. This year I tried this example and it leaves me flat. There just seem to be much to it. I added a half ounce of crème de cacao, which helped, but still doesn’t compete against my current favorite, the Hazelnut Alexander.

Matt

15th July 2024 at 00:19

A glass of Irish cream - extended by the brandy and cream, so a little thinner, but the cocktail is full of classic Irish cream flavor. One of the better "Alexander" variants - I prefer this to a brandy Alexander.

Peter McCarthy

21st March 2024 at 03:24

Tasty! I get a slight "bite" from the brandy, but it's balanced out by the creaminess, nuttiness, and chocolate.

C.A. Mat

14th May 2023 at 02:19

I love a classic Brandy Alexander and this tastes very much like it, but the Irish cream gives it a slight nuttiness, and it's a bit sharper (not in a bad way) without chocolate smoothing the edges. A delicious drink that makes me want to experiment with all the other Alexander recipes.

Chris Dimal

31st January 2023 at 11:12

I used Strawberries and Cream Bailey's. Was underwhelming, being a slightly less sweet version of the aforementioned liqueur. Is not using the standard Bailey's to blame for the drink being underwhelming?

Cardinal Zin

14th November 2022 at 10:13

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?