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Brandy Alexander
Brandy Alexander
Mix the components in a shaker with a few ice cubes.
Strain into a cocktail glass.
Before serving, sprinkle cocoa powder or grated chocolate on top.
Like many other alcoholic beverages containing cream and sweet liqueur, the cocktail owes its appearance to the American "Prohibition", which was in effect in the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. The "sweet" components of the cocktail helped to disguise the alcohol and thus bypass the prohibition on its sale.
The author of the drink is a bartender who worked in the 1920s in the famous American underground bar "Speak Easy", whose visitors were members of the upper American society.
According to one unofficial version, the cocktail was named after the famous literary critic of those years, Alexander Woollcott, who loved to visit the bar just for this cocktail. In 1922, the recipe for "Alexander" was included in Harry MacElhone's "ABC Cocktails" book.
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