No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Alexander The Great
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 1 1⁄2 fl oz | Ketel One Vodka |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Giffard White Crème de Cacao Liqueur |
| 3⁄4 fl oz | Whipping cream |
| 1⁄4 fl oz | Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer (optional) |
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.
Method
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- Dust with freshly grated nutmeg.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Alexander The Great contains 236 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 18.38% alc./vol. (36.76° proof)
- 20.7 grams of pure alcohol
History
Adapted from a recipe in Lucius Beebe's 1946 The Stork Club Bar Book, where this cocktail is described as "An improvement, as some may think, on the conventional Alexander cocktail," and is credited to a bartender called Nelson Eddy.
An improvement, as some may think, on the conventional Alexander cocktail is the brainstorm child of Nelson Eddy and he calls it "Alexander the Great".
Lucius Beebe, The Stork Club Bar Book, 1946
Alexander The Great:
½ oz. crème de cacao
½ oz. coffee liqueur
½ oz. fresh cream.
1½ oz. vodka
Shake until cold as Siberia. Watch your Steppes, because more than three of these gives the consumer a wolfish appetite.
The more conventional Alexander is as follows:
Alexander:
1½ oz. gin
¾ oz. crème de cacao
½ oz. fresh cream
Shake and serve in 4 0z. wine glass.
Review
A creamy combination of vodka-laced coffee and chocolate. (The optional egg white adds body but there's no need to dry shake.)
Variations/similar cocktails
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Comments & Discussion
Wish I could find Dutch white cacao in the UK.....
My wife loves this.
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