Brandy Alexander

Name: Brandy Alexander
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz Cognac; 1 oz Godiva Chocolate Liqueur; ½ oz Dark Crème de Cacao; 1 oz Cream; Garnish: Nutmeg

Article & Photos by: allie albanese

February 13, 2022

Godiva Chocolate Liqueur adds a sophisticated touch to this Brandy Alexander recipe, which is an ode to love and to one of the loves of my life.

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Brandy Alexander cocktail displayed in pink vintage Martini glass

Love. 💘

One of the simplest, yet most complicated elements in the human experience. And one of the most beautiful.

With it being Valentine’s Day tomorrow, I’ve been thinking a lot about love. What it means to give and to receive it. How varied the experience of love can be. How much my understanding of it has shifted and grown with time. How the past few years have probably taught me more about love than any other period in my life.

As I ponder these things, I can’t help but to think about my mom and her quiet way of loving. She’s not the kind of mom who displays her love with grand gestures, she’s the kind of mom who heats my coffee cup up in the morning on a cold day. Who cuts out newspaper articles and mails them to me when she comes across something she thinks I might like to read. Who never says no when I ask her for a back scratch (or when I offer her a cocktail 😉). Who knows exactly the right moment to give my hand a squeeze and tell me that she believes in me.

COVID unexpectedly gave me the gift of time with my mom, during which she’s bestowed upon me a deeper and more meaningful understanding of what it means to love. So my Valentine’s Cocktail is for her: a simple Brandy Alexander because she loves them, only I incorporated a bit of Godiva Chocolate Liqueur to give it more depth.

Kind of like my mom – seemingly simple, but incredibly deep and full of goodness!

Allie Albanese with long brown hair and bright blue eyes smiles warmly while standing in front of a vineyard. She’s wearing a thick, black turtleneck sweater, and the background shows rows of grapevines, green grass, and a clear blue sky on a sunny day.

A writer and photographer, Allie Albanese is the founder and curator of Parched Around the World. Here she seeks to tell stories about the intersection of food, drinks, cultures, and traditions in places near and far.

As the Beverage Director and Bar Manager of a high-volume cocktail bar, Allie spent years honing her mixology skills and learning about the fascinating world of drinks. In the time since, she’s worked as a wine and cocktail consultant for both private and corporate clients, as well as a freelance journalist writing about cocktails, wine, food, and travel for various publications across the United States and abroad.

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