Gin, shaken

Campari Alexander

Barline 1,1,1,c

The code is the shorthand off my printed menu; the Key tab decodes every letter.

1 oz Campari
1 oz Crème de cacao
1 oz Cream

Shake hard with ice, then strain.

Coupe.

Open in the menu

Taste

Equal ounces of Campari, crème de cacao, and cream. No base spirit. Bitter orange and chocolate under cream. Shaken, coupe. Pink, cocoa, and a bitter finish.

History

Brett Adams and Jacob Grier print the Campari Alexander in Raising the Bar (2022): equal Campari, crème de cacao, and cream, shaken, coupe. It is Ensslin's Alexander with Campari in the gin slot. The manuals before 1970 do not have it. The ounces stay equal.

Willamette Week, Raising the Bar

Same shape, other bottles

The Fancy family, with the bottle that changed.

Alexanderwith gin
Brandy Alexanderwith cognac
Barbary Coastwith gin and scotch
Cock 'n' Bull SpecialBénédictine and orange liqueur for crème de cacao and cream
Brandy Milk Punchwith cognac and simple syrup
Physically Forgottenmaraschino liqueur and Cynar for crème de cacao, cream, and Campari

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.