After Eight

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Serve in a Shot glass

Ingredients:
1⁄2 oz Ketel One Vodka
1⁄2 oz White crème de cacao liqueur
1⁄2 oz Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Shot glass.
  2. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  3. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 5/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 2/10
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Review:

Looks like mouthwash but tastes like liquid After Eight chocolates. Dessert and after dinner minty drink in one.

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Nutrition:

One serving of After Eight contains 115 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.7 standard drinks
  • 21.08% alc./vol. (21.08° proof)
  • 9.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Pascal Leroy’s Avatar Pascal Leroy
25th May 2024 at 23:44
I added 3 drops of chocolate bitters (Bitter Truth). It gives a more chocolate-y nose which closely resembles the aroma of the chocolate mint.
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