Dessert Cocktail: âme sœur

Recipe: Camille Cavan for Quaintrelle, Portland, Oregon

Photo: Aubrie LeGault

December 17, 2019

A decadent combo of Chartreuse, amaro, coffee, coconut and cream.

At Quaintrelle, bar manager Camille Cavan perfects the dessert cocktail with her âme sœur. In the drink, the herbal notes of Chartreuse merge with a Sicilian amaro and coffee, and it’s all topped with a decadent vanilla cream.

Ingredients

1 1/4 oz. cold-brew coffee
1 oz. green Chartreuse
1 oz. coconut milk
1 oz. coffee liqueur
3/4 oz. Amaro dell’Etna
Heavy vanilla cream, to top

Tools:shaker, fine strainer
Glass:coupe
Garnish:edible flower (optional)

Preparation

Add the first 5 ingredients to an ice-filled shaker and shake until chilled. Fine strain into a glass then top with heavy vanilla cream and, if using, garnish with a flower.

Heavy Vanilla Cream: In a cocktail shaker, add 1 cup of heavy whipping cream, 1 oz. of vanilla bean paste, ½ cup of simple syrup (1:1) and shake vigorously until thick. Keep refrigerated for up to 5 days.