HOLIDAY RECIPES cream it’s not just for coffee

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or years, the cream category suffered from an old-fashioned, one- amarula dimensional image. It was something you added to your coffee for a swinging F kick, to be enjoyed while reading on the recliner. These days, safari with support from inventive mixologists and exciting new product rollouts, customers are realizing that creams also make a great base for decadent cocktails.

For years, master mixologist Alex Ott has offering. “We fi nd that mixologists are re- BAILEYS PEPPERMINT CREAM been a fan of Amarula Cream, the smooth ally excited,” Nash adds. “The more you 2 oz. Baileys with a hint of made from South Africa’s marula can show the versatility, the better; you can Mint Chocolate fruit, so he was especially enthused for the have it neat, on the rocks and now there’s 4 oz. hot chocolate chance to incorporate it into cocktails. “It this facet.” Fresh whipped cream can be challenging to create refreshing, spe- Check out the following recipes to see Candy cane cialty drinks using cream . With that how easy it is to give creams a modern boost. Mint leaf said, there are so many cocktail possibilities that people don’t appreciate, especially with CREAM COCKTAIL RECIPES Crush candy cane with the back of a Amarula’s amazing array of fl avor character- spoon. Pour hot chocolate and Baileys istics,” he says. Ott’s experimenting has led BAILEYS TOASTED to creations like the “Amarula & Eve” with ALMOND BRITTLE citrus and lychee juice. 1 oz. Baileys with a hint of Caramel The new-to-market, limited edition ½ oz. hazelnut liqueur Kahlúa Coffee Cream combines Kahlúa ½ oz. vanilla liqueur made from handpicked 100% Arabica cof- 1 oz. half & half fee beans and fresh, natural cream. It is Crushed almonds another product that hopes to illuminate Honey cream’s potential in well-made cocktails. Ice cubes “It’s absolutely the right time to launch and reward consumers with a new product,” says Mix equal parts honey and warm water. Stir Andy Nash, Kahlúa’s brand director. “Our until dissolved and place in a small bowl. starting point was getting a liquid that Place crushed almonds onto a small plate. tasted fantastic. Now, going to cocktail bars Dip the rim of a martini glass into honey water and seeing what the top mixologists can do and then into crushed almonds. Pour Baileys, when they’re given a cream is fantastic.” hazelnut liqueur, vanilla liqueur and half & The “Kahlúa Cognaccino”, with half into a cocktail shaker with ice. Cover and baileys and Martell , is one sophisticated shake well. Straining the ice, pour contents peppermint from shaker into rimmed martini glass. cream HOLIDAY RECIPES

into a coffee mug. Top with a dollop of MOLLY’S 747 whipped cream. Sprinkle crushed candy 1 part Molly’s cane on top. Garnish with mint leaf. 1 part Pride and Clarke Amaretto 1 part Pride and Clarke Coffee liqueur

AMARULA & EVE coole Shake and strain the ingredients into a 1½ oz. Amarula Cream swan’s chilled cocktail glass and serve. coole ‘n’ Liqueur dreamy ½ oz. citrus vodka 2½ oz. lychee juice COPO DE NIEVE ¾ oz. Ruby Red grapefruit (SNOWFLAKE) juice MARTINI 2½ oz. 1921 Combine all ingredients in EVOLUTION Cream a shaker glass fi lled with ice. 2 mint leaves (torn 1 oz. vanilla fl avored Shake vigorously and strain. in half) vodka Garnish with lychee fruit on 1½ oz. Tequila Rose 1½ oz. half-and-half the rim. Strawberry ¼ oz. Hershey’s chocolate ½ oz. black raspberry Liqueur syrup ½ oz. half & half AMARULA SWINGING SAFARI Mix all ingredients in an 2½ oz. Amarula Shake with ice and strain. ice-fi lled shaker. Shake 1¼ oz. orange liqueur vigorously and strain into ½ oz. vodka a martini glass. Drizzle a little Ice cubes THE CURIOUS RUSSIAN chocolate syrup on top to decorate. 1 part Kahlúa Coffee Cream Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker. 1 part Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur Shake and strain into a martini glass and 1 part Absolut Vanilia DREAMY WINTER DELIGHT garnish with an orange peel. 2 oz. Brady’s Irish Cream Lightly shake and strain over ice in a rocks Splash of amaretto glass. Vanilla bean garnish. COOLE ‘N’ DREAMY Pour straight into a warm mug 2 oz. Coole Swan and fi ll with hot chocolate. 1 oz. vanilla vodka KAHLÚA COGNACCINO Garnish with whipped cream. 1 oz. 1 part Kahlúa Coffee Cream ½ part Amaretto Combine all of the ingredients together in 1 part Martell VS Cognac a shaker with plenty of ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish Combine all ingredients into cocktail with a fresh strawberry and shavings of shaker. Shake and strain into a fl ute dusted dark chocolate. with nutmeg.

CAFÉ BOHEME ESPRESSO MARTINI 3 oz. Café Boheme 1 oz. premium vodka

Place ingredients and ice in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Pour contents into a chilled martini glass. Top with three brady’s kahlÚa’s espresso beans. dreamy curious winter russian delight Amarula & Eve photograph by Musher Lovelund Photography