Pink Squirrel
Ingredients
- 3/4 ounce creme de noyaux
- 3/4 ounce white creme de cacao
- 1 1/2 ounces heavy cream
- Garnish: freshly grated nutmeg
Instructions
- Add the creme de noyaux, white creme de cacao and heavy cream into a shaker filled with ice and shake until well-chilled.
- Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.
Description
Though Wisconsin may be most well-known for the Brandy Old Fashioned, the Badger State is home to a number of iconic cocktails. The Pink Squirrel may be one of the most interesting of these, composed of white crème de cacao, heavy cream, and crème de noyaux.
For those unfamiliar with crème de noyaux, it is a red-hued liqueur that’s made primarily from the pits of stone fruits like apricots, cherries, and/or peaches. It tends to taste almost almond- and marzipan-like, though most bottlings contain no actual almonds. Amaretto is commonly cited as similar in profile.