This lusciously creamy , nutty , and chocolatey cocktail tastes like ice cream !
Jake Sternquist
Thanks to treats likeBlizzards , Frostys , McFlurrys , and milkshakes , we ’re taught early on in life a very joyful message : We need not choose between a dessert and a drink … savor both in one decadent software program !
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While these ice emollient creation are timeless and are a striking with child at mettle of any age , even more options uprise that obnubilate the air between afters and drink once we ’re over 21 . Boozy milkshakes and the delightfully - retroGrasshopper Cocktailmight be among the most well - know .
As much as we adore both of those concept , we ’re unfluctuating believers that it ’s about time for a cocktail formula that ’s been flying under the radio detection and ranging since the 1940s to have a renaissance : The Pink Squirrel .
What Is a Pink Squirrel Cocktail?
Bryant ’s Cocktail Loungein Milwaukee , Wisconsin takes credit for shaking up the original Pink Squirrel Cocktail in the 1940s . Touted as Milwaukee ’s first cocktail lounge , Bryant ’s is still live and well 60 years later . The cocktail waiting area now boasts a stupefying computer menu of options — more than 450 — including the Pink Squirrel .
Although guests can call for the bartender to “ surprise me ” or opt for other authoritative cocktails like an Old Fashioned , Mai Tai , or Hurricane , the Pink Squirrel Cocktail persist in to be among the best sellers at its place of origin .
A handful of creamy , Midwest supper club - style crapulence follow the same template , starting withheavy creamor half - and - one-half and blanched crème de cacao , then adding one other ingredient to give the cocktail formula its trenchant personality . For a Brandy Alexander , brandy sets the mood . For a Grasshopper Cocktail , it ’s crème de menthe ’s time to beam . And for a Pink Squirrel Cocktail , crème de noyaux steps into the glare , declare oneself nutty flavor and a beautifulBarbiecorehue .
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All of these ointment - base cocktails are fairlylow - ABV , so they ’re a adorable way to ease intoorcap off a meal if you ’re not in the climate for something mellow - octane , such as anEspresso Martini .
Pink Squirrel Cocktail Ingredients
With pick as the most striking ingredient , plus a splash of two sweet - flavored liqueur , a Pink Squirrel Cocktail tastes a hatful like drinkingmelted internal-combustion engine cream .
Here ’s what you ’ll require to make a Pink Squirrel recipe :
Ingredients
Ice cube
2fluid oz.heavy creamor half and half
1fluid oz.crème de noyaux(such as Tempus Fugit )
1fluid oz.creme de chocolate tree
Grated fresh nutmeg tree and/or chocolate shaving ( optional )
Directions
In a cocktail shaker half - take with ice , combine emollient , crème de noyaux and white de cacao . cover charge and shake until very dusty . Strain into a coupe or cocktail glass . If want , top with grated fresh nutmeg and/or coffee shavings .
