Recipes

Pine Cone Cocktail

February 26, 2010

Chocolate Almond Cocktail — This dessert cocktail marries the flavors of chocolate and almonds in a creamy drink, dusted with an intoxicating wiff of nutmeg.Andre Baranowski

This creamy, frothy, one-of-a-kind cocktail comes from the Pine Club, an elegant, cozy supper club in Dayton, Ohio. For more about the classic steak house food at the Pine Club and other road trip favorites, see our article, "Adventures in Good Eating."

Pine Cone Cocktail

This creamy, frothy, one-of-a-kind cocktail comes from the Pine Club, an elegant, cozy supper club in Dayton, Ohio.

Yield: makes 1 Cocktail

Ingredients

1 oz. crème de almond
1 oz. crème de cacao
1 oz. half and half
¹⁄₈ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg

Instructions

Pour crème de almond, crème de cacao, and half and half over ¹⁄₂ cup crushed ice in a cocktail shaker. Cover shaker and shake vigorously until drink is frothy, slightly diluted, and well chilled, 10–15 seconds.
Strain and pour the drink into a cocktail glass or a small wineglass. Sprinkle nutmeg over top.