by Al Butler
It has been horribly cold this past week, not only in the hinterlands of our Northeastern hideaways but all over the nation. The biting freezing air seeps into your bones, and saps all ambition. The only thing you want to do is find a warm spot by a fire or neathe blankets, and thaw out. It is pleasurable indeed to feel your frozen body consume the warmth and comfort of heat. So it is with the frigid and brutal weather in mind I present a soothing, sweet and relaxing dessert drink I call the En Vogue to help ease you through these troubled times.
Ingredients:
2.0 oz. Chambord Raspberry Liqueur
.5 oz. Bailey’s Irish crème
6-8 oz. of double dark Hot Chocolate (I use Ghirardelli)
Method:
First make your hot Chocolate on the stove. Take 8.0 oz. of milk and 4-5 tablespoons of Ghirardelli double dark mix (more chocolate added the thicker your beverage) and heat slowly stirring constantly. When it’s ready remove from heat and put aside. Now take an Irish coffee glass and add your Chambord, and Baileys, Top off with the Hot Chocolate and stir. Serve as is or add a dollop of whipped cream on top if you like.
Now, I can hear a few purists out there grumbling about using a mix for the Hot Chocolate portion of this drink. I use it as it makes the drink easier to concoct than actually melting bars of cocoa etc. If you feel the need to go that route, by all means do so. However, for the majority of us mere peasants a double dark mix will work just fine.
I think if you give this sweet calming drink a try you will experience the quiet yet distinct flavors of Raspberry, from the Chambord, coming to the fore after your first sip. The Bailey’s adds that little something which tells you that you’re not drinking Grandma’s hot cocoa, and you have graduated to big boy/girl pants. These types of drinks are usually offered up as a dessert menu item in bars and restaraunts, and they work well in that situation. However I feel that the En Vogue is a perfect libation, which will bring you a moment of comfort and ease any time. After a long day of skiing, or simply shoveling the drive for the hundredth time, one of these little drinks will be sure to make you sigh in relief.
Lastly I named this dessert drink the En Vogue after the Diva singing group of the 1990’s, because both are dark, sexy, intelligent and stylish.
Cheers
AL
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| En Vogue with Whipped cream and shaved chocolate. |
It has been horribly cold this past week, not only in the hinterlands of our Northeastern hideaways but all over the nation. The biting freezing air seeps into your bones, and saps all ambition. The only thing you want to do is find a warm spot by a fire or neathe blankets, and thaw out. It is pleasurable indeed to feel your frozen body consume the warmth and comfort of heat. So it is with the frigid and brutal weather in mind I present a soothing, sweet and relaxing dessert drink I call the En Vogue to help ease you through these troubled times.
Ingredients:
2.0 oz. Chambord Raspberry Liqueur
.5 oz. Bailey’s Irish crème
6-8 oz. of double dark Hot Chocolate (I use Ghirardelli)
Method:
First make your hot Chocolate on the stove. Take 8.0 oz. of milk and 4-5 tablespoons of Ghirardelli double dark mix (more chocolate added the thicker your beverage) and heat slowly stirring constantly. When it’s ready remove from heat and put aside. Now take an Irish coffee glass and add your Chambord, and Baileys, Top off with the Hot Chocolate and stir. Serve as is or add a dollop of whipped cream on top if you like.
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| Yeah it's a mix, but some of us have jobs, you know? |
Now, I can hear a few purists out there grumbling about using a mix for the Hot Chocolate portion of this drink. I use it as it makes the drink easier to concoct than actually melting bars of cocoa etc. If you feel the need to go that route, by all means do so. However, for the majority of us mere peasants a double dark mix will work just fine.
I think if you give this sweet calming drink a try you will experience the quiet yet distinct flavors of Raspberry, from the Chambord, coming to the fore after your first sip. The Bailey’s adds that little something which tells you that you’re not drinking Grandma’s hot cocoa, and you have graduated to big boy/girl pants. These types of drinks are usually offered up as a dessert menu item in bars and restaraunts, and they work well in that situation. However I feel that the En Vogue is a perfect libation, which will bring you a moment of comfort and ease any time. After a long day of skiing, or simply shoveling the drive for the hundredth time, one of these little drinks will be sure to make you sigh in relief.
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| "Free your mind, the rest will follow". Yeah I'd follow these ladies anywhere. |
Lastly I named this dessert drink the En Vogue after the Diva singing group of the 1990’s, because both are dark, sexy, intelligent and stylish.
Cheers
AL
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