Recipes
Rhapsody in Blue
A creation of mine from 1994/5. Just right for an evening with Gershwin.
1/3 vodka 1/3 blue curaçao 1/3 crème de cacao (white)
Stir, don't shake, and serve in a Martini glass.
Belgian Alexander
Adapting the classic Brandy Alexander to a nuttier, Belgian chocolate taste.
1/3 brandy 1/6 crème de cacao (brown) 1/6 noisettine 1/3 cream (single is my preference)
Shake well, and pour into a Martini glass.
Pronunciation
Curaçao. A tricky one. The squiggle under the c is called a cedilla and means the c is soft. A good approximation for English speakers is koor-uh-sow (sow as in pig). An alternate spelling, curaçoa, might sound like kyoor-uh-soh.
Cacao. Somewhere between ka-kow and ka-ka-ow.