The official Brandy Alexander recipe, like many other cream or Half & Half-based
drinks, can be made frozen or with ice cream. To do this you blend the liquid ingredients with 2 scoops of
ice-cream in place of the cream or Half & Half, for great consistency add a scoop of crushed ice.
A frozen Brandy Alexander is usually served in a tall wine glass instead of a cocktail glass.
Below is a quick video, under a minute, showing how to make a frozen mudslide drink. The
mudslide in the video is made with equal parts of vodka, Bailey's Irish cream liqueur, and dark
Creme de Cocoa. There are many variations of mudslide recipes some using Kahula
coffee liqueur.
Some find the mudslide is very similar to the Brandy Alexander. The mixing
method shown in this video is the exact process you can use to make your frozen Brandy Alexander. Simply use
the ingredients for a Brandy Alexander instead of those for the mudslide. Enjoy! Also visit our Brandy Alexander Recipe Videos page:)
The original Alexander drink is made with Gin in place of cognac. Other
variations include Alexander's Sister (with Peppermint Schnapps and Gin). Many find cream too rich, and
may substitute Half & Half, which as its name suggests is a mix of half milk and half cream.
The recipe from BOLS brand for a frozen Brandy Alexander with ice cream
is:
1 oz cognac
1 oz dark (brown crème de cacao)
2-3 scoops vanilla ice cream
About Fresh Cream
Fresh cream can only come from a cow. If you have access to fresh cows milk, that
being milk that has is not homogenized, pasteurized or separated, leaving it for about a day it will naturally
separate by gravity. The cream rises to the top allowing the heavy cream to be skimmed from the top of the raw
milk.
Even in the most well stocked bar cows are rare to find. Using heavy cream or half and half (1/2 cream 1/2 milk)
usually found in a dairy aisle of a local grocer are acceptable substitutes for fresh cream in a Brandy
Alexander.
If you live in Canada cream is not a dairy aisle staple. Check an organic market for 'whipping cream' that is not
ultra pasteurized (UHT). In the UK look for 'whipping cream' or 'double cream'. Where possible the
amount of butterfat in the ingredient you choose should be at least 36% butterfat.
Substituting vanilla bean ice cream for heavy cream in a Brandy Alexander makes an even
richer drink. Don't forget the nutmeg garnish.
