Brandy Alexander Drink

There are five ingredients you need to mix a Brandy Alexander Drink. You need: 1) - A young Cognac 2) - Dark Crème de Cacao 3) - Fresh Cream 4) - Fresh Ice 5) - Nutmeg, for garnish

To blend you pour equal amounts of the liquid ingredients (Cognac, Dark Crème de Cacao, Fresh Cream) into a shaker over the fresh ice, shake them well then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Lastly you sprinkle fresh ground nutmeg on top for garnish. Click here for some video presentations we selected from youtube.

 Brandy Alexander Recipe FAQ's

• What Cognac? Not Brandy? Yes, the official recipe calls for Cognac.

Visit our Brandy or Cognac page for the full story.

• What is meant by a "young Cognac"?

There are three classifications of Cognac, VS, VSOP or XO. To learn what these acronyms stand for visit our About Cognac page.

• Dark Creme de Cacao, can I substitute Light or White Cream de Cacao?

Visit our Crème de Cocoa page for more information.

• Can I use a different milk or half and half instead of fresh cream?

Visit our Fresh Cream page to get the skinny.

• Can I use ice cream in my Brandy Alexander recipe?

Yes you can! Here is a great recipe from the amazing chef Emeril.

• Why do you call for "fresh ice"? What does that mean? 

Using fresh ice simply means using ice made with clear, clean water.

• How do I grind Nutmeg? Is nutmeg a nut?

We found it quite interesting researching the answers to this one. To learn what we did please visit our all about Nutmeg page.

• What exactly is a "Cocktail Glass"?

Visit our Cocktail Glass page for a visual and some background information.

• What is the History of the Brandy Alexander Drink?

All the information we found about the origin of the Brandy Alexander is complied for you here on our Brandy Alexander History page.

• When is National Brandy Alexander Day?

January 31 is National Brandy Alexander Day. Visit the link to view some article  we found celebrating this day.

• Who are some famous persons with the same name as the cocktail? 

Well we found a wrestler, an actress, even the 1990 Miss Gay America to name a few.

• What other deserts can I make?

We found a great recipe for Brandy Alexander Pie. Yum this is an amazing recipe!

• Can you please show me how to make a Brandy Alexander?

Yes, absolutely, visit our Brandy Alexander Videos page for three expert demonstrations and explanations.

 If you have a question we did not answer please feel free to Contact Us and we will do our best to get back with you.

We really enjoy our Brandy Alexander drink. We know it has earned its rightful place on the top of the International Bartenders Association (IBA) after dinner drink list.

Lastly here is the official word from Wikipedia about the Brandy Alexander Recipe.

 While we have much more information about the Brandy Alexander than they do for your easy reference you can go to Wikipedia here. Please come back, we'll be waiting:)