Are you a Discerning Drinker?
Join thousands of like-minded professionals and cocktail enthusiasts, receive our weekly newsletters and see pages produced by our community for fellow Discerning Drinkers.
Brownie
-
Brownie
Glass:
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 oz | Cognac (brandy) |
| 1 oz | Dark crème de cacao liqueur |
| 1 oz | Single cream/half-and-half |
| 1⁄6 oz | Kirschwasser (cherry) eau-de-vie |
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
How to make:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Dust with freshly grated nutmeg and garnish with a skewered maraschino cherry.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Single cream/half-and-half - Dairy
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Cocktail of the day:
8th December 2025 is National Brownie Day
Review:
The same recipe made using white crème de cacao makes a tasty cocktail, but not one that befits the name.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Ted Saucier's 1951 book, Bottoms Up!.
Brownie
Ted Saucier, 1951
1 oz. Coronet brandy
1 oz. crème de cacao
1 oz. heavy cream
1 dash kirschwaser
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. Decorate with maraschino cherry.
Nutrition:
One serving of Brownie contains 228 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.1 standard drinks
- 16.75% alc./vol. (33.51° proof)
- 15.9 grams of pure alcohol
Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
Previous cocktail
Sonic Surfer
Next cocktail
Rome is Burning
Chocolate & crème de cacao liqueurs
Chocolate, in all its forms, from an intense dark block to sweet melted fondue, has had a spell over our taste buds since the Olmec people in Mesoamerica...
Brandy
Brandy is distilled from fermented fruit (not grain). The name brandy comes from northern Europe, where 'brand' means to burn, and is a reference to the...
20 best Christmas cocktails
Christmas is a time for overindulgence, so these cocktails are rich in every sense of the word. In America, the creamy Eggnog dominates the festive cocktail...
20 best Halloween cocktails
All Hallows' Eve, the 31st of October, is spook night with bizarre costumes, trick-or-treat, pumpkin carving, apple bobbing and bonfires all the rage...
20 best Mango liqueur cocktails
The quality of mango liqueurs has improved dramatically over recent years and I was inspired to create any of the following cocktails when our first bottle...
Join the discussion
Showing 2 comments for Brownie.
See discussion in the Forum
Sub the Kirsch with Poire Williams eau de vie, works very well with this one.