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Heavy Cream cocktails

5 classic recipes from our canon that use heavy cream — Heavy Cream sits in our dairy & egg shelf.

Irish Coffee

✦ Proven classicMediumIrish coffee glass

Hot coffee, Irish whiskey and sugar under a float of cold cream — the definitive warmer.

Ingredients

  • ◆50 ml irish whiskey
  • ◆120 ml coffee
  • ◆1 tsp simple syrup
  • ◆50 ml heavy cream

Method

  1. 1Pour hot coffee into a warmed glass and stir in the whiskey and sugar until dissolved.
  2. 2Lightly whip the cream so it just thickens.
  3. 3Float the cream over the back of a spoon so it sits on top.

PRO TIP

Warm the glass first and pour the cream gently — it should float, not sink.

Garnish — None

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Ramos Gin Fizz

✦ Proven classicChallengingHighball

Gin, citrus, cream and orange-flower whipped to a towering cloud — the famous two-minute shake.

Ingredients

  • ◆45 ml gin
  • ◆15 ml lemon juice
  • ◆15 ml lime juice
  • ◆30 ml simple syrup
  • ◆60 ml heavy cream
  • ◆1 egg white
  • ◆3 dashes orange flower water
  • ◆2 drops vanilla extract
  • ◆to top club soda

Method

  1. 1Shake everything except the soda with ice for a full two minutes.
  2. 2Double-strain, return to the shaker, and hard-shake again without ice.
  3. 3Strain into a highball and top slowly with soda to lift the foam.

PRO TIP

The long shake is the whole point — it builds the signature standing foam.

Garnish — None

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Brandy Alexander

✦ Proven classicEasyCoupe

Cognac, crème de cacao and cream — a velvety, chocolate-laced nightcap.

Ingredients

  • ◆30 ml cognac
  • ◆30 ml creme de cacao
  • ◆30 ml heavy cream

Method

  1. 1Shake all ingredients hard with ice.
  2. 2Double-strain into a chilled coupe.

PRO TIP

Grate fresh nutmeg over the top just before serving.

Garnish — Grated nutmeg

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Grasshopper

✦ Proven classicEasyCoupe

Equal parts crème de menthe, crème de cacao and cream — minty, chocolatey and pale green.

Ingredients

  • ◆20 ml creme de cacao
  • ◆20 ml creme de menthe
  • ◆20 ml heavy cream

Method

  1. 1Shake all ingredients briskly with ice.
  2. 2Strain into a chilled coupe.

PRO TIP

Green crème de menthe gives it the signature colour.

Garnish — Mint leaf

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White Russian

✦ Proven classicEasyRocks

Vodka and coffee liqueur under a cloud of cream — dessert in a rocks glass.

Ingredients

  • ◆50 ml vodka
  • ◆20 ml kahlua
  • ◆30 ml heavy cream

Method

  1. 1Build vodka and Kahlúa over ice in a rocks glass.
  2. 2Float the cream on top.
  3. 3Stir gently before drinking if you like.

PRO TIP

Lightly whip the cream so it sits as a layer instead of sinking.

Garnish — None

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