crème de cacao

19th Century

A bourbon-based riff on the gin classic, the Twentieth Century cocktail.

Brandy Alexander

The Brandy Alexander, also known as the Alexander No. 2 is a mix of equal parts brandy, crème de cacao and cream dusted with freshly grated nutmeg.

Pink Squirrel

Built upon a sweet split of crème de noyaux and crème de cacao that produces a pleasantly rosy hue, the Squirrel might be the rare cream-based cocktail that was originally…

Bringing Chocolate Back: DIY Crème de Cacao

Crème de cacao, a bittersweet liqueur made from cacao, has been dismissed as a bygone oddity from the cocktail's darker, disco days. But it's back and more balanced than ever.…

• story: Kenzi Wilbur
• photo: Everjean

Chocolate Martini

The kitschy dessert cocktail reimagined as a streamlined digestif.

All In

A curiously bittersweet cocktail reminiscent of the finest, darkest chocolate.

Fox River

Imagine a Manhattan—rich, dark and spicy—but with a layer of chocolate nudged in between the whiskey and the bitters...

The Dead Rabbit’s Lion’s Tail

The Dead Rabbit's Jack McGarry breathes new life into the nearly forgotten classic.

Golden Cadillac

This sweet throwback—a mix of Galliano, white crème de cacao and heavy cream shaken to a frothy head—was supposedly made in 1952 for a newlywed couple and their gold Cadillac.

Twentieth Century

The Twentieth Century Limited was such an institution that a Brit dreamed up a cocktail to honor the train line. It's similar to a Corpse Reviver #2, with crème de…