Cognac, shaken
Brandy Alexander
Barline 1,1,1,c
The code is the shorthand off my printed menu; the Key tab decodes every letter.
- 1 oz Cognac
- 1 oz Crème de cacao
- 1 oz Cream
Shake hard with ice, then strain.
Coupe.
Taste
Equal ounces of cognac, crème de cacao, and cream, so chocolate and dairy are two thirds of the drink. Shaken, coupe. Grape brandy, cocoa, and a short cream sour with no citrus.
History
The Alexander starts as a gin drink in Hugo Ensslin's 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks: equal gin, crème de cacao, and cream. The brandy version took over in the 1920s and 1930s; Harry Craddock prints a Brandy Alexander in the 1930 Savoy. It became the default Alexander. This menu keeps the equal ounces of cognac, cacao, and cream, shaken, coupe, no dusting of nutmeg.
Same shape, other bottles
The Fancy family, with the bottle that changed.
- Alexandergin for cognac
- Brandy Milk Punchwith simple syrup
- Campari Alexanderwith Campari
- Barbary Coastgin and scotch for cognac
- Angel Facegin, apple brandy, and apricot liqueur for cognac, crème de cacao, and cream
- Cock 'n' Bull SpecialBénédictine and orange liqueur for crème de cacao and cream
This is one drink on my home bar's menu. Tick the bottles you own and the menu lists which of all 185 drinks they pour.