When, as originally, this cocktail is made with Rutte Celery Gin, then celery notes are very obvious in the final cocktail - perhaps more so than in the...
The ingredients are all given space to express themselves, individually and collectively. I loved the harmonious balance of sweet-sour with cacao richness. This is something special.
Fabulous mix of chocolate and citrus. Your choice of crème de cacao is critical. With De Kuyper's white CdC, it has a (milk chocolate) creme egg richness, though without the over-sweetness. With Giffard's CdC: dark choc, spicier, more complex. Very much looking forward to sourcing a bottle of Joerg Meyer's Dutch Cacao to see what else this cocktail can bring.
Stunning. Return visit with fresher and better ingredients.
The cacao delightfully enriches and supports the freshness and briskness of the gin, Americano and lemon. A bona fide classic. I’ll definitely be back.
I used a (literally) heirloom bottle of regular crème de cacao, but more contemporary glass-fellows. Wow! Wonderfully rich, but also subtle. Elegant, as Philip says below. Five stars and will be retrying with fresher cacao when the ancient Marie Brizzard bottle runs out!
I have made this drink with varios white Crème de Cacaos. De Kuper's exceeding hard to find Dutch Cacao is by far the best - and the only version deserving of a "5+" rating. It is transformative in this cocktail when made with Monkey 47 gin. The drink is merely exceptional without these two ingredients.