2nd May 2024 at 14:19
I've been out of white creme de cacao for awhile and have no urgent need to get more, so when testing drinks I've been using either of the two dark versions (Cartron, Tempus Fugit) in stock at my home bar. The Cartron was quite good in this and, for whatever reason, this drink seems to have finally revealed to me the subtle differences between the white and dark. They're not quite interchangeable... With the Cartron/dark, 8:3:2 was the best ratio I found.
13th November 2022 at 08:15
Surprisingly nice. Out of interest, how does garnishing with orange *juice* work?
14th November 2022 at 07:55
Ahh, that makes sense. (I thought it was some kind of orange juice float!)
13th November 2022 at 09:28
Moisten the outside of the rim with orange juice and then dip into chocolate powered. The orange juice is sticky.
22nd May 2021 at 01:21
Equal parts version also in Paul Martin’s 1997 book ‘World Encyclopaedia of Cocktails’. Both versions are tasty, the equal parts being richer in taste and mouthfeel with orange pushing through...a bit more 90’s!
You can't go wrong with chocolate and orange together, and they are definitely the first thing I could taste, but the gin follows right behind and leaves a very pleasant aftertaste that lingers in your mouth.
It's simple and good, has a nightcap cocktail vibe. I suppose the brands you use will make this cocktail very special or very weird, but experimenting is fun, so I'm definitely coming back to this one.