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The Matterhorn

"With its nostalgic notes of Toblerone and amaretto, The Matterhorn cocktail sums up that Christmassy feeling for me” - Meg Clark, resident mixologist

Ingredients

  • 25ml vanilla extract 

  • 375ml amaretto  

  • 250ml chocolate liqueur  

  • 250g demerara sugar  

  • 125ml honey  

  • 250ml vodka  

  • 350ml lemon  

  • 375ml double cream 

  • 375ml chocolate milk  

Method

  1. Heat the vanilla extract, chocolate liqueur, honey, lemon, and sugar on a low heat. Once at 60 degrees, add the vodka and amaretto. 

  2. Add the double cream and chocolate milk into a large bowl and then pour the cocktail mixture into the milk / cream. This will cause the mixture to naturally curdle due to the acidity in the lemon. 

  3. Once mixture has curdled, place a cotton muslin cloth or coffee filter into a funnel and pour the curdled mixture through into a clean sterilised container. Repeat this step re-using the same filter (with the curds settled at the bottom of the filter). Once filtered, store in an air-tight glass bottle and keep refrigerated.  

  4. When ready to drink, pour a 50ml measure over ice in a short glass.  

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