Ambrosia Cocktail
A herbal and creamy liqueur cocktail ∙ Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 23.3% ABV ∙
The Ambrosia Cocktail is a shaken dessert drink built on advocaat, with Cognac, Licor 43 and an herbal liqueur such as Yellow Chartreuse. Custardy and rich from the advocaat, warm brandy and a citrus-spiced sweetness from the Licor 43, finished by a bitter herbal edge and a dusting of nutmeg.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Shake all ingredients with ice: Cognac 20 mlLicor 43 Original liqueur 25 mlHerbal liqueur (e.g., Yellow Chartreuse) 15 mlAdvocaat liqueur 50 ml
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Garnish with grated nutmeg
Tips
- Shake hard for a full 12-15 seconds since advocaat is egg-based and viscous, needing extra agitation to aerate and dilute properly.
History
The Ambrosia is a modern dessert cocktail from the drinks reference Difford's Guide, which created it as a rich, egg-based nightcap: advocaat — the Dutch egg-yolk-and-brandy liqueur — rounded out with Cognac, the vanilla-and-citrus liqueur Licor 43, and a measure of Yellow Chartreuse, shaken and dusted with grated nutmeg. Its name comes from ambrosia, the food and drink of the gods in Greek mythology, chosen to evoke a luxurious, indulgent drink.
The name is shared with an older, unrelated cocktail also called the Ambrosia, generally traced to Arnaud's restaurant in New Orleans around the end of Prohibition in the early 1930s. That version was built on applejack or apple brandy, brightened with citrus and topped with champagne — a wholly different recipe that overlaps with this advocaat-based drink only in name and in the same mythological reference.
