Cocktails with White Crème de Cacao
White crème de cacao is a clear, sweet chocolate liqueur made from cocoa beans, the colorless counterpart to brown crème de cacao.
ABV20–25%
Substitutes for White Crème de Cacao
The only real difference across this category is color, and it matters exactly as much as the drink is meant to look pale. Nothing outside the category tastes of cocoa the same way, so the choice is which shade of the same liqueur.
On the label
- “crème de”
- Nothing to do with cream. EU rules set a minimum of 250 grams of sugar per liter for anything sold as crème de, and it is that sugar, not dairy, that gives the syrupy weight.
- white vs brown
- Same liqueur, different coloring. The clear version exists so the drink keeps its own color and clarity; the flavor is the same either way.
Often confused with
Leave the bean pigment in and the liqueur turns brown while tasting much the same. The choice is about the look of the drink and nothing else. In anything meant to look pale that is the only thing that matters.
