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Pink Squirrel

Name: Pink Squirrel
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Crème de noyau; 30 ml White crème de cacao; 45 ml Whipping cream

Difford’s Guide

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Crème de noyau liqueur
1 fl oz	Giffard White Crème de Cacao Liqueur
1 1/2 fl oz	Whipping cream

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of nutmeg and Creole-style bitters (e.g. Peychaud's).

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Dust with freshly grated nutmeg and finish with a line of creole bitters across the surface.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Pink Squirrel contains 250 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
11.55% alc./vol. (23.11° proof)
13 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Whipping cream — Dairy

History

The Pink Squirrel was created in 1941 by Bryant Sharp at Bryant's Cocktail Lounge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Apparently, the original recipe called for ice cream rather than cream and indeed the Pink Squirrel may have started life as a milkshake spiked with spirits prior to Repeal. Considering it unnecessary, in the 1960s, Bryant's second owner, Pat Malmberg removed the crème de cacao from the original recipe and this is how Bryant's make their Pink Squirrels to this day.

We're indebted to Michael Lazar (AKA Mr. Manhattan) and his Stirred Not Shaken for researching the origin of this cocktail, and there's more detail on Bryant's and the Pink Squirrel on his blog.

Review

Light pink, sweet and creamy with subtle notes of chocolate, toasted almond and pomegranate.

Variations/similar cocktails

Some use heavy/double cream and some prefer equal parts.

Giffard White Crème de Cacao Liqueur 750ml - makes 25 cocktails
$31.99 $1.28 per cocktail

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Makes a minimum of 25 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Ramsey Badawi Premium Member 21w

Not so easy to source Creme de Noyaux, but I've read in a couple of places that Amaretto Disarrono can sub. But then it is kind of a Brown Squirrel rather than a Pink one. Here's my take on it: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/39738/marmotini

Ramsey Badawi Premium Member 21w

This is basically the same formula as a Friar Tuck, and I guess there must be a whole class of creamy cocktails like this. One could have fun naming them:
cream + creme de cacao + Liquor 43 = Golden Squirrel
cream + creme de cacao + creme de bananes = Squirrel Monkey
cream + creme de cacao + nux alpina - Squirrel Nutkin
Any others that come to mind?

Steven Jepson Premium Member 1y

I'm a lover of the Tequila Alexander so was pointed at this and so glad. Dusted a half circle of nutmeg and a Peychaud's line in the undusted half to give it a choice of flavours and also used double cream for a smoother feel.
Could easily be served as a dessert at the end of a meal.