There are aperitifs before a meal, and cocktails meant for drinking with food. There are slow sippers meant for a night cap. But a whole other category of cocktails is dessert drinks! These beverages aren’t just sweet: they’re rich and creamy, designed for slow sipping after dinner. Sometimes they’re chocolate flavored, or they’ve got a hint of coffee or fresh mint. The next time you look for dessert ideas: think about cocktails! Here are all the best dessert drinks to add to your repertoire! Most of them are time-tested classic after dinner drinks, from the Mudslide to the Brandy Alexander to the bright green Grasshopper. Grab your sweet liqueurs and let’s get mixing!
And now…the top dessert drinks and cocktails for after dinner!
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There are so many more to try! Here are 200+ cocktail recipes for every occasion: Invented in: Mid-1970’s, on Grand Cayman Island at a bar called Wreck Bar Invented in: 1918 at Tujague’s bar in New Orleans Invented in: First printed recipe was in a 1916 cocktail book, The History of Mixed Drinks by Hugo Ensslin Invented in: 1955 by Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor Also try: Chocolatini Invented in: 1952 at Poor Red’s restaurant in El Dorado, California. The bartender created the drink for a couple who just got engaged, who named it after their new Golden Cadillac parked outside. Invented in: 1960’s in Miami by Raimundo Alvarez Invented in: 1940’s in at Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge in Milwaukee, and often served at Wisconsin supper clubs in the 1950’s Invented in: 1950’s in Ireland Invented in: Spain; exact origin unknown Invented in: 1960’s, a variation on the 1949 Black Russian Invented in: 1983 at the Soho Brasserie in London No reviews
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