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Alexander
Equal parts Cognac, cacao and cream, shaken and dusted with nutmeg: a liquid dessert.
Home-bar collection version
For one serving
Ingredients
- Cognac30 ml / 1.01 US fl oz
- Crème de Cacao (Dark)
Use the brown variety
30 ml / 1.01 US fl oz - Cream30 ml / 1.01 US fl oz
- Nutmegoptional
Freshly grate over the surface
1 pinch
US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.
To garnishGrated nutmeg
Make it
- Chill the coupe ahead of time.
- Pour Cognac, crème de cacao and cream into a shaker and shake hard with ice for 15 seconds.
- Strain into the chilled glass and grate a little nutmeg over the top.
Behind the drink
The earliest Alexander used gin and appeared in American cocktail books in the 1910s. The brandy version became the standard later.
Recipe reference
Adapted from the IBA recipe; see the ingredient notes for home-bar adjustments.
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