Hm. Maybe it’s because I didn’t have the right créme de cacao--and the bottle I did have was old, at that--or because my heavy cream was too heavy (the only cream still in stock was the fancy local stuff in a glass bottle), but I didn’t feel like this had a ton of taste, really. Maybe the color and the grated nutmeg led me to subconsciously expect something more like eggnog, and obviously it wasn’t eggnog?
Sorry if it disappointed! It’s not eggnog, and doesn’t have quite the same sort of big egg-sugar character. It’s more of a brandy-chocolate-cream drink. Adding bitters gives it a bit more depth. But in its conventional three ingredient form it’s almost like a boozy version of berries and cream -- except with brandy and chocolate liqueur instead of berries. Simple, but rich and tasty.
No, I think the fault was probably in me rather than the cocktail! I’ll try it again with a better brandy and crème de cacao and less eggy expectations.
Had only heavy cream of these three, so tried a variant with bourbon and apricot liqueur filling in for brandy and crème de cacao, respectively. Should’ve increased the apricot and decreased the bourbon a little--not quite sweet enough--but overall good!
Well that’s a different take. Some apricot liqueurs read just a little less sweet than you expect them to -- just add a bit of rich simple or maple syrup to push the sweetness up. (I would guesstimate just shy of 1/4 ounce.) Also! If you have a rum like Appleton or Bacardi gold, both go exceptionally well with apricot...
On the bitters thing, Bitter Truth makes a chocolate bitters…Redundant? I dunno. Will experiment and report back.
And as a companion drink for the season, an identical cousin, if you will, Denning’s Distillery in Beacon, NY, distills a bourbon infused with just the right amount of coffee from the coffee roaster down the street from them. Seamless and utterly delicious.
Hm. Maybe it’s because I didn’t have the right créme de cacao--and the bottle I did have was old, at that--or because my heavy cream was too heavy (the only cream still in stock was the fancy local stuff in a glass bottle), but I didn’t feel like this had a ton of taste, really. Maybe the color and the grated nutmeg led me to subconsciously expect something more like eggnog, and obviously it wasn’t eggnog?
Sorry if it disappointed! It’s not eggnog, and doesn’t have quite the same sort of big egg-sugar character. It’s more of a brandy-chocolate-cream drink. Adding bitters gives it a bit more depth. But in its conventional three ingredient form it’s almost like a boozy version of berries and cream -- except with brandy and chocolate liqueur instead of berries. Simple, but rich and tasty.
No, I think the fault was probably in me rather than the cocktail! I’ll try it again with a better brandy and crème de cacao and less eggy expectations.
it especially isn’t this eggnog, which is the only commercial one I’ll drink: https://www.homesteadcreameryinc.com/our-products/milk/eggnog/
Had only heavy cream of these three, so tried a variant with bourbon and apricot liqueur filling in for brandy and crème de cacao, respectively. Should’ve increased the apricot and decreased the bourbon a little--not quite sweet enough--but overall good!
Well that’s a different take. Some apricot liqueurs read just a little less sweet than you expect them to -- just add a bit of rich simple or maple syrup to push the sweetness up. (I would guesstimate just shy of 1/4 ounce.) Also! If you have a rum like Appleton or Bacardi gold, both go exceptionally well with apricot...
Have you done an apricot post yet? Pendennis is a great drink, though I guess we’re past gin sour season….
The good thing about gin sour season is that it always returns.
I haven’t done an apricot focused post, but the Bamboo variation I wrote up in January uses apricot.
https://cocktailswithsuderman.substack.com/p/the-bamboo-and-the-question-of-lower
Oh yeah, rum would’ve been good. Sadly we are out right now. Next time!
Great drink.
Great.
On the bitters thing, Bitter Truth makes a chocolate bitters…Redundant? I dunno. Will experiment and report back.
And as a companion drink for the season, an identical cousin, if you will, Denning’s Distillery in Beacon, NY, distills a bourbon infused with just the right amount of coffee from the coffee roaster down the street from them. Seamless and utterly delicious.
I would do same ratio as you suggested.
Misfire. Would one pair w/
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