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Polar Express

Polar Express

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Ingredients

2 oz Cognac (brandy)
5/6 oz Wht chocolate grappa
1/6 oz White crème de menthe
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1 scoop Vanilla ice cream

How to make

Serve in a martini glass

  1. 1 SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice and strain into ice over a scoop of fior di latte (vanilla) ice-cream.

History

A creamy cognac dessert cocktail with subtle mint freshness served over vanilla ice cream.

Marcus Heale created this drink in 2015 at The Churchill Bar and Terrace, Portman Square, London, England. Marcus explains, “The original Brandy Alexander was created to be served at a dinner in honour of Phoebe Snow; a fictional character all dressed in snow white, used to advertise clean burning coal on steam trains. In 1951 Martell VSOP Medallion cognac hit the headlines when famous explorer Paul-Emile Victor, a great connoisseur of cognac, took eight cases with him on a polar expedition. Then in 1986 Martell Cordon Bleu was featured on the menu of a special Orient Express service from Venice to Copenhagen. I wanted to create a cocktail that reminds one of the polar arctic when sipped, with ingredients to commemorate the Orient Express journey from Venice to Copenhagen.”

Created by Marcus Heale