Velvet Hammer
Vodka, creme de cacao, coffee liqueur, and cream shaken into a dessert-smooth after-dinner sipper - deceptively strong beneath its velvety texture.
- 1 ozvodka
- 1 ozcreme de cacao(white or dark)
- 1 ozcoffee liqueur(such as Kahlua)
- 1 ozheavy cream
- chocolate shavingsgarnish
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The Velvet Hammer belongs to the same 1970s wave of rich, dairy-forward cocktails as the White Russian, the Mudslide, and the Grasshopper, when cream liqueurs were considered indulgent rather than excessive. Its most commonly documented form combines vodka with white or dark creme de cacao, a coffee liqueur such as Kahlua, and heavy cream - a combination closer to a boozy milkshake than a spirit-forward cocktail. Other published variants swap in Cointreau or brandy for a more citrus-forward profile, but the vodka-cacao-coffee-cream build is the one most frequently cited as the standard recipe. The velvety texture paired with real alcoholic strength gave the drink its name - soft as velvet, but hits like a hammer.
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