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Night Cap (Sloppy Joe's 1935)

This sweet 'n' sour, gin and cognac-laced cocktail is perhaps more suited to be enjoyed as an aperitivo, or even with breakfast, than the nightcap the...
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Bocman’s Avatar Bocman
30th October 2025 at 16:54
This cocktail is enjoyable, but the sweet/dry-sour metric is probably not the best way to describe it 😅
I’ll maybe remove the sugar syrup since it’s already sweet enough 🍭
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Dávid Ugróczi’s Avatar Dávid Ugróczi
20th January 2024 at 20:56
Strongly sweet, strongly sour with a hint of chocolate. Not bad.
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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
8th August 2023 at 12:17
Bracingly tart. So tart, I doubt it's a nightcap! It's really intense. The gin and brandy are mostly lost, only the Creme de Cacao has any influence.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
9th August 2023 at 20:42
Agreed, Chris. I've added sugar and saline to rebalance and amended the comment re occasion.
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Amy Chard’s Avatar Amy Chard
1st October 2022 at 23:20
The instructions say to garnish with a lime twist zest coin, but the photo shows an orange zest coin. Could you confirm which is right? Thank you in advance!
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
9th August 2023 at 20:45
Both zest work and benefit this cocktail but of the two I prefer orange so I've amended accordingly. (Lime dries this cocktail already finely balanced cocktail.)
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Steve Anderson’s Avatar Steve Anderson
6th July 2021 at 21:24
I wanted to make a Last Word but I was out of Green Chartreuse. My taste buds were set! What to do? Fortunately, I remembered making this, and that it didn't taste like a late night drink but more of a summer sipper. My wife agrees! I know this cocktail has historic roots, but I would vote for a new name. A Chocolate Word??
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
7th July 2021 at 07:26
Agreed! I've added Chocolate Word as an AKA above and also added to our search terms, so now if you search for a Chocolate Word you should see this Night Cap recipe listed.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
11th April 2021 at 03:21
Boozy and wonderful for sipping. I also did it on the rocks as it is a little sweet for me.
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18th February 2021 at 19:39
Delicious. So good that I had to revisit a week later. Boozy and tangy, but with a long sweet white chocolate aftertaste. I preferred sipping it on the rocks though.
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