Let's talk Brandy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Winter is the time for Brandy. Perhaps the most popular brandy based cocktail is ‘Brandy Alexander’. I have my own variations of ‘Brandy Alexander’. ‘Brandy Alexander’ as well as my variations of it are after-dinner cocktails; they are more like desserts rather than cocktails. Let me share some of my variations of ‘Brandy Alexander’ here.


Jag’s Brandy Alexander, as you like it:


Primary Alcohol, by volume—Brandy

Served—Straight up (without ice)

Garnish—Cherry, Cashew , Nutmeg (Jaiphal)

Drink–ware—Cocktail Glass

Ingredients—Brandy (30 ml), Skimmed Milk or Fresh Cream (30 ml), Chocolate Cream (30 ml), Ice Cubes

Preparation—Put the ingredients in a blender or cocktail shaker and mixes well till the entire liquid becomes cold. Strain in a chill cocktail glass and garnish with cherry, cashew, and nutmeg (grated or powdered).


Jag’s Brandy Alexander, Guava tango:


Primary Alcohol, by volume—Brandy

Served—Straight up, without ice

Garnish—Fresh chopped ripe Allahabadi Guava, Nutmeg

Drink–ware—Cocktail Glass

Ingredients—Brandy (30 ml), Skimmed Milk (30 ml), Guava Nectar (30 ml), Ice Cubes

Preparation—Put the ingredients in a blender or cocktail shaker and mixes well till the entire liquid becomes cold. Strain in a chill cocktail glass and garnish with fresh chopped ripe Allahabadi (Surkha, which has deep pink flesh and few seeds) Guava and nutmeg (grated or powdered).

You can try this with Litchi as well. But you don’t get fresh Litchi in winter.

To make the drink more interesting you can replace the milk or cream with ice-cream. In that case you will need an electric blender to mix the ingredients, and remember not to include the ice cubes. Selecting the right kind of ice-cream is important. Do not select one that has a strong flavor.


CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!